“The Ref Saved Spence Life”: Fans Concerned About Errol Spence Jr. After Terence Crawford’s 9-Round Onslaught
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TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 11: Errol Spence Jr. celebrates his victory against Chris van Heerden during their Premier Boxing Champions bout at the Ricoh Coliseum on September 11, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
History was made when Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr locked horns in the boxing ring. The two welterweight giants, known for their unforgiving fighting style, delivered to the fans something they claimed they would deliver. A fight for the history books and everybody to learn from. Jabs were exchanged, and the canvas was touched, But only one name was etched into the fabric of boxing greats, And this time it was the name of the menace from Omaha, Nebraska. Crawford prevailed in his fight with Spence Jr. Notably, Crawford became the first male two-division undisputed champion in the four-belt era. However, apart from Crawford’s win via ninth-round stoppage, there is a concern about Spence Jr’s health, considering everything he went through during the fight.
There were many instances during the fight when the fans were out of their seats and looking out for Spence Jr. But, when the boat was not sailing in Spence Jr’s favor- being overpowered by his opponent, the referee marched forward and stopped the fight in the ninth round. However, this raised a lot of concern about Spence Jr’s health.
“corner should have taken a look earlier”: Boxing world comes forward in concern for Spence Jr’s health
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The fight between the two welterweights was not equal. Crawford was the dominant side throughout the latter half of the fight. And Spence Jr couldn’t help himself in defending himself from the Nebraska-born’s lethal attacks. The fans raised their eyebrows as Spence Jr was knocked down in the second round. And then again in the seventh round. Which made the fans anxious about his health.
‼️ Terence Crawford KNOCKS OUT Errol Spence in round nine to win the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF & WBO welterweight world titles. Astonishing, one-sided performance as he becomes the first two-weight four-belt undisputed champion. Just as he said, it's the Terence Crawford era.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) July 30, 2023
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The boxing world is left divided after this fight. As many believe that the fight should’ve stopped before as the 33-year-old was getting a lot of punishment from Crawford. Evidently, the fight was stopped in the ninth round. And the fans have come forward to express their concern for the champ.@Rebelway is certain that the referee is a life savior for Spence Jr. After, Crawford did not leave any stone unturned in beating Spence Jr.
The ref saved Spence life. Bud beat his ass like I thought. Spence only has one style . He loss because he didn't make any adjustments. https://t.co/RYcnojpGRz
— E! (@Rebelway_) July 30, 2023
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Well done ref… corner should have taken a look earlier for me. Was getting picked to pieces #CrawfordSpence #CrawfordVsSpence https://t.co/MACodWqhcX
— Liam Boertien (@BoertienLiam) July 30, 2023
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@BNBbeliever was hopeful that Spence Jr would fight and question the referee’s stoppage.
Spence still standing and question ref. Means he can recover easily and still win round 10, 11, 12 to get MD win.
— BNBeliever (@BNBbeliever) July 30, 2023
@IdrisGbaja is not in favor of the ref’s stoppage decision.
Bad stoppage from the referee, he could have little bit more to see how Spence react!
— idris Alba (@IdrisGbaja) July 30, 2023
@joeleigh95 is happy with the stoppage.
Crawford is ridiculous, unbelievable performance and a good stoppage, ballsy performance from Spence though.
— Joe Leigh (@joeleigh95) July 30, 2023
Terence Crawford did something many were not expecting him to do. From proving his haters wrong to claiming the undisputed title, he has established himself as one of the greats. But the fans are not overlooking Spence Jr’s relentlessness. And many showed concern about him after the fight’s stoppage. What are your thoughts on the referee’s stoppage? Was he right? Let us know in the comments.
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