Moving up though, he will miss the opportunity to unify the division. There's a lot of talk about Adrien Broner being in line to face Ricky Burns, if Burns can unify the IBF, IBO and WBA Super against Julius Indongo. Thing is we know that Broner can't make the weight... Terence Crawford versus the winner of that fight would be for... the IBF, IBO, WBA Super, WBC, WBO and RING magazine Super Lightweight titles... that is something worth sticking at 140 lbs. for one more year for.
It doesn't matter on its own. Theoretically it's the fifth best of the alphabet straps. It is not a requirement but it completes the set. Don't forget, Roy Jones, Jr. held the IBA and the WBF haha!
Good thread. When people use the Gamboa fight as a way to bash Crawford it exposes their bias and/or lack of knowledge. He FINISHED a guy who has never been defeated and has looked stellar in most of his fights. This childish mentality that if you get caught in a fight (even if you win it) then you are trash. These same people criticize safety-first fighters.
It's hard to, without bias, say much bad about Crawford as a boxer. As a customer at a automotive shop, he's a severe idiot. As a boxer, one of the very best in the world.
Welcome back, Been gone for a while Red..
And good post!
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