Terence Crawford: record, next fight and profile →
LAS VEGAS – Bob Arum respects Terence Crawford’s desire to secure the biggest payday possible during the twilight of the three-division champion’s Hall-of-Fame career.
Canelo Alvarez is fresh off of a dominant unanimous decision win against Jermell Charlo, defending his 168-pound undisputed title against the 154-pound undisputed champion.
Canelo Alvarez didn’t dismiss Terence Crawford as a potential opponent early Sunday morning. Boxing’s biggest star didn’t exactly say he is willing to fight the undefeated, undisputed welterweight champion next, either. Alvarez addressed a much-discussed showdown with Crawford as soon as his post-fight press conference began after his easy 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over Jermell Charlo on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - Undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford was ringside on Saturday night, to win two other undisputed champions collide in the ring.
There’s simply no other way around it, Errol Spence Jr. was dominated by Terence Crawford. With both viewed as pound-for-pound stars operating on the highest level, fans and media pundits were split right down the middle in terms of who would win. Was Spence too big and too strong or was Crawford too skillful for the former unified welterweight champion? Those questions were painfully answered on July 29th.
This whole notion that there are weight classes for a reason apparently doesn’t apply to Terence Crawford. For the 35-year-old Nebraska, native, things have been easy for him in the ring. Maybe too easy. Even in the biggest fight of his life against Errol Spence Jr., there wasn’t a single competitive moment as Crawford dominated from start to ninth-round finish.
To some, the resume of Terence Crawford was completely laughable. A win over Julius Indongo allowed Crawford to become an undisputed champion at 140 pounds. A victory over Jeff Horn netted him a world title in his third division. Grabbing a win over Ricky Burns was also salient, as it began his run as a full-fledged champion.
Keith Thurman isn’t too interested in feuding with an apparently aggrieved Terence Crawford. Crawford, the undisputed welterweight champion from Omaha, Nebraska, recently went off on a multi-post rant on social media, taking aim particularly at former welterweight titlists Thurman and Danny Garcia.
For the most part, fans weren’t too invested in the contractual status of Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. After waiting years for the two pound-for-pound stars to get it on, most were simply happy that their longtime rivalry was finally coming to an end. With that said, there were a few surface-level details that were revealed, such as a bilateral rematch clause as well as a possible new weight class for their possible sequel.
Promoter Bob Arum has a hard time envisioning Terence Crawford pulling out a win over Canelo Alvarez. Asked to offer his opinion on the hypothetical match-up recently, the Hall of Fame promoter said he just feels that