Comments Thread For: Going out on top: Terence "Bud" Crawford, five-division champ calls it a career

[millcitymauler]

It was a pleasure champ. Enjoy the fruits of a lifetime of hard work

[Jack_sh*t]

Crawford Blatantly ducking Jake Paul.

[landotter]

Every athlete should be so lucky to get out in such an incredible moment. Good for him.

[hitmanjosh]

I’m more happy that he made this decision than of any fight he’s had so far! I love that he did his way, it took a while to earn the extreme well deserved wealth, but he’s had conversations with Warren Buffet so I appreciate and applaud that as well and he we be alright and can live with that decision. Big Ups Champ, you are a champion of champions.

[SouthpawRight]

Why would he rematch Nelo?

Was not anywhere near close enough to warrant a rematch. Canelo stayed competitive enough and he won a few rounds, but he lost CLEAN!

It was competitive at the start, but Crawford pulled away using his high skill and speed.

The most you can give Canelo, is like, 4 rds. And I feel I’m being generous in saying that.

saul would have been ko’d in the 15 round days

I think history’s gonna be kind to Crawford’s career. Undisputed in how many weight classes?

Only really had one close fight that I can think of. Floyd’s had several close fights.

And you can say that Floyd fought in a tougher era, sure, but Crawford had no control over when he fought.

AND Crawford was not in the drivers seat for his career and he still did what he did.

Didn’t have the name or the popularity, but he had the SKILL and the WILL.

ATG no discussion. He’s up there with the best.

top 27 all time

A shade off from Floyd and Sugar Leonard in ability

The gatekeepers of top 10 all time

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“No pain…no pain….no pain..” was Rocky IV no?

Rocky III was, “what is your prediction?”

”prediction?…..(looks at the camera)…..pain…”

You're probably right. The prediction was another perfect moment IMHO. For some reason I thought he was getting hit with the medicine ball doing sit-ups saying no pain. Father time is finally catching up to me..

[Weebler I]

Crawford was too long not facing the best opponents, probably thanks to his promoter, but still. Top fighter, but didn't have the impact he could have had.

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saul would have been ko’d in the 15 round days

top 27 all time

A shade off from Floyd and Sugar Leonard in ability

The gatekeepers of top 10 all time

Correct, Leonard had the same mean streak l/hunger, less pop and has the edge in skill.

The Mount Rushmore of boxing hasn't changed and probably won't in my lifetime. Robinson, Louis etc.. still can't be touched.

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who would you say was the most skilled? Sugar Leonard?

uck those guys

my only criticism of TBud is he didn't give Madrimov, who deserved it, an INSTArematch

the PROVEN commodity when it comes to giving him a good fight

they can't all be the charisma and talent of Floyd

Yes, Leonard was the most skilled of that list. Roy was insanely gifted and used those gifts to compensate for his weaknesses in spectacular ways.

BTW, that's a list of fighters that were active in my lifetime and that I saw on TV. So 76 Olympics to this day and not an all time p4p list.

[Rbs3rd]

Job well done bro.