Terence Crawford: record, next fight and profile →
Los Angeles, Ca. --- WBO Lightweight champion Terence Crawford arrives in Los Angeles Tuesday for the ESPY awards on Wednesday where he is nominated in the "best fighter" category. --- Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
Coming off a victory over the solid Emanuel Taylor on May 15th in Phoenx, Arizona, undefeated junior welterweight Antonio Orozco (22-0, 15 KO's) looks to the next step in his career. Word is that he's on the short list to face the WBO 140-pound champion Terence Crawford, who's return on HBO is slated for November 7th in Omaha, Nebraska.
Terence Crawford didn’t sound overly optimistic about the possibility of eventually facing Manny Pacquiao during a live chat Monday night with fans and media. “As far as Pacquiao,” Crawford said, “if that fight happens, it happens.” A Pacquiao-Crawford fight likely would require Crawford to move up from 140 to 147 pounds, yet it easily could be made because Crawford and Pacquiao are promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. Pacquiao is expected to need at least six months off after May 6 shoulder surgery to repair a slight tear to his right rotator cuff, an injury sustained during his May 2 loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Former two division champion Paulie Malignaggi discussed a number of options for the comeback of eight division champion Manny Pacquiao. Malignaggi views undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford (26-0, 18KOs) as the best opponent for Pacquiao's return. Both fighters are promoted by Top Rank and showcased on HBO.
Currently Terence Crawford is doing missionary work with his church in Africa. Soon, he'll return and get back to his day job as a boxer. The standout, who just moved up to the junior welterweight class by stopping Thomas Dulorme on April 18th, is slated to return on November 7th according to his manager Cameron Dunkin. Which means that it looks like he'll only be in the ring twice in 2015, which doesn't satisfy Dunkin.
Terence Crawford (26-0, 18KOs) made the jump to the 140 lb. division two weeks ago and made an impressive statement in his debut by stopping Thomas Dulorme. Crawford felt the move came at the right time and says he feels more comfortable in his new division. “I feel great, I feel stronger, I feel much more stronger,” Crawford told Boxingscene.com. “The plan to go in there and touch him, don’t show him too much, get him confident then take over but I felt strong.”
Veteran boxing observer, Larry Merchant, is sky high on the prospects of one Terence Crawford, who just recently captured the vacant WBO 140-pound title by halting Thomas Dulorme in six rounds on April 18th in Arlington, Texas. "I think that after he fights somebody at 147 and if he can show the same stuff he's showing now, I would make him no worse than even-money against either (Floyd) Mayweather or (Manny) Pacquiao," said Merchant this past Friday.
2014 BWAA Fighter of the year Terence Crawford receives the Sugar Ray Robinson Memorial Fighter of The Year Award in New York City Friday evening during the 90th Annual BWAA awards dinner. Crawford has a breakout year in 2014, with a title victory over Ricky Burns, then a sensational knockout of previously undefeated Olympic gold medal winner Yuriokis Gamboa and then a dominating decision victory over mandatory challenger Raymundo Beltran. Crawford has since moved to junior welterweight and captured his second divisional title. Photo by Mikey Williams Top Rank Boxing.
New York City, New York - Bill "Two Scoops' Emes catches up with WBO junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford to dicuss his 2014 Fight of The Year award, the year had with wins over Ricky Burns, Yuriokris Gamboa and Raymundo Beltran - thoughts on facing Lucas Matthysse down the line, thoughts on Matthysse twelve round decision victory over Ruslan Provodnikov, thoughts on the knockout victory to win his second divisional title, and more.
Newly crowned super lightweight champion Terence "Bud" Crawford deeply impressed his promoter Bob Arum with his 6th round knockout of Thomas Dulorme Saturday night in an HBO televised fight. Crawford took a few rounds to get Dulorme's timing down and then exploded with three knockdowns in the 6th round. The last of which ended the fight. "He's great. He really is super smart. He has the talent and the finishing ability. He's the whole package," said a beaming Arum.