Wednesday 22 March 2017 17:14, UK
Errol Spence Jr is predicting a "toe-to-toe" contest with Kell Brook after the pair's first press conference "sparked a fire".
Spence Jr challenges IBF welterweight champion Brook at Sheffield's Bramall Lane on May 27, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
And there were fireworks from the word go at the pair's first promotional meeting as the unbeaten American accused his rival of "living off two good rounds against Gennady Golovkin".
When the dust had settled he told Sky Sports News HQ: "I thought it was going to be a peaceful press conference, but then the coaches got into it and it sparked a little fire in us.
"It's a good press conference, that's what boxing's all about and it got the fight going. I'm sure there'll be a lot of people talking about it now.
"It's going to be a great fight from both sides. He's an exciting fighter too - he's a boxer-puncher, I'm a boxer-puncher. Our styles are going to clash and we're going to go in there and go toe-to-toe."
The challenger's reputation is sky-high after an amateur career peaking at the 2012 Olympic Games and stoppage wins over Chris Algieri and Leonard Bundu in his most recent two fights.
Neither Manny Pacquiao or Amir Khan managed to beat Algieri inside the distance, while Keith Thurman needed the cards to see off Bundu.
"I was able to stop both of them," said Spence Jr, whose 21-0 record includes 18 knockouts. "I think this fight is at the right time for my career.
"True fighters go into the champion's backyard and try to take the belt. That's what he did - he went to the United States and took the belt from Shawn Porter, and that's what I plan on doing."
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