Two of the very best of their era will meet for the first time on 13 September.
Although Terence Crawford has admitted that both he and Canelo Alvarez have to get up before their collision next month, the fight is still absolutely enormous.
Unlike his opponent, 'Bud' brings an unbeaten record to the ring, with 41 victories (31 via Knock -Out) since he made his pro -debut in 2008.
Crawford may have earned only $ 125,000 for his first major victory, but he has been a long way since he initially put himself on the map by beating Breidis Prescott.
In a fight where some people expected that he would finally meet his equal, the Nebraska inhabitant proved that many people were wrong by attracting a historic master class.
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Terence Crawford became the first two -weight undisputed champion when he was Errol Spence Jr.
For years was one of the fighting at the top of the wish list of many fans, Terence Crawford opposite Erol Spence Jr.
Because the fight is apparently talked about and negotiated for a long time without flourishing, it seemed that this huge collision could fall as a huge game that came away because of the boxing politics.
Eventually they met in the Ring on July 29, 2023, where despite the long periods of inactivity of his opponent recently due to various health problems, nobody could have expected what Crawford would do.
'Bud' produced what many believe is the best performance of his career by Spence Jr. To surpass before he stopped him in the ninth round.
After he has won the WBA, WBC, IBF and the vacant the ring girdle, which were added to his WBO title, Crawford History wrote with this victory as the first hunter in the 'Four Belt era' to be undisputed in two weight classes.
After he had completed this achievement in both light welterweight and good weight, two other hunters who are directly at the top of the pound-for-pound list of Crawford are going to do the same.
Naoya Inoue achieved this at Bantamweight and Super Bantam weight with only one year that separates the two performance.
Oleksandr Usyk also wrote his name in the history books when he replicated his incredible run at Cruiserweight by Tyson Fury for the first time in May 2024 to claim the heavyweight title of WBC.
Terence Crawford admitted that he felt relieved after he his rivalry with Errol Spence Jr. had brought to bed
Terence Crawford has never been the most animated hunter when it comes to reading his emotions before, after or during a fight.
In an appearance on the Joe Rogan experience, he spoke about how some people claimed that he didn't look happy after beating Errol Spence Jr.
He responded by claiming that, after having chased the fight for so long, he was both happy and relieved that he had finally moved past this chapter.
“If you go into the back room, everyone wants to see excitement. I was just like:” Ah, I got that from my back. ” It was a sign of relief.
Even if he conquered in another seductive fight on 13 September, fans can expect to see the same quiet and collected Crawford as they are used to.