Beware Spence vs Crawford, a bout that has burnt boxing fans before
independent.co.ukOnce again, Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford have agreed to fight. Once again, fans are crossing their fingers. The problem is that other key figures in this deal, of anxious dispositions and with sweaty hands hidden behind their backs, may be doing the same.
Spence vs Crawford, or Crawford vs Spence, has proven to be one of the most elusive fights of a generation. Two champions, both alike in stature, in unfair America, where we lay our scene, a pair of star-crossed southpaws take this bout...
yet they have done so before, and still the contest eluded the sport’s devotees.It is a bout that was first discussed in 2018, perhaps earlier, and one that seemed to be within grasp last autumn.
Terms were agreed, fans were told, over a November meeting between the welterweight champions – both unbeaten and both undeterred by the prospect of losing their gold or records.
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