Via Chris Williams: Errol Spence Jr suddenly gushed in praise of Keith Thurman, making it clear he would be next if he beat Yordenis Ugas on April 16. Spence did indeed. sweet talk by Thurman, hinting at the real BAD that he’s next.
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford looks like he will be overtaken by Spence in place of PBC boxer Thurman.
For the last two years, Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) has been cool with the idea of taking on former WBA/WBC welterweight champion ‘One Time’ Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs), but after winning On his comeback against Mario Barrios last month on February 5, Spence took a 180-degree turn, praising the former champion.
What this change of direction by Spence means is clear. He saw huge interest from boxing fans during Thurman’s match against Barrios last February, with net commentators noting their praise ahead of ‘One Time’ in the match. fight.
The possible pay-per-view numbers from Thurman-Barrios had to appreciate Spence One Time’s exciting combat even more.
Spence praises Thurman
“If the opportunity presents itself, I certainly can,” Spence said Yahoo Sports when asked if he can take down Ugas. “He is certainly physically vulnerable, but Ugas is also a guy who loves to fight.
“If you catch him with a good shot, he gets excited and sits there and fights. We’ll see if that affects this fight,” continued Spence.
“If he is going to sit there after I catch him and want to trade or want to fight back. I always felt that I was in a dominant position,” Errol said when asked if he would be in a dominant position in the fight against Terence Crawford if he beat Yordenis Ugas.
“Someone else is fighting my dominance. I think that’s definitely something that can happen if people are realistic about certain situations and things like that.
“It’s not something I just took off the table. Hopefully,” Spence said when asked if he would beat Yordenis on April 16.
Spence said of Keith Thurman: “He was always the right guy because he had a big name. “I think he did wellespecially after being sidelined for two years,” Spence said of Thurman’s win over Mario Barrios last February.
Well, now that he knows which direction Spence plans to head for his next bout after Ugas, WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford needs to look the other way.
It’s clear from Spence’s sweet talk about Thurman that he’s headed in the next direction.
Errol predicts an interesting fight
“I think it’s going to be a very interesting fight,” Spence said. “Ugas was the one who came to fight, and I was the one who came to fight and bring the war.
“In the fights, I have seen, he never fights uninteresting, and I never fight uninteresting. I think it will be a book no matter how long it lasts.
“I’m not too disappointed that I didn’t fight because I know, I wouldn’t say, a shell of myself, but he’s not like Manny Pacquiao with the fury like Manny. Pacquiao often brings fights. Not so.
“It wasn’t Manny Pacquiao fighting Antonio Margarito and Ricky Hatton and trying to completely destroy you.
“I’m not too confused about it, but I definitely want that fight, and it’s a very important one for me,” Spence said.
“We have been preparing for a long time for this fight,” Ismael Salas, the coach for Ugas, told Fighthype. “Last year we were going to fight for Spence, but then everything changed at the last moment with Pacquiao.
“Then he [Spence] pulled out of the fight for his eye, and then we fought Pacquiao. We had a chance.
