The fight that boxing fans all over the world have been calling for four years is finally here. Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford are set to fight for all the belts in the welterweight division. On Saturday night in a super-fight that has everything boxing needs.
Read more for the betting analysis and official Spence Jr. vs Crawford prediction before making your boxing picks this weekend.
Spence Jr. vs. Crawford Information
Errol Spence Jr. vs Terence Crawford
Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
Date and Time: Saturday, July 29. 11:30 PM ET estimated ring walk
How to Watch: Showtime PPV
Last Fight Record
Spence Jr. is making his return to the ring after over a year away from competing. His last fight was a dominant TKO victory over Yordenis Ugas in April of 2022.
Crawford fought last December where he KO’d David Avanesyan in his hometown of Omaha.
Spence Jr. vs. Crawford Betting Analysis
Errol Spence Jr.
Spence Jr. is one of the best boxers of this generation and will be facing his biggest test yet this weekend. He is 28-0 in his professional career with 22 KOs under his belt. His amateur career was seemingly another lifetime ago, but he was a multiple-time national champion. And represented the United States at the Olympics in 2012–this experience allowed him to learn to adapt to many different styles.
Terence Crawford
Crawford is the slightly older and slightly smaller fighter in this matchup, but he also has an undefeated record at 39-0 with 30 KOs in his professional career. This guy has been the gold standard in boxing for many years now. Even though Crawford will be the physically smaller fighter in the ring, his long 74” reach and ability to switch stances will come in as a key weapon for him to be victorious on Saturday night.
Updates
There are no injuries reported to Showtime Boxing.
Spence Jr. vs. Crawford Betting Preview
The Spence Jr. vs. Crawford betting analysis only needed to be brief because there aren’t too many measurables that separate these two fighters. They are No. 1A and No. 1B in the welterweight division and they will finally decide who is better.
Before getting to the betting lines, the preview of this fight should revolve around the magnitude of it all. We actually get to see two of the best boxers of a generation fight–something that the sport has been missing for decades. Hopefully, this event leads to more young fighters taking risks earlier in their careers and leaving it all out there for the fans to enjoy.
According to boxing odds, Crawford is the slight betting favorite at -157 over Spence Jr. at +125. The over/under is set at 10.5 rounds with the over being heavily favored. Surprisingly, Spence Jr. is +600 to finish the job inside the distance as the more powerful puncher, and Crawford is +255 to do the same.
Fighter’s Nightmare
On the technical side of this fight, the clash of styles is perfect. Spence is the bully of a fighter with a great chin, tons of power, and relentless pressure. He has made a career out of making fighters quit and breaking them down to the body and then the chin over time.
Crawford is one of the best pure boxers to ever lace up the gloves. As the great Teddy Atlas once said, Crawford fights like he’s “walking in the rain without getting wet.” That is the perfect metaphor for Crawford’s slick style and ability to hit and not get hit.
Spence Jr. vs. Crawford Betting Prediction
Making a prediction for literally the most exciting upcoming boxing fight of 2023 is very difficult to do. This is a great problem to have for boxing as a whole, but not if you want to bet on it. You should look at this as a 50/50 fight, no matter what the odds say.
- The official Spence Jr. vs Crawford prediction is that ‘Bud’ Crawford will get to 40-0 and get his hand raised on Saturday night.
The reason behind this pick is his ability to confuse fighters. He will switch between orthodox and southpaw stances all fight, mostly staying in southpaw where he does the best work. He will need to use his jab and counterpunching to score points in the judges’ eyes. Along with that, he needs to take advantage of every opportunity possible, or else Spence Jr. will be able to bully him into a decision win.
To be honest, a great pick to make is this fight going to a ‘draw’ at +1200. It’s very possible this fight will be too close to score and it will set up an even bigger rematch.
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