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By Thomas Gerbasi - The secret is out. As quiet as WBO lightweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford is in the public eye, when he’s in the B&B Boxing Academy, that’s not exactly the case.
“He won't say it to the public,” said co-manager and trainer Brian McIntyre. “He'll tell us in the gym. We're the ones that get the earful.”
These days, there’s plenty to talk about when it comes to the 26-year-old, who is fresh off a stirring ninth round knockout of Yuriorkis Gamboa in June that captivated the boxing world, started some Fight of the Year chatter, and elevated Crawford from talented young champion to the Next Great American Hope.
And yeah, he’s that good, something the soft-spoken Nebraskan won’t tell the world, but he’ll do his share of talking among his team, a close knit group that includes McIntyre, fellow coaches Red Spikes and Esau Dieguez, as well as the coaches’ mentor Midge Minor. Watching Crawford reach the top with the same crew he started with when he was a kid was one of the better stories to come out of this sport in 2014, and a satisfying one for McIntyre, even if he – like his fighter – isn’t one to let his mouth outrun his actions.
“I don't gloat,” he said. “We've been doing it for so long together. The same team that was with him in the ring was the same team that was there when he was seven years old. So we know what to expect out of each other. Everybody's got a certain job to do, and in order for this wheel to keep turning and rolling, everybody must step up and do their job. And when things like this happen, him winning the title, him knocking Gamboa out, it's just another day to us. You'll see the happiness in the ring, but we're back in the gym the next week. It's not new to us.” [Click Here To Read More]
“He won't say it to the public,” said co-manager and trainer Brian McIntyre. “He'll tell us in the gym. We're the ones that get the earful.”
These days, there’s plenty to talk about when it comes to the 26-year-old, who is fresh off a stirring ninth round knockout of Yuriorkis Gamboa in June that captivated the boxing world, started some Fight of the Year chatter, and elevated Crawford from talented young champion to the Next Great American Hope.
And yeah, he’s that good, something the soft-spoken Nebraskan won’t tell the world, but he’ll do his share of talking among his team, a close knit group that includes McIntyre, fellow coaches Red Spikes and Esau Dieguez, as well as the coaches’ mentor Midge Minor. Watching Crawford reach the top with the same crew he started with when he was a kid was one of the better stories to come out of this sport in 2014, and a satisfying one for McIntyre, even if he – like his fighter – isn’t one to let his mouth outrun his actions.
“I don't gloat,” he said. “We've been doing it for so long together. The same team that was with him in the ring was the same team that was there when he was seven years old. So we know what to expect out of each other. Everybody's got a certain job to do, and in order for this wheel to keep turning and rolling, everybody must step up and do their job. And when things like this happen, him winning the title, him knocking Gamboa out, it's just another day to us. You'll see the happiness in the ring, but we're back in the gym the next week. It's not new to us.” [Click Here To Read More]