By Cliff Rold - Terrence Crawford spent 2014 stamping himself as the best lightweight in the world and winning the nod as Fighter of the Year in several spaces. With little in the way of big fights or opportunities to be found at 135 lbs. right now, Crawford promptly moved up.
2015 hasn’t been the same sort of year.
Sure, he won a vacant belt in his first start five pounds up at Jr. welterweight. It hasn’t stopped him from being somewhat lost in the shuffle. Crawford makes only his second start of the year with big hopes for what could be. One of Top Rank’s most talented young fighters already had a pretty solid drawing base in his native Nebraska. To get to the world stage, he’s not just competing with former title challenger Dierry Jean.
He’s competing in the beauty pageant to be an opponent for a returning Manny Pacquiao. [Click Here To Read More]
2015 hasn’t been the same sort of year.
Sure, he won a vacant belt in his first start five pounds up at Jr. welterweight. It hasn’t stopped him from being somewhat lost in the shuffle. Crawford makes only his second start of the year with big hopes for what could be. One of Top Rank’s most talented young fighters already had a pretty solid drawing base in his native Nebraska. To get to the world stage, he’s not just competing with former title challenger Dierry Jean.
He’s competing in the beauty pageant to be an opponent for a returning Manny Pacquiao. [Click Here To Read More]
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