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By: Hans Themistode
Terence Crawford was a bit stunned as he watched his stablemate Maurice Hooker succumb to a seventh-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Vergil Ortiz Jr. last night.
The WBO welterweight belt holder was even more surprised by what took place soon after.
Immediately following Ortiz Jr.’s win, he grabbed the microphone and proceeded to call out Crawford for a showdown later on this year.
While most of the boxing world began wondering how a contest between those two would play out, Crawford simply brushed off Ortiz Jr.’s comments. According to the pound-for-pound star, Ortiz Jr. was merely following the same script that many fighters do.
“He really don’t want me,” said Crawford following Ortiz Jr.’s win. “That’s just the thing to do, call for the fighters that’s at the top.”
Despite Crawford believing that Ortiz Jr. won’t knock on his door for a possible showdown, the 22-year-old has reiterated on numerous occasions that he will in fact pursue the Nebraska native. Currently, Ortiz Jr. ranks number two in the WBO sanctioning body.
Although most are under the impression that he is a bit too inexperienced to make the leap, the Dallas native is firmly under the belief that the fashion in which he handled Hooker should prove to the world that in actuality, he is ready.
Coming into his showdown against Hooker, many pegged the young contender to stop his man at some point during their match. Hooker, on the other hand, would hear none of it.
Early on, the former 140-pound champion used his height and movement to somewhat befuddle his younger opponent. Though he found moments of success, they were few and far between as Ortiz Jr. began breaking him down.
A sixth-round knockdown was the beginning of the end and the following round sealed it.
In what appeared to be a bit of a whacky play, Hooker landed a shot on the top of the head of Ortiz Jr. and immediately grabbed his hand in pain and took a knee. Referee Laurence Cole waved off their contest soon after.
Officially, Hooker was down considerably on all three judge’s scorecards. Yet in the mind of Crawford, their matchup was a close call.
“It was a good fight, Mo (Maurice Hooker) broke his hand but both of them did good. Vergil was slowing down but Mo got caught with a couple of good body shots that slowed him down too.”
Unlike some of his counterparts who choose to insult their possible future opponents in an effort to drum up interest for a feasible showdown, Crawford refused to bash the young star. The former three-division world champion simply tipped his cap and praised his efforts.
“He’s doing his thing and he’s doing what he’s supposed to do. I got nothing negative to say about the dude.”
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Twitter added a false description to a trending topic about Donald Trump Jr., repeating the incorrect claim from progressives and mainstream media reporters that he claimed the governor of Texas is a Democrat.
The official Twitter moment claimed “people are confused by Donald Trump Jr’s reference to Texas’ ‘Democratic governor,’ since the current governor, Greg Abbott, is a Republican.”
Same people who always decry 'misinformation on social media' have been knowingly pushing the provably false lie that Don Jr. said the TX Gov is a Dem.
Fact check: No where in his tweet or the vid he linked to did he say that.@Twitter amplified leftwing misinfo by trending it. https://t.co/fOYDvS1KTxpic.twitter.com/OwiNhUx0XA
— Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) February 19, 2021
The claim, which a fact-checker at Newsweek and a reporter at the Washington Post conceded is false, arose because Don Jr. claimed that critics of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) during a statewide emergency in Texas have turned a blind eye to the actions of Democrat governors.
Who wants to tell him that the Governor of Texas is a Republican? https://t.co/DkwA6YM7G0
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) February 19, 2021
Users on Twitter misinterpreted Don Jr.’s reference to “Democrat governor’s” as a claim that the Republican governor of Texas is a Democrat. The claim was repeated by left-wing blogs including the Independent and UpRoxx.
But in the video clip linked by Don Jr., his comments were not a reference to the Texas governor.
A fact-checker at Newsweek clarified that Don Jr.’s comments were a reference to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, both Democrats:
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While defending Cruz, Trump Jr. never mentions Abbott by name in the tweet or the video he posted.
In the clip, Trump Jr. appears to be referencing the Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom when mentioning governors “flagrantly disregarding their executive orders.”
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While arguably worded confusingly, Trump Jr. makes no direct mention of Abbott being a Democrat. He never even names Abbott in the video or tweets, but he does directly name Cuomo and makes reference to Newsom.
A reporter at the Washington Post also conceded that Don Jr. was not talking about Abbott.
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People are dunking on this as if Trump Jr. thinks Texas has a Dem governor, which isn't what he says.
What was most interesting to me: Trump Jr. twice in this video admits that the vacation was a bad idea — including 'quite certainly.'
But the media must be attacked. https://t.co/bSU9ZDOctm
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 19, 2021
In the past, Twitter has attached its own fact-checks to alleged misinformation that is trending on the platform. It has not done so in the case of this trend.
Breitbart News has reached out to Twitter for comment.
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