Spence landed 187 of 707 punches according to CompuBox, compared to 117-700 for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Garcia. Spence controlled the action with his jab, racking up points in the early rounds with that weapon and a high workrate.

"It depends on the fashion that I beat him in," Crawford said. "There's people out there that give me credit, but it's always going to be them people that say, 'He's supposed to beat Porter; Porter's the gatekeeper. We want to see him against Errol Spence. We want to see him against 154 champions.' And I'm just preparing myself for when that comes."

His next fight took place before a sellout crowd of 5,092 at the Theater of Madison Square Garden on February 27, 2016, against Hank Lundy. Panned as a second-rate fight for the undefeated Crawford, the bout picked up considerable steam in the weeks leading up to the telecast as Lundy boldly predicted a knockout win. Crawford successfully defended his light welterweight title with a fifth-round TKO of Lundy. Crawford connected with 89 of 247 punches (36%), compared to 47 of 411 for Lundy (22%). Crawford won a fast-paced first round, finally sending Lundy down in a corner in the fifth round. He beat the count, but the bout was soon stopped by referee Steve Willis at 2 minutes, 9 seconds. Crawford spoke out about his feud with Lundy on social media, "He and I had gone back and forth on Twitter for like a year. I just wanted to shut him up for good." Crawford earned $1.21 million and Lundy earned a $150,000 purse. Although there was a lot of tension pre-fight, Lundy approached Crawford after the fight and showed respect. The fight averaged 982,000 viewers on HBO and peaked just over 1 million viewers.

Madrimov, also undefeated, holds a professional record of 10-0-1 with seven knockouts. Though his professional record is less extensive, his amateur career is impressive, boasting 300 wins and two gold medals.

A cut opened up over the right eye of Shawn Porter coming from an accidental head butt midway through the round. Unfortunate as both guys landed nice combinations on each other. At one point they tied up and Crawford threw him to the ground. Crawford smiled throughout after getting hit.

The best boxer of his era is Terence "Bud" Crawford. That’s clear now, without question. He belongs among the greats. The only thing left to ponder with Crawford now is: Why didn’t we believe him all along?

"I just had that temper. I was seven years old when I started boxing – it was just something to do. I didn't like just being at home, not doing nothing. I liked it – I just liked to fight. If it didn't have anything to do with fighting, it wasn't fun. That’s what I liked to do, fight."

But as the fight progressed, N'Dam stopped moving and was willing to stand in front of Alimkhanuly and trade punches, a sign that he wasn't as fearful of his opponent's power anymore. This is the same N'Dam who was knocked down three times by Callum Smith in a third-round TKO loss in 2019 and was sent down four times by David Lemieux in 2015.

Valenzuela stalking, a stunning development against the "Pitbull," and he lands an uppercut. Showing good footwork, too. But Cruz now landing punches with authority and corners Valenzuela. Valenzuela 67, Cruz 66.

The round had Crawford repeatedly landing a crunching left-handed uppercut, before a short left uppercut-right hook combination knocked Avanesyan out cold in spectacular fashion as a late bid for 2022 Knockout of the Year.

Cruz exhibiting his signature aggression again. But Valenzuela stands his ground and fires back with impressive technique. Valenzuela takes a low blow. Gonna need a minute here. He’s ready to go and closes the round strong. Valenzuela 87, Cruz 84.

Crawford and Spence will each earn eight figures guaranteed for the Showtime PPV fight, sources said, and there's a bidirectional rematch clause that the loser can trigger within 30 days after the fight. It's a two-fight deal for Crawford with PBC, sources said. After the probable return bout between Crawford and Spence, which must take place before the end of 2023, both boxers are expected to move up to 154 pounds.

Round 3: This videotape isn’t going to the Hall of Fame, but it’s a competitive fight. Almaayouf charging forward and Bulik fights him off with counterpunching. They’re mixing it up now, with Almaayouf still dictating the action. Almaayouf 29, Bulik 28.

Round 8: Kalajdzic bouncing on his feet as the round opens. But Morrell staggers him with a right hook and he’s on the attack. Morrell ate a big right, but still comes forward. Kalajdzic connects with a series of jabs again. Morrell 77, Kalajdzic 75.

NEW YORK -- Welterweight world titlist terence crawford notable wins Crawford, one of boxing's elite pound-for-pound fighters, struggled at times against mandatory challenger Egidijus Kavaliauskas on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, but eventually he did what he usually does -- closed the show in impressive fashion.