Jealousy is the root of all evil

[Memebox]

Crawford didn’t hold back in his latest social-media post — calling out two legends and making it clear he believes he’d dominate them.
“Oscar De La Hoya said Manny Pacquiao would’ve beat me … I would have fked you Pacquiao and whoever you thought would beat me the fk up.”
The venomous attack comes just days after he was stripped of his WBC super-middleweight belt for unpaid sanctioning fees.

EASIER SAID THAN DONE. I never forget a prime crawford got wobbled by an old small gamboa, imagine what a prime pacman would gonna do to him.
Prime for prime? Oscar is running thru bud , 2 totally different fighters and clearly 2 TOTALLY different eras.
Arum said he actually killed the PAC vs. Crawford fight to protect Crawford!

Crawford is not even close to the accomplishments of these 2 legends in Boxing history.

Crawford's JEALOUSY is a powerful and destructive emotion linked to many other sins and negative behaviors like hatred, violence, and bitterness, it's not the only root of evil, its TOXIC, not a good example for young boxers.

[SouthpawRight]

147 most realistic scenario in which they could have fought

manny who struggles with cerebral adjusters with counter right hands gets mopped by TBud

[YOU WILL LOSE]

he ""won" , but is still very angry



multiple profanity laced meltdowns, an embarassing arrest,

he cant last two weeks in canelo and those guy shoes!

[Coverdale]

A lot of these American boxers have very fragile egos, which seems to result from culture and upbringing. No amount of praise ever seems to be enough.

He's clearly not a happy person. As much as I support his decision to rebuff the WBC, that long and rambling video he did alone in his car was a strange look for a supposedly successful person.

[ELPacman]

I hate these type of "what if" scenarios. All this fantasy fight talk and assuming we all know the outcomes when if there is one thing boxing is known for, it's the upsets or the theater of the unexpected.

I wouldn't say Pac might beat Bud at 147lbs, nor would I believe Bud would beat Pac at 147lbs because Pac has shown to find a way to defeat fighters when he wasn't supposed to. For me it's a toss up and all that's left is fantasy talk because we'll never see it happen.

Though yeah, I would say all the recent talk since his Canelo win has gone to his head a tad. I don't want to take anything away from him, but this is what mostly separates guys like Pacquiao who never bragged about his accomplishments or held himself better than anyone else. On the other side, you got folks that feel the need to let you know their accomplishments and have fragile egos that make them lose their minds if you either don't know or question them.

[djtmal]

He beat a shopworn Canelo big deal

[PRINCEKOOL]

Terrence Crawford's best fights and wins 'have already gone, and almost disappeared back into the history books. Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Junior and Manny Pacquiao were involved in many fights that even now present day? Are still most likely being re-watched more than any of Crawford's best wins and performances. That is the reality of Terrence Crawford's impact on the game, in comparison to those fighters'.

Note: Terrence Crawford is a great modern day fighter, within his era 'but he is nowhere near the level, influence and impact of Floyd Mayweather Junior, Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao'.

And the debate of who wins really is irrelevant? I have always personally thought it is very low behaviour when currently active fighters 'start calling out retired fighters, or past great fighters who are no longer walking within this realm of reality. It is very opportunist behaviour, and does not prove that they are the better fighter'.

Deontay Wilder at the peak of his powers 'seemed to believe that he was a better fighter and champion than Mike Tyson. Just imagine if Wilder was acting in such a way back in the late 1980's or 1990's. Or would he even have the audacity to say such things if he was an active fighter during that era? Mike Tyson has a prior record of having no issue with confronting his nearest competitors outside the ring i.e. that is what he done vs James Blood Green, Donavon Razor Ruddock and infamously even Lennox Lewis'.

To conclude: I think Terrence Crawford is frustrated that he does not get the same level of credit as Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Junior or Manny Pacquiao. That is truly how read this behaviour'.

Well that is what happens when your resume on a fight by fight basis 'is overrated. All of Terrence Crawford's best wins are against fighters, miles outside of their peak. He fought and beat the two worst versions of Errol Spence Junior, Kell Brook. He beat a semi-retired Shawn Porter. And a version of Canelo Alvarez who in my opinion was dead at the weight of 168 pounds'.

