Terence Crawford: record, next fight and profile →
Let the record show that a scrappy little kid that nobody believed in from Omaha, Nebraska, made it. On Saturday morning, in downtown Omaha, the city held a victory parade for its native son, Terence Crawford, on the occasion of his career-defining, ninth-round knockout over Errol Spence Jr. two weeks ago in Las Vegas to become the undisputed welterweight champion.
Terence Crawford disagrees with those that have suggested Errol Spence Jr. should retire. Crawford dropped Spence three times and dominated his rival on his way to a career-defining, ninth-round, technical-knockout victory July 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Factions of fans and media have since expressed concern for Spence’s long-term health because Crawford battered him for much of their welterweight title unification bout, but Crawford believes Spence can recover and become a formidable fighter again.
A ton of emotions began flowing through Errol Spence Jr., none more than pure rage. His boxing career has always been dedicated to not just winning a world title but to grabbing them all. Kell Brook allowed the Dallas native to get the ball rolling, stopping him for his IBF crown in 2017. Shawn Porter and Yordenis Ugas played their parts as well.
Unless Errol Spence Jr. unexpectedly requests a second welterweight fight with him, Terence Crawford would remain in the 147-pound division for only one other bout.
Paulie Malignaggi made sure to clear his schedule on the night of July 29th. With Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford finally agreeing to face off for all of the welterweight marbles, the former two-division champ didn’t want to miss a single second of the action.
Terence Crawford couldn’t care less what anyone says, writes, Tweets, etc. The undefeated, undisputed welterweight champion has determined that fighting Jaron “Boots” Ennis doesn’t make enough business sense to make the acknowledged risk worthwhile at this stage of Crawford’s career. Crawford, who will
One way to get on the bad side of Terence Crawford apparently is to behave inauthentically. The undisputed welterweight champion from Omaha, Nebraska, has not been shy about expressing his antipathy for Jermell Charlo, the undisputed 154-pound champion, and in a recent interview, Crawford explained that his animus for the Houston native stems from the latter’s “fake” demeanor.
It was always a goal of Jermell Charlo to not only face Canelo Alvarez but to also beat him. But, with Alvarez moving up as high as 175 pounds while Charlo remained at 154, those dreams appeared to be just that, a dream. And a far-fetched one at that.
The time to fight Terence Crawford as a welterweight was when he was just starting out as one, some five-odd years ago, according to his longtime trainer Brian McIntyre.
Terence Crawford is practically numb to the alibis and asterisks that he says typically follow his fights. That includes the latest justifications that have dribbled out in the wake of his rousing ninth-round technical knockout of Errol Spence Jr.