“Better Than May-Pac Fiasco”: Fans Agree With Errol Spence Jr. on the Welterweight ‘Fight of the Decade’

After months of anticipation and negotiations, the long-awaited showdown between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. has finally been scheduled. The undefeated welterweight champions will collide on July 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the winner set to become boxing’s first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era.

The significance of this fight cannot be understated. Crawford and Spence are not just two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, but their clash represents a historic moment in boxing. Both fighters expressed their appreciation for the opportunity and the magnitude of what’s at stake during a joint appearance on ESPN’s First Take.

The unified champion revealed that while negotiations took time, the boxing world will finally get to see this matchup. Moreover, according to him, this fight was the best in the welterweight division in the last 40 years.

“I mean, we both was going through, you know, negotiations, but we here now. So, all that stuff’s in the past. This the present. We here, we fighting each other. May the best man win. I feel like it’s the best fight, welterweight fight, in the last probably 40 years. This is the fight of the decade, the best versus the best,” he said.

The fans have also been abuzz expressing their enthusiasm for the fight but were not sure that this was the best fight in the last 40 years. They also made their feelings known as they reacted to Spence’s declaration sharing their thoughts on this highly anticipated matchup.

Fans react to Errol Spence Jr. touting the Crawford bout as ‘the fight of the decade’

A user named Romell Marquez claimed that this was a way better fight than Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao.

According to a user named Victor Medina, this was the best welterweight fight since Oscar De La Hoya vs Félix Trinidad which took place back in 1999.

However, a user thought that this fight has taken too long to be booked with both fighters now past their prime.

A user named Sonya Dumas stated that both fighters were now too old to face each other.

Another user claimed that while he was excited about the fight, it was not the best one in the last decade. He added that the fight needed to be hyped up more to garner the attention of audiences.

While some fans think that this fight has run its course, it is hard to deny that it is the matchup boxing fans have longed for. Moreover, being a legacy-defining fight, the two will certainly bring their A-game to the match and give fans a fight to remember. Spence, who will end a 15-month layoff, believes his style and overall skills will be too much for Crawford to handle. On the other hand, Crawford, fresh off a knockout victory over David Avanesyan, is confident in his abilities to overcome Spence’s challenges. Moreover, come July 29, the world will witness the culmination of years of anticipation and speculation as the two enter the ring to settle the score.

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What did you think about Spence’s declaration about the Crawford fight? In addition, who do you see winning this high-stakes bout? Let us know in the comments below.

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