Terence Crawford knocked out Errol Spence Jr. at 2:32 of the ninth round to become the first man to win the undisputed 147-pound championship and capture all four major titles in a second division.
A fight that was thought to be a 50-50 matchup turned out to be a wipeout.
Crawford dominated Spence beginning in the second round, when he put Spence down for the first of three times. He also dropped Spence twice in Round 7 when it appeared that Spence had little chance to win.
Crawford was simply too quick, clever, too good, as if he was fighting a journeyman. Crawford turned in one of the greatest performances in recent years given the respect Spence had going into the fight and the stakes.
You can watch all three of Crawford’s knockdowns, as well as the finishing sequence, in the videos below.
Round 2 knockdown
DOWN GOES SPENCE IN ROUND 2 😳@terencecrawford hits the combo 🔥 #SpenceCrawford pic.twitter.com/AACur1s70y
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) July 30, 2023
Round 7 knockdown No. 1
BUD DROPS SPENCE AGAIN 😱 #SpenceCrawford pic.twitter.com/sdD8VdN2WY
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) July 30, 2023
Round 7 knockdown No. 2
OH MY!
One more time at the bell for @terencecrawford 👊#SpenceCrawford pic.twitter.com/SjkKYfqSaQ
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) July 30, 2023
Round 9 finishing sequence
THE POUND-FOR-POUND UNDISPUTED KING 👑@terencecrawford stops Spence in round 9 to etch his name in history ⭐#SpenceCrawford pic.twitter.com/ShT4tQpFoE
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) July 30, 2023
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