Crawford doesn’t land clean with a jab but is pressing forward and lands a big counter that puts Porter down! Porter gets up and is ready to continue. Check hook lands for Crawford who wants to press the advantage. Porter ducks a big hook from Crawford. Combination from Crawford puts Porter down again! Porter gets up and says he wants to continue but Kenny Porter throws in the towel!
Of course, Crawford can opt to move up to 154 pounds, at which he could conceivably face Spence in a rematch or wait for Jermell Charlo to move back down to that weight after he fights Canelo Alvarez at 168 on Sept. 30, although Crawford certainly would take an interim fight.
10:51 p.m. ET: Entering the 11th round, Cabrera's chin is still holding up. He's avoided some of the bigger shots from Cruz, who is still looking for the home run. It's not a pretty fight by any means but Cruz is comfortably ahead despite being docked a point earlier in the bout.
Morrell spoke on the upcoming fight and his move to light heavyweight: "I’m going up to 175 because nobody wanted to fight me at 168," Morrell said. "It looks like all of the fighters will be at 175 with (David) Benavidez also moving up in weight." His opponent is on a good run of form, winning five fights in a row since losing to Artur Beterbiev in the fifth round of an IBF title fight in 2019.
In front of 13,323 in attendance, the largest crowd he had drawn to date, Crawford came on strong in the final round to score a twelfth-round KO win to retain his WBO welterweight title. The fight was halted at 2 minutes and 42 seconds. Crawford used an in-and-out style of fighting to land his shots and then got away before Benavidez could hit him. Towards the end of round twelve, Crawford knocked down Benavidez, who fought with an injured knee, with a left-right combination, the final punch being a right uppercut. After Benavidez got back to his feet, Crawford landed a flurry of punches until referee Celestino Ruiz stepped in. Crawford landed head and body combinations earlier in the fight which forced Benavidez to take a step back. Crawford credited the body shots, saying, "That takes something out of you every time. That's what slowed him down. You could tell every time he was shaking his head. I knew it would take its toll in the later rounds." At the time of stoppage, Crawford was ahead 110–99, 108–101 and 107–102 on all three judges' scorecards. According to CompuBox, Crawford landed 186 of 579 punches thrown (32%) and Benavidez landed 92 of his 501 thrown (18%). Benavidez landed 8 punches per round. CompuBox Historical showed that Crawford's previous 10 opponents landed only 7 per round. Crawford earned $3.625 million, his career-highest, compared to Benavidez's $500,000 purse. The near two-hour telecast averaged 2,245,000 viewers on ESPN.
But, for a while he didn’t see Bud. At that age, he took the rejection seriously. Boxing was the only true outlet he sought. During the Nebraska winters, Bud would leave Debra worried early in the mornings as he ran through the snow, desperate to work out because he thought the yearly storms would make him lazy. Without the CW, all that desire was left aimless. The community wouldn’t give up on baby Bud. The boxers thought his fighting spirit was infectious, wailing on people from the corner until he ran out of energy, showing as often as he could that no one in the city fought with more heart.
The bell chirped as Bud ducked underneath the black ropes of the middle ring. The champ was due for sparring. Ten rounds, two guys shuffling in every three. First was David Smith Jr., a lanky pro who’s been around a bit. As the round began, all Bud did was stare at David from across the ring, as if he were stalking his dinner.
A four-round unanimous in March 2009 over Travis Hartman was followed by four straight knockouts, the last in December by second-round TKO over Corey Somerville. In 2010, Crawford rose to 12-0 (9 KOs) with stoppages over Marty Robbins and Ron Boyd.
Spence vs. Crawford took place July 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Errol Spence (28-1, 22 knockouts) battled Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 knockouts) for the undisputed welterweight title. The fight aired live on Showtime PPV and PPV.com.
Round Six: Crawford opens the sixth round whipping power shots. Spence is roaring forward but Bud is defending everything. Spence with a combination and Bud slaps him with a left and right. Bud pulls and fires, Spence eats another knuckle sandwich. Spence working on the inside. Bud looks insanely strong in there tonight. Big combination by Crawford lands again. Spence having a good round but Crawford's power is undeniable.
