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title: "“He’s A Mean Motherf***er”: Mike Tyson Predicts Errol Spence-Terence Crawford"
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published: "2023-07-18T20:47:57Z"
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# “He’s A Mean Motherf\*\*\*er”: Mike Tyson Predicts Errol Spence-Terence Crawford

Former undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, has joined a host of other high-profile names in the sport by giving his prediction ahead of this month’s blockbuster welterweight clash between Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford.

Along with [Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia earlier in the year](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/oscar-de-la-hoya-says-ryan-garcia-ppv-star/), fans are hoping the long-awaited clash between two of the best in the business will be a catalyst for the biggest fights getting made.

In an [interview with Fight Hype](https://youtu.be/vJefSApiNYg), Tyson commented on the match-up between the undefeated American duo and compared it to a ‘master against a mean motherf\*\*\*\*r’.

> “It’s a hell of a fight. Listen, you’ve got a master in there with a mean hell of a motherf\*\*\*er, right, but the master is coming up in weight, he’s the small guy but he’s been successful with bigger guys.
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> I used to look at the fight that Terence had with \[Shawn\] Porter, and I look at the fight that he \[Spence\] had with Porter, \[Crawford\] handled Porter so easily. It was an up and down fight with Spence.
>
> “Then again, styles make fights, that fight that Spence had with the Cuban \[Yordenis Ugas\], he got hurt, he got dropped, that guy is a hell of a fighter too, and he got up and killed him. You can’t stand still with Spence, you’ve got to move, he \[Crawford\] has to do a lot of movement because if you stand still, he will break you down.”

On his [Hotboxin’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wua6qzHvJQo) podcast, ‘Iron Mike’ clarified he’s picking Crawford to walk out with the belts.

> “I like Crawford a lot \[in that fight\]. He beat Porter with relative ease. I like Crawford but it’s not going to be an easy fight.”

[Spence and Crawford will finally meet in the ring on Saturday 29th](https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/fight-night-july-29-2023), where their heated rivalry will be decided and a first ever four-belt undisputed welterweight champion will be crowned.