It isn’t common for boxers to skate through the entirety of their careers relatively unscathed. For Terence Crawford, however, seldom has he been forced to sweat out a judge’s decision or truly fight through adversity. Of course, come July 29th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) figures to have his hands full against Errol Spence Jr.
From his days at the summit of the amateur scene to his current run as one of the top dogs in the world, Brian “Bomac” McIntyre, his head trainer, has noticed a similar pattern in Crawford’s opposition. No matter who lines up across the ring from the Omaha, Nebraska native, McIntyre has found a way to formulate a game plan that has led Crawford to victory.
In the case of their upcoming clash against Spence, McIntyre has thrown on his devilish training robe and is hard at work concocting the perfect strategy for his fight. In a moment of pure candor, McIntyre acknowledges that Spence could have a ton of success early on. Nevertheless, at some point, the world-renowned trainer is expecting his fighter to do what he does best.
“The first couple rounds gonna be real tough,” said McIntyre. “But then we gonna start walking away with the fight like we always do.”
Since 2016, not only has Crawford continued to rack up victories but he’s run through his competition, winning his last 10 fights via stoppage. While sturdy, McIntyre isn’t ruling out that Crawford will land the sort of pernicious shot that will leave Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) as nothing more than another victim on Crawford’s road to becoming an undisputed welterweight champion.
“Bud done stopped his last 10 opponents,” continued McIntyre. “Just maybe, Errol gonna be number 11.”