LAS VEGAS – As representatives for Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford began working six years ago on parameters for a fight between, their dream matchup appeared destined for the same fate as many super-fights this century.
The pattern works something like this: two fighters rise, win belts and prompt clamoring from all corners of the boxing world for any specific bout to come to be. They’re inevitably signed with different promotional companies. There are leaks, stalls, claims, counters, debates and a whole lot of noise. Then, these fighters typically 1) fall apart or 2) take place years after the clamor started.
That’s #boxing in a nutshell.
