LAS VEGAS — There has been no sport over the past three decades or so with the ability to come out of nowhere and on one night to captivate the imagination of the sports world the way boxing can.
A major bout between two elite, and well-known, boxers will put the focus on the sport during the build-up and, primarily, on fight night. Most of the time, though, boxing hasn’t been able to capitalize on the momentum that those big fight nights have provided.
The latest superfight that has come along is Saturday's bout at T-Mobile Arena for the undisputed welterweight title between IBF-WBA-WBC champion Errol Spence Jr.