Later, Crawford would say the bout was "never easy." when is crawford next fight a reporter asked him to rank himself on the all-time greats list, he answered, "I’m up there." And he took several unnecessary shots at journalists—his career stall wasn’t due to writers, who don’t possess a fraction of the power he’s ascribing to them—but to boxing, as a sport, and where it is now, besieged by promotional squabbles and match-ups like this that rarely come to be. But he ended on a funny one, telling the small audience that those who considered him too small might now want to think of him as too strong instead.
Of course, Crawford can opt to move up to 154 pounds, at which he could conceivably face Spence in a rematch or wait for Jermell Charlo to move back down to that weight after he fights Canelo Alvarez at 168 on Sept. 30, although Crawford certainly would take an interim fight.
10:51 p.m. ET: Entering the 11th round, Cabrera's chin is still holding up. He's avoided some of the bigger shots from Cruz, who is still looking for the home run. It's not a pretty fight by any means but Cruz is comfortably ahead despite being docked a point earlier in the bout.
Morrell spoke on the upcoming fight and his move to light heavyweight: "I’m going up to 175 because nobody wanted to fight me at 168," Morrell said. "It looks like all of the fighters will be at 175 with (David) Benavidez also moving up in weight." His opponent is on a good run of form, winning five fights in a row since losing to Artur Beterbiev in the fifth round of an IBF title fight in 2019.
In front of 13,323 in attendance, the largest crowd he had drawn to date, Crawford came on strong in the final round to score a twelfth-round KO win to retain his WBO welterweight title. The fight was halted at 2 minutes and 42 seconds. Crawford used an in-and-out style of fighting to land his shots and then got away before Benavidez could hit him. Towards the end of round twelve, Crawford knocked down Benavidez, who fought with an injured knee, with a left-right combination, the final punch being a right uppercut. After Benavidez got back to his feet, Crawford landed a flurry of punches until referee Celestino Ruiz stepped in. Crawford landed head and body combinations earlier in the fight which forced Benavidez to take a step back. Crawford credited the body shots, saying, "That takes something out of you every time. That's what slowed him down. You could tell every time he was shaking his head. I knew it would take its toll in the later rounds." At the time of stoppage, Crawford was ahead 110–99, 108–101 and 107–102 on all three judges' scorecards. According to CompuBox, Crawford landed 186 of 579 punches thrown (32%) and Benavidez landed 92 of his 501 thrown (18%). Benavidez landed 8 punches per round. CompuBox Historical showed that Crawford's previous 10 opponents landed only 7 per round. Crawford earned $3.625 million, his career-highest, compared to Benavidez's $500,000 purse. The near two-hour telecast averaged 2,245,000 viewers on ESPN.
But, for a while he didn’t see Bud. At that age, he took the rejection seriously. Boxing was the only true outlet he sought. During the Nebraska winters, Bud would leave Debra worried early in the mornings as he ran through the snow, desperate to work out because he thought the yearly storms would make him lazy. Without the CW, all that desire was left aimless. The community wouldn’t give up on baby Bud. The boxers thought his fighting spirit was infectious, wailing on people from the corner until he ran out of energy, showing as often as he could that no one in the city fought with more heart.
The bell chirped as Bud ducked underneath the black ropes of the middle ring. The champ was due for sparring. Ten rounds, two guys shuffling in every three. First was David Smith Jr., a lanky pro who’s been around a bit. As the round began, all Bud did was stare at David from across the ring, as if he were stalking his dinner.
A four-round unanimous in March 2009 over Travis Hartman was followed by four straight knockouts, the last in December by second-round TKO over Corey Somerville. In 2010, Crawford rose to 12-0 (9 KOs) with stoppages over Marty Robbins and Ron Boyd.
Spence vs. Crawford took place July 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Errol Spence (28-1, 22 knockouts) battled Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 knockouts) for the undisputed welterweight title. The fight aired live on Showtime PPV and PPV.com.
Round Six: Crawford opens the sixth round whipping power shots. Spence is roaring forward but Bud is defending everything. Spence with a combination and Bud slaps him with a left and right. Bud pulls and fires, Spence eats another knuckle sandwich. Spence working on the inside. Bud looks insanely strong in there tonight. Big combination by Crawford lands again. Spence having a good round but Crawford's power is undeniable.
