Comments Thread For: Spence On Crawford: I Feel Like It's Best Welterweight Fight In Last 40 Years, Fight Of Decade

[EmpiresBoxing]

One has a tampered gloves cheating issue and the other is a PED cheater that came from a devastating crash. a garbage fight of the two over hype boxer.

[Roadblock]

Not sure why both are saying biggest welterweight fight in decades. Pac May was the biggest fight of all time and at welterweight, even if it didn't meet expectations in the ring.

It will take a lot to beat that fight for capturing the entire world, may never be repeated again in boxing, this will be a much better spectacle that could be a classic , these two have so much fight in them, TC gets hit because he will engage hard, Spence grits his teeth and throws leather and breaks faces, great fight.

[Roadblock]

One has a tampered gloves cheating issue and the other is a PED cheater that came from a devastating crash. a garbage fight of the two over hype boxer.

You are an idiot that just started to watch boxing, the sport doesn't need fans like you.

[rudy]

Not sure why both are saying biggest welterweight fight in decades. Pac May was the biggest fight of all time and at welterweight, even if it didn't meet expectations in the ring.

That was hyped fight and the outcome predicted before the start

[thack]

Another top level tussle to look forward to.These are the fights that really show your Jake Pauls and KSI 's of this world are just an embarrassment and only really get a boxing platform due to the fact of poor boxing matchups.The welterweight division has always been a great division of the past with the likes of Duran , Leonard, Benitez and Hearns to name a few.I just hope the promise in the lightweight division , which should be on fire continues and these lazy heavyweight diva's fight more than once or twice a year !

[Topdogggbm]

I’m more than surprised at the amount of love shown for Crawford here, while there’s very little support for Spence. A few thoughts….. 1) i remember back in the day I had heard at one point as Mayweather’s career was in its twilight, I read where he made a comment once that “the future of boxing lies in the hands of a kid named Errol Spence”. I read that and thought “who?”, started following him, and I believed in him ever since. 2) there’s literally NO WAY Spence gets KO’d! Remember we’re talking about the elite of the elite in both corners. Spence never gets hurt, or shows signs of fading. He does get hit, but he just keeps coming. And his opponent Crawford has never fought an elite in their prime. So what we all see Crawford do on a normal basis will not happen against Spence. 3) I also don’t think either guy gets KO’d. I believe Crawford will find a rhythm late in the fight, as he always does. The question is, when does that happen and where are the cards at that moment. I believe it will be too late. Spence by close decision

[Chollo Vista]

Potentially it is the biggest fight in a long time, all the belts, two undefeated future HOFs still in their prime, great at their own styles, hell of a fight.

It's a true testament to how great Roy's victories over B-Hop and Toney were

[Monty Fisto]

May vs PAC was the biggest as far each fighters star power and the type of international fanfare that was brought to the fight. And of course the numbers it generated won’t be matched by any fight any time soon. But this fight is better as far as the style match up goes. Two undefeated black American fighters at welterweight pretty much still in their prime hasn’t happened since the 80’s or 90’s. PAC had losses and was coming off of being KO’d by Marquez when he fought May. Plus no real boxing fans using logic believed PAC had a chance against Mayweather’s style. It’ll be a waaay better fight to watch I guarantee.

There's two criteria to judge it by:

1. Pre-fight appeal, of which Mayweather vs Pacquaio can't be beaten
2. Post-fight appeal, i.e. whether there are fireworks in the ring, which can only be judged once they've fought.

Pure silliness to say this is the biggest WW in 40 years.

For pre-fight appeal, Mayweather vs Pacquaio, Mayweather vs Hatton and Pacqauio vs Bradley were all bigger, not least because casual sports fans knew those fighters.

[richardt]

I think Oscar vs Quartey is being a little underappreciated in the grand scheme.

[Roadblock]

It's a true testament to how great Roy's victories over B-Hop and Toney were

Been lots of great fights made this is another one, and we get Fulton Inoue a few days before it, 2023 looking good.