By Chris Williams: Roy Jones Jr says the July twenty ninth welterweight match-up may come down as to if Terence Crawford can take the punch from Errol Spence Jr. If WBO 147-lb champion Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) can’t deal with IBF/WBA/WBC champ Spence’s energy, he’s going to have issues of their combat.
Jones Jr says Crawford needs to be good, change it up on Spence (28-0, 22 KOs), and attempt to damage him early with one thing. Crawford is the one that’s extra prone to be damage early, not Spence, as a result of he’s already been put down earlier than by a lesser puncher in Egidijus Kavaliauskas
The concept Roy has is that if Crawford can sting Spence with a giant shot early on within the combat, he’ll make him cautious and afraid to assault him along with his high-pressure type of preventing.
Roy’s concept of Spence backing off Crawford is wishful considering as a result of he gained’t do this if he’s damage. The worst factor Crawford can do is damage Spence as a result of which may plant some concepts into Terence’s head that he can stand in entrance of him, and that may be taking part in into his arms.
If something, Spence will need to pay Crawford again if he’s damage and can chase him round as a result of Nebraska has by no means stood his floor in opposition to a fighter with energy earlier than. Crawford strikes in opposition to fighters with energy, and we’ll see him transferring greater than ever earlier than in opposition to Spence.
This combat may finish early if Spence can damage Crawford as a result of he’ll bludgeon him into submission. It may finish badly for Crawford if he can’t take the punch of Spence as a result of ‘The Reality’ isn’t going to let off the hook if he will get him damage. There might be no mercy.
Spence should stress Crawford nonstop
“It’s an amazing combat for boxing and a combat that all of us have to see. They’re each of their prime, old skool,” mentioned Roy Jones Jr to Struggle Hub TV in regards to the July twenty ninth contest between welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford.
“Stylistically, Bud has the boxing expertise, I believe. Spence has the ability & dimension. Whoever can exit and reap the benefits of their strengths will win the combat or reap the benefits of the opposite fighter’s weaknesses.
“He’s obtained to stress him. To reap the benefits of a tough fighter, you’ve obtained to maintain the stress on him,” mentioned Roy Jr when requested what Spence should do to defeat Crawford.
Leaping on Crawford from the get-go is what Spence should do, and never him win low cost rounds by not doing something. With Crawford, you’ve obtained to leap on him straight away as a result of earlier than you realize it, he’s up 6-0, and also you’re in a deep gap, needing to combat desperately.
“You’ve obtained to field him, be good, and also you’ve obtained to harm him early and preserve altering up on him,” mentioned Roy on what Crawford should do to win.
“Tank preventing Ryan Garcia made them notice that they [Spence & Crawford] have gotten to combat one another,” mentioned Jones Jr. “Haney went and fought Loma, so now we’re in enterprise. We’re going up, up and up. Hopefully, we get Wilder-Fury or Wilder-Joshua,” mentioned Jones.
Crawford has obtained to get an early lead
“If the heavyweight division catches on, boxing might be in an amazing place,” Jones Jr mentioned. “Terence has obtained to field and be good. Errol has obtained to maintain the stress. Errol is a stress fighter. Errol has obtained to remain clear early and make it tough late.
“Terence has obtained to get an early lead and maintain on to it. Each guys have their strengths and weaknesses within the combat. It’s an exquisite combat, and I can’t wait to see it.
“All that helps, and he has the dimensions, too,” mentioned Roy about Spence having boxing expertise in addition to energy. “All of it is dependent upon how nicely Terence can take his punch. If Terence can take his punch with no drawback, then Terrence could make a correct evaluation.
“If the punches develop into an issue, then that makes it a bit simpler for Spence. We’ll need to see what occurs.
“That was an amazing combat for boxing. It may have been a draw, or it may have gone both manner. I assumed that he didn’t take the belt from the champ as a result of the champ gained the final spherical,” mentioned Jones Jr about Vasyl Lomachenko failing to win the final spherical in opposition to the undisputed light-weight champion Devin Haney, which price him the combat.
“If the rematch takes place, it’ll be an amazing combat to see. I don’t know what’s going to occur, but it surely’ll be an amazing combat,” mentioned Roy.