By Dan Ambrose: Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) says he’s not ducking a fight against IBF World welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 KOs), who called him and is offering him a title shot at his IBF belt.
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Arum wants Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford fight in 2019
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is counting on the interest in a fight between former unified light welterweight champion Terence Crawford and IBF 147 lb. champion Errol Spence Jr. to build slowly over time to where it’s a big fight for the boxing public. Arum thinks the Spence-Crawford fight will be big by 2019.
Thurman says fans can enjoy his fights while waiting for Spence match
By Jim Dower: WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) says it’s up to the fans whether they want be upset or enjoy his fights while waiting for him to eventually fight IBF welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 KOs) in 2019. Thurman says he’s going to be putting on fights against other opposition in 2018 while he slowly comes back from elbow surgery.
Keith Thurman says comeback opponent might not be a top 10 contender
By Jeff Aranow: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) says his comeback opponent might not be a top 10 ranked contender for his fight on Showtime Boxing on May 19 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Will Danny Garcia face Errol Spence after Brandon Rios fight?
By Dan Ambrose: Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) now finds himself in a situation where he’s no longer a world champion, and he’s got to fight the lions like IBF World welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence (23-0, 20 KOs) and WBA/WBC 147 lb. champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) if he wants to regain his championship status in the division.
Crawford: Thurman punches harder than Spence
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Lampley rates Spence-Crawford as dream fight
By Chris Williams: HBO commentator Jim Lampley sees IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) as a dream fight for the future. Lampley can’t or won’t say who he favors right now in a fight between them. He thinks that Crawford has more punching power than Spence (23-0, 20 KOs) despite being smaller and with not as high a knockout percentage.
Hopkins says Errol Spence must earn Canelo fight
By Dan Ambrose: Bernard Hopkins of Golden Boy Promotions says welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. hast to earn a fight against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez instead of having it given to him by merely asking for it. Spence (23-0, 20 KOs) recently said that he’d be willing to move up to 160 lb. division for a fight against the 27-year-old Canelo.
Spence vs. Figueroa more exciting than Thurman and Crawford
By Jaime Ortega: While most people are stuck trying to push Keith Thurman vs Errol Spence Jr vs Terrence Crawford – I looking also forward to see all these championship fights – they’re other fights I believe would be even more epic and lesser known to the casual fan.
Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford not doable economically
By Chris Williams: The boxing public is not going to be seeing a fight between IBF welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 KOs) and former light welterweight unified champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) anytime soon unfortunately. The fight still needs to be built up over time, and it’s going to take a while for it to be the money maker that it could be in the distant future.