“Crawford is ridiculous. Total domination,”. “Pound-for-pound it’s Bud and the Monster". Bud Crawford is a welterweight for the ages. From the stock of the Four Kings, he’s that good. Hail the King of boxing!” Caleb Truax called it “an all-time great performance” by Crawford, and Ishe Smith called him “the best fighter in the world hands fucking down.” Former titleholder Jamel Herring also pleaded with fans not to disrespect Spence in defeat, saying the sport needs more of those, and for top fighters to be respected for risking it in great fights. “Please don’t kick a man when he’s down,” Herring said. “He risked it all, daring to be great, against a great champion. The sport needs to continue putting the best against the best, without worrying about be criticized for coming up short.”