The undefeated welterweight champions showed their appreciation and respect during their joint performance at ESPN's First Double on July 29 in Las Vegas. The winner of the Crawford-Spence fight will be the first fully unified champion in this weight class of the four belt era. Crawford-Spence will also be a duel between two fighters who are usually ranked in the top five boxers regardless of weight class.
“That great things take more time,” Spence said, “You will see how he works, how I work. As soon as I enter the ring, I will show what I am capable of, and I think that he will try to do the same. We'll put on a great show."
“I assure you, this fight will not be like any other. I look forward to it with great impatience! Crawford stated. - I'll try to get him, I'll try to knock him out. It’s not just that I have 100% early wins in welterweight. As soon as I got up to this weight, I became angrier, stronger, began to hit harder. So, of course, the fight will end in a knockout.”