By Edward Chaykovsky
WBC/WBO junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford (29-0, 20KOs) has taken offense with some recent statements that were made Angel Garcia, father and trainer of WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs).
Angel said Crawford was a 'made up champion' while Danny made himself a champion. The comments struck a nerve with Crawford, who reacted on the social networks.
"Yo dad said I'm a made up champion for beating the guy ya'll was scared to fight," Crawford stated.
Crawford is referencing his big win last month over Viktor Postol. Garcia had paid Postol step-aside money when the fighter from Ukraine was his mandatory challenger. That fight never happened. Garcia vacated the title and moved up the welterweight division where earlier this year he beat Robert Guerrero to gain the WBC title at 147.
"You doing what I did 3 years ago. I ain't no little Gamboa or stiff Postal. I end careers, check my track record," Garcia responded back.
Craword then challenged Garcia to a fight.
"That same stiff guy y'all paid so you didn't have to fight hi, that guy? Look I'm not them old guy you been fighting you know that. So tell you what, tell yo dad to make the fight and I'll show him how much of a paper champ I am at yo weight and for yo belt," Crawford replied. "How you run a weight class but pay someone step aside money not to fight you but you ran through the weight class. How that go?"
Garcia made things simple, telling Crawford to get on the phone and have his promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, reach out to manager/adviser Al Haymon to make the fight happen.
"Your fight [with Postol on HBO PPV] did 50k buys. If you wanna do real numbers and get defeated - Tell Bob to call Al," Garcia stated.
