By Chris Williams: Terence Crawford might select to drive the rematch with Errol Spence Jr. to be contested at 147 quite than combating him at 154, which might contain dealing with a full-strength, 100% model of the Dallas fighter.
We don’t know if Spence will reject taking the rematch at 147, as that will put him in a scenario the place he would as soon as once more be combating at roughly 30% capability, giving Crawford, a fighter who began his profession at 135, a monstrous benefit.
Selecting to face Spence at 147 will increase the possibilities of Crawford profitable. Greater than ever, it’s necessary that Terence wins the rematch with Errol as a result of he goals of transferring as much as 168 to struggle Canelo Alvarez or Jermell Charlo for the undisputed championship.
Crawford can’t afford to lose to Spence
If Crawford loses to Spence at 154, he can neglect his pipe dream about combating the Canelo-Jermell winner at 168. Shedding the rematch to Spence ruins every part for Crawford, who won’t ever get an opportunity to get that retirement payday from Canelo or Jermell.
So how does Crawford guarantee there are not any trip-ups for his rematch with Spence? You guessed it. Making the second struggle at 147 to empty Spence, which vastly improves the 36-year-old Crawford’s possibilities of profitable. Once you get to his age, you must acquire any benefit you will get to remain within the sport.
Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) clearly is aware of that if he fights the previous unified welterweight champion Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) at 154, it will be an entire completely different kettle of fish, and he can be an actual battle that includes taking punishment that will age him.
It will be a category transfer on Crawford’s half to struggle Spence at any weight that he desires, be it 154, 160, or 168. In any case, if Crawford actually believes he’s received the expertise to struggle Canelo for his 168-lb title, why wouldn’t he conform to face Spence at 154 or no matter weight he asks?
From Crawford’s perspective, he can’t afford to lose in opposition to a full-strenth model of Spence as a result of then he would miss out on the big payday he’d get combating Canelo.
That struggle doesn’t seem like it’s going to occur, however Crawford believes it should, and he’s clearly not going to take possibilities of him being eradicated by Spence.
Errol too large for 147
It’s fairly clear that Spence ought to have moved as much as 154 or 160 way back, however he’s been draining himself to remain at 147 for the sake of getting extra alternatives for larger paydays.
The one cause Spence averted getting overwhelmed is due to his wonderful expertise and unimaginable energy. Even with him being weight drained for years, he nonetheless had sufficient means to beat the blokes he was combating up till dealing with Crawford.
Spence regarded like he was combating at 30% capability final July when he drained down in weight to face then-WBO champion Crawford at 147. It’s rumored that Spence began camp chubby and needed to take off practically 50 lbs.
Finally, it proved to be an excessive amount of for Spence, who regarded half-starved and never absolutely cogent on the evening of the struggle. Crawford capitalized on the drained model of Spence, beating him up identical to any high 15 welterweight would have carried out that evening.
