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LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 09: Terence Crawford celebrates his victory after a TKO in the 9th round in the WBO welterweight title between Jeff Horn and Terence Crawford at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 09: Terence Crawford celebrates his victory after a TKO in the 9th round in the WBO welterweight title between Jeff Horn and Terence Crawford at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
The fans await the clash of the welterweight titans. Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford are one of the most awaited matchups in the sport. And these two will step foot inside the boxing ring on June 29th. Notably, the winner of this fight will take home all the welterweight belts at once. And, with more than a month left for the showdown, both welterweights will be counting the days before they exchange jabs inside the boxing ring. Recently, the two kicked off the first press conference for their fight. And, like any other press conference, this one was not free from trash-talking, as the two tried to constantly get inside each other’s heads. But, it seems like Crawford’s one statement did not sit well with the unified welterweight champion.
Terence Crawford made a bold claim about himself as a professional boxer. But, his opponent, Spence Jr., slammed ‘Bud’ with contrasting opinions, which inevitably led to the fans being intrigued and increased the hype for the fight.
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The trash talk between Crawford and Spence Jr. leaves the fans wanting more
During the Press Conference, Crawford claimed that his fight with Spence Jr. will “solidify” him as “the greatest fighter of this era.” But, without any doubt, Spence Jr. disagreed with him. And, rather, slammed his claim by talking about his previous fights.
Spence Jr. said, “Definitely not, man; I ain’t gonna lie. Top Rank got the best matchmakers in the business. You haven’t fought anybody. You haven’t beaten anyone.” Spence Jr. further talked about Crawford’s fight against Shawn Porter. Spence claimed that Porter admitted that he did not train for the fight as he should have.
The two were going at it. As Crawford even asked if Porter was broken when Spence Jr. fought him, to which Spence responded with a simple “no.” And, while talking about fighting each other, Crawford said, “I’mma break that.” The promo for the fight was recently released, and it left the fans excited. One fan thinks it’s an easy road to undisputed for Crawford.
crawford done had the easiest road to undisputed possible 😂
— Tristan (@TristanGHill) June 13, 2023
A fan named William has gotten even more excited after watching the press conference.
This press conference got me even more excited for this fight
— William Boxing🥊 🇲🇽 🇵🇷 🇺🇸 (@boxing_william) June 13, 2023
One user believes that Crawford looked so confident in the presser.
Crawford just looks so confident
— JayW6timesLFC (@Jw6timesLfc) June 13, 2023
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Another user took a dig at Spence Jr., calling him an “eye collector.”
I broke the other eye – Errol Spence Jr aka the Eye Collector. He collecting eyes like pokemon balls. Gotta catch them all
— Marcus LosGreat (@glovesoffboxing) June 13, 2023
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Meanwhile, a user named Ryan Wittler believes that despite the trash-talking, these two welterweights have a lot of respect for each other.
I feel like these two have so much respect for each other, it’s awesome. I could be looking at it naively, but I do. I think we’re in for a really sick trilogy.
— Ryan Wittler (@ryan_wittler) June 13, 2023
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Who do you think will win this fight? Let us know your predictions in the comments below.
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