TERENCE Crawford smashed Errol Spence and secured a ninth-round stoppage in Las Vegas.
“Bud” put on a masterclass in a dominant performance at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.
The judges’ scorecards at the time Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence was stopped
GettyTerence Crawford dominated his rival and won by stoppage in the ninth round[/caption]
The victory would never have been in doubt even if the bout made it all the way to the final bell.
All three judges had Crawford a long way in front in a show of his complete dominance in the ring.
Spence only won one round on all three scorecards with every judge having Crawford leading 79-70 as the stoppage was made.
Tim Cheatham and Steve Weisfeld both gave Spence the first round on their cards and no others.
David Sutherland, meanwhile, scored the third round to Spence.
Crawford also had a 10-7 round in the seventh with Spence hitting the canvas twice.
What was billed a 50/50 blockbuster for the ages proved to instead be a one-sided battering.
Following three savage knockdowns, experienced referee Harvey Dock stopped the fight while Spence was still standing.
It gave Crawford bragging rights at last and cemented his place in history as the first man to become a two-weight undisputed champ.
He said: “I’m so blessed. Like I said before, I only dreamed of being a world champion, I’m an overachiever.
“No one believed in me when I was coming up but I made everyone a believer.
“I want to thank Spence, his team like I told them without him none of this would be possible, right here tonight.”