A win over Spence is “the cherry on top” says Terence Crawford

TERENCE CRAWFORD says a win over Errol Spence Jr would be โ€œthe cherry on topโ€ of a career he already believes is hall of fame worthy.

On July 29 the two best welterweights in the world will finally square off after years of speculation.

At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas either Spence or Crawford will rubber stamp their legacy in the sport.

This weekend Crawford held a hometown send-off in Omaha, Nebraska before setting off for training camp. The 35-year-old fielded some questions from the media which was captured by FightHype.

Crawford was asked if the fight against Spence was the most significant of his career.

โ€œWell, one of them for sure,โ€ he answered.

โ€œThis is for the supremacy of the welterweight division. Youโ€™ve got two top pound-for-pound fighters in their prime. This is one of those fights where itโ€™s a pick emโ€™ fight in everybodyโ€™s eyes and maybe one of the biggest fights in the last decade.โ€

A win for Crawford would see him officially declared as not only the best welterweight in the world but the best fighter in the world as well. His is a career that began at lightweight and has taken him through super-lightweight to 147lbs with multiple belts added to his collection.

โ€œIโ€™m very comfortable with my career right now,โ€ he said.

โ€œI feel like I already accomplished a hall of fame career. Iโ€™m happy with where Iโ€™m at but Iโ€™ll be satisfied once this job is done. I would say this is the cherry on top.โ€

Spence is seen as the bigger man going into the fight. The more natural at the weight but also one who could easily move to super-welterweight given his size.

โ€œIn my eyes all my life Iโ€™ve been a smaller guy, but I was always the strongest guy but come fight night weโ€™ll see,โ€ said Crawford.

Media conferences of any kind usually involve the word โ€˜statementโ€™ and Crawford was asked if he was aiming to make one next month.

โ€œEvery fight Iโ€™m always looking to make a statement,โ€ he said.

โ€œEvery time I set foot in the ring I want to make a statement and yes July 29 Iโ€™ll be looking to make a statement.โ€

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