The State of Michigan was well represented during the lopsided boxing masterclass between Terence "Bud" Crawford and Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. Inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Terence Crawford knocked down Errol Spence Jr. three times Saturday night before finally ending the fight at 2:32 of the ninth round on a technical knockout to cement himself as one of the greatest welterweights in history.

A mythical sparring session with Michigan boxing legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. has set the stage for the Errol “Big Fish” Spence Jr., Terence “Bud” Crawford legacy fight in Las Vegas.

Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford meet Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Unbeaten world champion Terence Crawford knocked out David Avanesyan in the sixth round to retain his WBO welterweight belt.

What Crawford is still waiting on is the one signature fight that will put an end to all those arguments. Crawford won’t get that Saturday night when he defends his piece of the welterweight title against England’s Kell Brook. “I’m optimistic that if Terence wins, we can put the fight on and if Terrence doesn’t win and Kell Brook wins, maybe I’ll make Kell Brook with Manny,’’ Arum said. Crawford is a huge favorite in Las Vegas sports books to beat Brook, who is coming down from his recent weight of 154 pounds to challenge Crawford. ``I think Terence knows I’m not an easy fight,’’ Brook said.