Spence Activates Rematch Clause. Will Fight Crawford a Second Time

Desoto native Errol "The Truth" Spence, 28-1 (22), has officially activated his rematch clause with the undisputed welterweight champion and the man who took the "0" from his L column last month. According to Crawford's trainer, Brain Mcintyre (Bo Mac) Spence has activated the rematch clause, and the pair of future first ballot hall of famers will run it back. The date, venue, and even the weight have not been confirmed. According to the trainer, his fighter "texted me yesterday and said that Spence activated his rematch clause. The rematch is confirmed, but we don't have any date and stuff like that yet."

There was a two-way rematch clause, meaning the loser had the first right of refusal and could run it back if they chose. Everything went wrong for Spence in the ring on July 29th. He was knocked down in the second round and got worse from there on out things got far worse for the North Texan, who was knocked down a total of three times before having the bout waved off for good in the 9th round by referee in charge Harvey Dock. A humbled Spence never made a single excuse, which has become unheard of in the boxing world. Things started going poorly for the DeSoto High School project long before he stepped in the ring on July 29th. Spence was in a fairly bad car wreck in December of 22, and camp did not go well into the lead-up of the biggest fight of his career. The World Class Boxing Gym where Spence trains with Derrick James was loaded with big fights all in the same time span. In addition to the Jermell Charlo fight with Canelo in a month, James was working with Ryan Garcia, who was in Dallas house shopping, plus the biggest, most valuable name in his stable, two-time former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua fought, just two weeks later in the UK and two weeks before Spence-Crawford, James's hottest young prospect Frank Martin headlined the Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, in a harder than expected contest with Artem Harutyunyan in which Martin rallied late to secure the victory. All three of the James' trained fighters had subpar performances, and on top of that, Garcia and Charlo were preparing as well. It may have simply been too much plate of the plate of the trainer of the year.

Spence will however get a chance to turn that all around and exact revenge on Crawford.

Spence- Crawford! Finally!! It's Officially, Official

We have not reported on rumors and played it low-key until everything was officially, official. That time is now. DeSoto native and WBA-WBC-IBF Welterweight champ will battle WBO title holder Terence Crawford on July 29th in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. The fight has long been anticipated. Additionally its was very close to being made last summer, allegedly. Crawford told the mostly Dallas-based media during the lead-up to Virgil Ortiz-Michael McKinson to, "wait till November." November came and went, and nothing happened, and so did about six more months. However, a deal is now in place, and the fight looks like it will finally happen. It has an official date and venue. “The wait is over...It’s game time. Errol Spence-Terence Crawford, July 29th, Las Vegas, Nevada. Everybody come out, show support and watch me fry this fish.” Crawford said on Social Media, and the North Texan clapped back writing, “Finally giving the fans what they want!.. This one a throwback fight on paper, but it could be a one-sided ass-whooping."

Both fighters are undefeated. Terence Crawford, 35, is 39-0 (3) and has held the WBO welterweight title since knocking out Jeff Horn in June of 2018. Spence captured the IBF Welterweight title by stopping Kell Brook all the way back in May of 2017. He added the WBC belt in 2019 by outpointing Shawn Porter. He added the WBA strap by stopping Yordenis Ugas last year at AT&T Stadium. Spence has not fought since stopping Ugas. Crawford last fought in December and stopped Avanesyan in six rounds.

Spence-Crawford Direct Negotiations, Allegedly Agree on Split.

A potential mega fight between undefeated unified welterweight champ Errol "The Truth" Spence of DeSoto and WBO champ Terence Crawford is not dead. reportedly the two are self-negotiating a deal to unify all four belts at 147 pounds. The good news is the mega fight that has been the talk of the boxing world for years isn’t dead yet. ESPN has reported that the superstar welterweights have communicated via phone calls, absent promoters, managers, and networks and have agreed on an undisclosed purse split.

This is obviously good news for fight fans, but it creates more questions than it answers. Who will be the promoter of the fight? Crawford and Spence had allegedly agreed on a split of the gross PPV revenue for November of 2022. Crawford alleges the PBC refused to open the books and show what money they were spending on promoting the fight, which would decrease the bottom line of each fighter. There is also no venue, date, or television/streaming attached to the fight. All of that would certainly have to be worked out prior to a fight. Those are major, not minor details.

In the interim, the WBO has ordered Crawford to fight Alexis Rocha. Spence has also been in deep negotiations with former unified welterweight champ Keith Thurman who has again been inactive for over a year. That fight, which was rumored to be at 154, as opposed to 147, never materialized. So a potential Spence-Crawford fight still has all those obstacles to overcome, plus each fighter will like to take a fight in the interim where anything could happen and Spence will have to continue to be able to make the 147-pound limit which he has seemed to outgrow.

