Cruz Fight
"It was a good stoppage," Crawford said of the referee's decision. "I was on the verge of coming back with some hard shots. Everybody knows I'm a great finisher. The ref did what he's supposed to do to protect the fighter."
Additionally, his fight with Karen Chukhadzhian was a lackluster performance and many questioned if Boots was as good as we once thought. His fight with Villa, which is his most recent performance, was a tenth round knockout and a very impressive performance.
"It’s our time!," he said, repeatedly, as Bud worked into another rhythm. "They won’t overlook you, champ. All of y’all," Bernie said. "You watchin’ greatness! Y’all better learn somethin’. You gotta wanna be great, huh?! Well, round here we carve ‘em like butter; make ’em put they hands in they pockets; make ‘em wanna put they guns down, disarm ’em!
Crawford and Spence will each earn eight figures guaranteed for the Showtime PPV fight, sources told ESPN, and there's a bidirectional rematch clause that the loser can trigger within 30 days after the fight. It's a two-fight deal for Crawford with PBC, sources said. After the probable return bout between Crawford and Spence, which must take place before the end of 2023, both boxers are expected to move up to 154 pounds.
Integral to the deal were the fighters' respective advisors. Haymon and Hinson, who have a long-standing relationship, worked together on the second and third heavyweight title fights between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder.
Crawford is now 40-0, and has swept all the titles at both welterweight and junior welterweight divisions. Fighting the entire bout as a southpaw, he showed extreme power in his right hand and landed with relentless efficiency all night long.
Fourteen months after that accident, Spence routed Danny Garcia via decision. And while many boxers have been forced to retire due to a detached retina, Spence returned from the surgery -- just like Sugar Ray Leonard in the 1980s -- to stop Ugas.
Crawford made his first title defense on June 28, 2014, stopping the previously unbeaten Yuriorkis Gamboa in nine rounds. Bud closed out the banner year with a 12-round unanimous decision over Ray Beltran in November.
Porter did all the damage in this round. He was really aggressive and had moments of landing hard combinations, especially early on in the clinch. Crawford looked content to just let Porter wail on him. He did come on strong later in the round.
Spence’s team may have been wearing "Smoking On Bud" T-shirts. And Crawford’s confidants may have pulled on their own merch that read, "NEBRASKA/FIST BATTERED/FISH FRY." Both boxers wore black Air Force 1 sneakers on their feet. Both chose those shoes intentionally, as a nod to a street code of sorts. Crawford spied Spence’s kicks and laughed. But when it came time for the menace, for two boxers who have traded insults and appraisals of their superiority for months now, to talk trash and clench teeth and inch closer, nothing of the sort actually happened.
Cruz still definitely having some success, and having a good first half of this round. Davis looking at least mildly annoyed or frustrated. Davis is in love with that uppercut, he wants the KO on that so bad. I mean, he might get it, but this reminds me a bit of when Donaire got TOO into his left hook and neglected so much else. Davis with a tidy finish to the round but I thought Cruz won too much of this one.
Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs), 34, of Omaha, Nebraska, won the undisputed junior welterweight championship with a third-round KO victory over Julius Indongo in 2017. He then moved up to welterweight, and in his first fight in the division, Crawford won the WBO title from Jeff Horn in 2018. He has made four successful defenses since, including a fourth-round TKO victory over Kell Brook in November 2020.
The undercard for the highly anticipated BLK Prime PPV fight between terence crawford next fight time "Bud" Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) and David Avanesyan (29-3-1, 17 KOs), taking place at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 10, is set.
However, the 23-1 Rocha is the WBO’s No.1 challenger and if he keeps winning, then a title shot will eventually come. Realistically, he’s far down the pecking order and should just focus on staying busy and improving his game.
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Two judges scored it 115-113 with a third tally of 116-112 for the Baltimore native. This was the first time Davis was extended the 12-round distance. The 27-year-old's only other decision victory: a six-rounder in 2014, his ninth pro fight.
Boxing champions like Roy Jones Jr., Evander Holyfield, Antonio Tarver and Riddick Bowe milled backstage. Their presence alone, for a weigh-in that was no more than ceremonial in nature, made for TV—the real versions took place Friday morning at the MGM Grand—signaled the immense stakes. Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns was in the house, hoping, along with thousands of others who descended on Las Vegas during an epic heatwave, for another welterweight classic. The old-school, vintage kinds he long ago engaged in.
