Serious question: what is Terence Crawford's signature win?

As a Crawford fan none of them are. What stands out is that all his wins are decisive. Whether he ended up winning by tko or dominating the rounds. No one has come close aside from a good shot here or there. But it's hard to properly gauge a guys skill level when he's fighting sub par competition. Everyone thought 97G was an unbeatable monster because he looked dominant fighting the likes of Lemieux. Then he gets in the ring with Jacobs, Canelo, and Dervy and all of sudden he doesn't look so unbeatable. I can't rank Crawford until he beats at least a solid welter.

His win of Gamboa at 135 is his best win at the time both were unbeaten and 2 best at lightweightand it was seen as a fairly 50/50 fight. Postol win is a very close second thoe. I get why people would say Gamboa because he's a good name...but coming to the Crawford fight, Gamboa had fought only twice in 3 years, and it was the fight was at 135 (just Gamboa's second fight at 135) when Gamboa was really just a 126-lber, where he spent almost all of his career up to that point. I think Postol has to be Crawford's best win.

We only fight beasts like Amir Khan over at Top Rank. PBC killing the sport with mismatches

Postol. He was ranked over Crawford at 140 and coming off the best wins of his career. Many on this board talked **** about Postol exposing Crawford just like the same stupid **** I hear today. Idiots never change.

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/447121 What is Crawford's signature/best win? Not trying to hate on Crawford at all, but I can't figure out which wins people use to justify him being P4P #1. I'm not saying he's not P4P material...but I don't think we know for sure yet, because we have yet to see him perform against elite-level competition...or have we? Which elite-level fighter has Crawford beaten? From my point of view there is no such thing a "1 win" that qualifies you as a pound for pound #1, it's the body of work, the way he is winning and the skills that he is developing. Also "elite level" competition is a matter of perspective, there are knowledgeable people out there that will see the level of competition as adequate to justify his ranking and there are other who might not see those fighters he has beaten as elite. To your last question, I consider several of his opponents Elite level, some might not be big names but on the ocation they fought Crawford they had good upward trajectories.

You don't need some big win to be number 1 pfp. You are confusing pfp with resume. PFP is just personal opinion of how good you THINK a boxer is for his pounds based on recent fights. You only have to think he is the best to make him number one. If you have seen Crawford fight and don't think he is the best pfp then put him where you think he belongs. I don't have him in my top 5 pound for pound but many people have him number 1. Bingo. Pundits often cite the "eye test" in determining P4P status.

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/447121 What is Crawford's signature/best win? Not trying to hate on Crawford at all, but I can't figure out which wins people use to justify him being P4P #1. I'm not saying he's not P4P material...but I don't think we know for sure yet, because we have yet to see him perform against elite-level competition...or have we? Which elite-level fighter has Crawford beaten?You don't need some big win to be number 1 pfp. You are confusing pfp with resume. PFP is just personal opinion of how good you THINK a boxer is for his pounds based on recent fights. You only have to think he is the best to make him number one. If you have seen Crawford fight and don't think he is the best pfp then put him where you think he belongs. I don't have him in my top 5 pound for pound but many people have him number 1.

His resume is weak for a guy with so much talent. Arum should have paid Manny his 20 mill to make the fight

Ricky Burns lol

Obviously the man is p4p and is an excellent fighter but p4p #1? is very debatable. I think many people would say Gamboa is his best win but when I checked last night in Boxrec, Crawford is listed as 5'8 tall and Gamboa 5'5 1/2. For me a p4p #1 man is the man that has been involved in a series of fights as underdog, a series of 50/50 fights where the other man is considered as good as him and he has come on top more often than not. A man that has digged down and needed to use his skills and will to overcome adversity. When you read this line, you easily think of Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao and that kind of breed.

His win of Gamboa at 135 is his best win at the time both were unbeaten and 2 best at lightweightand it was seen as a fairly 50/50 fight. Postol win is a very close second thoe.

As a Crawford fan none of them are. What stands out is that all his wins are decisive. Whether he ended up winning by tko or dominating the rounds. No one has come close aside from a good shot here or there. Right. Which suggests that his opponents haven't been world class.

As a Crawford fan none of them are. What stands out is that all his wins are decisive. Whether he ended up winning by tko or dominating the rounds. No one has come close aside from a good shot here or there.

Yuriorkis Gamboa is his best win to date- when you put the status of both fighters into context around that fight

Things have changed since the accident but my impression is that he wanted to fight Spence a lot more than Spence wanted to fight him. Does anyone think he's avoiding anyone? I mean he's been a welter for only about a year and a half.

I’m in agreement with you. Obviously he’s great but how great is unknown. Hasn’t faced any B level fighters and up