Comments Thread For: Spence On Crawford Rematch: I Would Want It At 154 Pounds; I've Outgrown 147

[Oregonian]

Just ignoring my facts lmfao who was counting belts?

Stay on topic boy

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You could also claim to be a woman and call it “my facts”. It won’t be true.
Spence unified three belts and you call him a bum. What kind of fact is that?
Crawford has one belt. That’s a fact.

[angkag]

Spence should have kept that opinion to himself until after his fight on Saturday. He's been talking too much on this promotional trail. That little bit of information may have given Crawford the upper hand. We usually see Spence's opponents break down over the course of a fight. Spence may have let Crawford know that he might be depleted at 147. Knowing this information, Crawford might be able to take Spence into deep waters, wear him out, and drown him. Crawford, asked "who likes fish". He might serve up Spence, for real. Watch out for a higher than usual activity/work rate from Crawford against Spence this Saturday.

Totally agree. I was on the fence with this one until Spence started talking about his weight issues. Crawford and everyone can see for themselves that Spence has had some issues getting to 147, but that's not the issue, in high stakes fights like this where both fighters start to drain physically and mentally late fight, it often comes down to sheer grit and determination and fighting through the weariness in the late rounds (I think it was a South African special forces guy who quipped the body is three times stronger than the mind). This tells both us and Crawford that a part of Spence's mind has already conceeded his body might not be able to weather a long tiring fight - advantage Crawford who has no such doubts.