{"id":948750,"date":"2026-05-09T17:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/948750\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T17:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:34:14","slug":"daily-bread-mailbag-tim-tszyu-errol-spence-junto-nakatani-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/948750\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Bread Mailbag: Tim Tszyu-Errol Spence, Junto Nakatani, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">I appreciate your reply to last week\u2019s breakdown of Crawford versus Mayweather and the different angles you covered. I\u2019ve always had a hard time with Mayweather. He often talked about being the best, but in my view he was very strategic in this era and, compared to the true killers of past generations, somewhat selective with his opposition. His villain-style media persona probably also makes it easier for me to question his \u201cTBE\u201d label. He\u2019s unquestionably an all-time great, but I believe that if he had lined up even half of certain opponents when they were at their absolute best, he likely would have taken some losses. I don\u2019t really buy the idea that other fighters simply didn\u2019t want to face him. When a fighter truly wants a fight, history shows the promoter can make it happen. In my opinion, Mayweather shares responsibility for some of the prime match-ups that never materialized. There were simply too many missed opportunities with fighters in their primes. In the 70s, 80s, and 90s, fighters rarely \u201cmarinated\u201d match-ups. They fought the best to prove they were the best. You could make a similar argument about Crawford, but the difference is that because of the business model and his lower PPV numbers, he couldn\u2019t secure certain fights and was clearly avoided by other prime, unbeaten fighters around him. I don\u2019t see that as his fault. Based on your breakdown, I can\u2019t help but think you genuinely believe Crawford would win in a one-fight scenario. If I were in your position, I\u2019d probably be careful about fully saying that outright, given the politics in the sport. But something tells me you see too much grit and talent in Crawford to think he\u2019d lose to Mayweather in a single fight. That said, I also recognize that I may not fully appreciate all of Mayweather\u2019s talent. He did retire unbeaten, after all. I hope you continue to receive opportunities as a trainer and remain one of the most influential voices in boxing. I\u2019ve noticed other sites even writing articles and arguments based on different aspects of your mailbag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I appreciate your reply to last week\u2019s breakdown of Crawford versus Mayweather and the different angles you covered.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":939432,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4108],"tags":[1935,4495,79,152986,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-948750","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-boxingscene","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-stephen-breadman-edwards","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116545825803026455","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/939432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=948750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=948750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=948750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}