Do Tim Tszyu vs. Errol Spence, Canelo vs. Crawford Make the Most Sense?

is Tim Tszyu vs Errol Spence , Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Crawford makes the most sense? Errol Spence Jr’s Interest to fight the winner of the Tim Tszyu vs. Sebastian Fundora fight for the WBO-WBC super welterweight title, adding to the strangeness of where the fight is headed.

The recently undisputed welterweight champion, Terence Crawford, who defeated three-belt champion Errol Spence Jr. in July via knockout, had previously petitioned the WBO to fight for the 68.9 kg belt within 180 days after Saturday.

Given his position as WBO “super” champion, Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) was authorized by the organization to make such a request – a plea welcomed by Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs), as he looks to continue the momentum of what he hopes will be a convincing win over his opponent, Fundora, this Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.

In Friday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, Chris Algieri and Paulie Malignaggi dissect this issue. “I have two new belts hanging on both sides of my shoulders and I have some of the biggest names in the sport wanting to fight me…,” said Algieri. “I sit back and wait for these guys to get their checkbooks out. Who’s next?”

Algieri said that he thinks Tszyu’s competitive spirit would make him gladly accept a fight against Crawford. However, Algieri added, “He has to build on his star power more.”

And who gave him a better chance to do so? Crawford, the pound-for-pound king of the sport and has two-handed punching power. Crawford, the pound-for-pound king of the sport and a two-handed power hitting machine who has won championship belts in three weight classes? Or Spence (28-1, 22 KOs), who, although still a big name, is 34 years old and has just had cataract surgery after losing to Crawford and looks set to change trainers?

Perhaps the most significant factor is that while Crawford is now a promotional free agent after attempts to get a Spence rematch failed, Spence is a Premier Boxing Champions loyalist who has been with powerful manager Al Haymon’s company since day one. And PBC, of ​​course, handled Tszyu in America.

“I don’t know whether [Crawford] is the best plan right now,” Algieri said of Tszyu. “A Spence fight makes a lot of sense for him, to be honest. This was an easier fight than Crawford. This is one step [tambahan] to introduce it to the global elite and American eyes.”

Several industry insiders told BoxingScene on Friday that they expect Spence to emerge as Tszyu’s next opponent if he wins. That won’t necessarily destroy Crawford’s efforts. Despite the three-division gap between Crawford and undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, Crawford is desperate for the fight and if Canelo manages to defeat Jaime Munguia on May 4, he may reconsider his options for the fight planned for September and chose Crawford.