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Kell Brook Was “Damaged Good” and Shawn Porter “Barely Touched the Ground”: Fed Up With People Trying to Discredit His Victories, Terence Crawford Holds No Punches Back While Comparing His Fights With Errol Spence Jr.

Published 07/29/2023, 4:14 AM EDT

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Terence Crawford is prepared to become the next undisputed Welterweight champion potentially. With less than 24 hours left in the fight, the pressure is building up. However, even though it took years for the two to exchange jabs with each other, the two did fight some common opponents. When it comes to comparison, there can be many factors that are overlooked and it seems that Crawford is not a big fan of that. The Welterweight recently opened up about his thoughts on people discrediting him for his victories against opponents also fought by Errol Spence Jr.

‘Bud’ recently made an appearance on Hotboxin with Mike Tyson. While on the podcast, he did not hold back about people undermining his potential while comparing his fights to that of the unified champion. He also gave a different perspective to his fight with Kell Brook and Shawn Porter.

Terence Crawford on the comparison between him and Errol Spence Jr

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The 35-year-old revealed that he hates when people compare his performance to Errol Spence Jr from their fight when the two fought Kell Brook and Shawn Porter. He said, “A lot of people compare our fights against each other. That we never fought the same opponent .” Crawford further talked about how he is stripped away of his glory. He added,” But, a lot of times, they try to take the credit away from me. And give it all to him.”

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The Welterweight gave a different perspective to the time when Kell Brook fought him and the time he fought Spence Jr. According to him, Spence Jr was already “damaged goods” as he was coming from a loss to GGG when he fought Spence Jr. But, Brook fought Crawford when he was on a three-win streak. He was “willing to win.” While talking about the clash with Shawn Porter, he said, “Shawn Porter, he was coming off a win. I hate it when a lot of people try to discredit my victories.”

The WBO Welterweight champion claimed that Porter was “really hurt” when the two were inside the boxing ring. He claimed that the two-time Welterweight champion “barely touched the ground.” However, it was still considered a knockdown. He even reminded everyone that when he knocked down Porter, he was injured.

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Crawford made it evident that he was not pleased with the people undermining him and his skills. However, Crawford will be going to war when he steps against Spence Jr. with a lot on the line; the two will be wreaking havoc on the other to ensure that they emerge with the undisputed title after the fight. What are your thoughts on Crawford’s statements? Let us know in the comments.

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Agrim Sharma is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. Boxing is Agrim's first love, and he has been enamored with the sport since witnessing the sheer courage and tenacity of 'Iron' Mike in his fight against Peter McNeeley. Agrim's recent coverage of the Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury fight was widely appreciated by readers.
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