Spence has not fought in nearly a year. His last outing was in April of 2022, he stopped Yordenis Ugas in 10 rounds at AT&T Stadium in Arlington to capture his WBA belt in addition to successfully defending the WBC and IBF belts and moving his record to 28-0 (22). Crawford fought in December and stopped fringe contenders and stopped him in six rounds to move his record to 39-0 (30). The other remaining factor is that each fighter would have to fight twice in a single calendar year, something neither fighter has done in quite some time. Crawford has fought just once a year each year since 2020, and Spence is even less active, having fought just twice since September of 2019. Spence fought once in 2020 and once in 2022.

With each fighter well into their 30s, it seems unlikely that either man, let alone both men, will fight twice in one calendar year. So, yes, there is reason to be optimistic, but it should be cautious optimism.

Spectrum Cable Sharing Blind Spence-Crawford Optimism

Spectrum is the trade name of Charter Communications, which is used to market consumer and commercial cable television, internet, telephone, and wireless services provided by the company. Spectrum has officially listed Spence VS Crawford as a PPV for purchase for $74.99 in June. However, there s no specific date beyond June. Unfortunately for fight fans who have been salivating for Spene-Crawford for years, this is pure optimism from the digital cable provider. Sources close to Spence have said "there is nothing signed or in the works to be signed" and that "there are ongoing negotiations with Crawford and others." The other is likely Keith Thurman. The two fighters were rumored to be closing in on a deal to meet up at 154 in a non-title fight. That fight was rumored for April. However, it is already late February, and no deal is in place. So if that fight is to happen at all, it will certainly not take place in April. Spence has been out of the ring since last April when he unified his third strap at 147 pounds by stopping Yordenis Ugas in the 10th round of their fight at AT&T Stadium.

Spence and Crawford were allegedly close to a fight in 2022 when talks broke down after Crawford alleged PBC wouldn't open the books for the Crawford team to see what expenditures were being deducted from the bottom line. That's a bigger deal than it may appear to be. There were no guaranteed purses for the fighters. Each fighter was to get a portion of the total PPV revenue. If PBC is spending money without Crawford knowing, that directly impacts the gross revenue, thus increasing Crawford's bottom line. Crawford opted to fight with David Avanesyanz, a fight that was a PPV bust. Highly contradicting numbers have been reported. Reports ranged anywhere, from 5,000 to over 100,000 buys, depending on who you asked. Either way, none of those would be good for team Crawford if they wanted to renegotiate a better deal with Spence.

Spence-Crawford fight in Jeopardy Again

DeSoto native and Unified welterweight champion Errol "The Truth" Spence's unification and mega-fight with WBO Welterweight Champ Terence Bud Crawford is again in jeopardy. Small details which were not ironed out are currently holding the fight up. The major tipping point for Crawford seems to be transparency. The WBO champ wants access to event expenses since the contract contains no guaranteed purse. Both fighters will earn a percentage of the total revenue. Crawford wants the ability to approve expenses. The fight was agreed upon but never finalized for November 19th in Las Vegas. If the fight does not come off on the 19th it is unlikely the fight will happen at all in 2022. If that is the case the two world champions would have combined for just one title fight in 2022. Spence fought back in April and stopped WBA champ Yordenis Ugas in 10 rounds to collect the Cubans WBA belt that Spence added to his WBC and IBF straps. Crawford has not fought since November of 2021 when he stopped "Showtime" Shawn Porter in the 11th round of their classic scrap. Crawford and Spence are both undefeated. Crawford sports a 38-0 (29) and has won every fight at 147 via stoppage, the north Texan's perfect record stands at 28-0 (22).

Spence and Crawford in Advanced Talks for Undisputed Showdown

The welterweight division is the most star-studded division and the two biggest stars in the division who happened to hold all four major world titles are in advanced talks and it does appear the fight may finally happen.  AFight between WBA/WBC/IBF Welterweight Champ Errol Spence Jr of DeSoto and WBO champ Terence Crawford has been on the top of fight fans' wish list since Crawford moved up to welterweight in 2018 and captured the WBO belt by stopping Jeff Horn.

For years the excuse of the two being on upside sides of the street was used, Spence is with PBC, and Crawford was with Top Rank, and fighting the fighters in their own stable, is typically easier to make and more profitable for the promoters. Crawford is now a promotional free agent. The fight appears to be on the verge of finally getting done. The winner will be the first undisputed welterweight champion in the four-belt era.

Crawford spoke during a DAZN interview saying "Hopefully (the Spence fight gets made), that’s the plan, for us to get the job done on the business side and to be able to share the ring and put on a great performance for each and every one of you guys who want to see us share the ring together...I think the time right now is the best time because it’s for all the marbles. You got Errol Spence got three of the titles, I got one, it would be for undisputed. There wouldn’t be no other champion in the division and I feel like this is the biggest moment for us to fight."