With the undisputed welterweight world title bout between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford rapidly approaching, former undisputed heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson has chimed in with a prediction
Fans, experts, and combatants are evenly divided on the mouthwatering four belt unification, while Crawford is a slight favorite with the bookmakers.
In a recent interview with ESNews, Tyson acknowledged that he agreed with the oddsmakers that Crawford would win the bout on July 29 but noted that it was a “pick em.”
“I’ve said Crawford, but it’s really a pick ’em fight and I’ll be happy either way,” the speaker remarked.
The all-American match will take place in Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, which is nearly certain to be sold out.
The boxing world was quickly losing faith that the two stars would ever square off because past attempts at the match always seemed to be derailed by promoter politics and broadcasting issues.
But this spring, a settlement was reached for one of the biggest battles of the century thus far.
The fight contract contains a two-way rematch clause, so there is a good probability that after what has felt like an eternity, fans will see Spence and Crawford square off twice in the coming months.
Both boxers are considered to be among the top 5 pound-for-pound competitors, and the winner will stake a strong claim to being the finest in the sport—some have already given “Bud” that title.