They are all still solid and great wins that not many fighters in his era had the ability to achieve, but? I personally still don't think Terrence Crawford has any all-time great wins on his resume 'and I am not one of those individuals within the boxing community who were in the aftermath of his win vs Canelo Alvarez? Trying to claim and make out that Crawford's win over Alvarez was superior to Floyd Mayweather Junior's win'.

Floyd Mayweather Junior's win over Canelo Alvarez was a by far more superior win 'Mayweather beat Alvarez with more ease, and in my opinion? He was competing against a more formidable and better version of Canelo Alvarez'.

I think Terrence Crawford should just be content with being considered one of the greatest fighters of his era 'but if he wants to start acting all big, calling out past great fighters? Instead in my opinion he should confront fighters who are presently active, and would gratefully challenge him to a fight' etc.

[DeeMoney]

A lot of these American boxers have very fragile egos, which seems to result from culture and upbringing. No amount of praise ever seems to be enough.

He's clearly not a happy person. As much as I support his decision to rebuff the WBC, that long and rambling video he did alone in his car was a strange look for a supposedly successful person.

I am interested in your perspective on this, as based on your post I assume you are not American and am wondering what sports culture is like where you are from.

I have been working professionally with athletes for the last couple decades, and I know of some older professionals and coaches who lament the modern athlete's attitude compared to those in decades gone by. Usually I just chalk this up to rose tinted glasses or old guys yelling at clouds; I know I have lots of middle aged old teammates of mine who complain that they wouldve whooped these young athletes if they played back in our day. One of the consistent complaints, is of the perceived arrogance of the modern athlete, the look at me, social media type complaints. Which I find amusing because I remind them that Ali and Namath were of the same mindset 60+ years ago, so this has been going on long before you were working with athletes.

That being written, many professionals agree that athletes should have a little bit of confidence, a little bit of arrogance, to them. Now, where to draw that line, well that may be a point of contention. Still, you seem to imply its different where you are from. If you don't mind me asking, where are you from and how are athletes treated differently there?

[Scary]

Excactly, people are jealous of Jake Paul, they simply cannot fathom what is going on around them. Yes Jake Paul just broke all records again. Yes he just took the biggest risk ever taken in boxing. Yes yes yes. Your opinion doesn't even matter to Jake "big balls" Paul.

Haters wouldn't dare, which is why no one will remember their name.

[Coverdale]

I am interested in your perspective on this, as based on your post I assume you are not American and am wondering what sports culture is like where you are from.

I have been working professionally with athletes for the last couple decades, and I know of some older professionals and coaches who lament the modern athlete's attitude compared to those in decades gone by. Usually I just chalk this up to rose tinted glasses or old guys yelling at clouds; I know I have lots of middle aged old teammates of mine who complain that they wouldve whooped these young athletes if they played back in our day. One of the consistent complaints, is of the perceived arrogance of the modern athlete, the look at me, social media type complaints. Which I find amusing because I remind them that Ali and Namath were of the same mindset 60+ years ago, so this has been going on long before you were working with athletes.

That being written, many professionals agree that athletes should have a little bit of confidence, a little bit of arrogance, to them. Now, where to draw that line, well that may be a point of contention. Still, you seem to imply its different where you are from. If you don't mind me asking, where are you from and how are athletes treated differently there?

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I am from the UK where we do have overtly egotistical sportspeople, but I would say they're relatively unusual at the elite end. Naseem Hamed, Tyson Fury and even Carl Froch to a degree standout.

You're right that it's not necessarily new, with Ali being an obvious example of an overtly egotistical athlete. Had social media been around in his day, would he have made a long and rambling video complaining about being stripped by the WBA? It's interesting to consider.

To return to my original point, I do think this persona is more common among Americans. This demand to be recognised as great and complaining about not getting enough recognition is a theme that comes up fairly often. The poster Willie Pep 229 gave some interesting insight into why that might be, saying the US is a "society that places more emphasis on the individual than the community". I would be interested to know what you thought about that.

Existentially, perhaps this win hasn't given Crawford what he thought it would. We see this in all areas of society, PhD students often feel depressed rather than elated after finishing their thesis. Crawford achieved something spectacular, but the world quickly moves on. He should focus on being happy with himself.