Postol: Crawford will stop Spence after the sixth round

Errol Spence Jr. considers victory Terence Crawford above Viktor Postol the best victory in the career of his future opponent. Postol appreciates Spence's praise, but the former WBC super lightweight champion has no idea how Spence can beat Crawford. Postol, in an interview with BoxingScene.com, predicted not only that Crawford would win a welterweight title unification fight on July 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but also that he would beat Spence ahead of schedule.

“I think Terence Crawford will win easily,” Postol said. - He will stop Spence after six rounds, in the second part of the fight. The difference will be in speed. There is nothing Spence can do to Crawford that he hasn't seen before. Even if Spence gives him problems in the early rounds, Crawford will adapt and work better and I believe he will stop him."

Postol had a hard time keeping up with Crawford's speed and technique during their 12-round super lightweight unification bout in July 2016 in Las Vegas. Crawford sent Postol to the floor twice in the fifth round and defeated him by a wide margin on the judges' scorecards.

Tonight, Saturday, the 39-year-old Postol will fight for the first time since losing a 10th round TKO to Gary Antoine Russell (16-0, 16 KOs) in February 2022 at The Cosmopolitan. Postol (31-4, 12 KOs) will face Dominican southpaw Elvis Rodriguez (14-1-1, 12 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight bout at the Cosmopolitan Arena in Las Vegas.