Terence Crawford got angry today, reacting to Canelo Alvarez downplaying his record by saying he only fought a “good” opponent during his 17-year professional career, Errol Spence, and that was after he was in a terrifying car accident in 2019.
Alvarez: “A good victory”
Canelo seems to have mixed feelings about giving an unfinished and unproven fighter like Crawford the chance to fight him. Terence never fought any of the killers at 147 or 154.
It’s understandable that Alvarez would go after Crawford, who has a resume that is barren of quality victories because it’s the truth. He is an example of how fighters can cross divisions, capture titles against weak opposition, and then bring in a popular fighter for cash-out purposes. There is a system for that. What Crawford did in winning four division titles is no different than what Adrian Broner did to accomplish the same feat.
Terence wins four-division world title
– Israel Madrimov – 154
– Jeff Horn – 147
– Thomas Dulorme – 140
– Ricky Burns – 135
Canelo wouldn’t blame Crawford if he had at least done that, and that’s not asking much of him. King Canelo would be right to insist that Crawford put his soft skin in the general population at 168 to mix it with the apex predatorsBenavidez, Morrell, Osleys Iglesias, Christian Mbilli and Diego Pacheco.
Crawford, who has four divisions, was hurt by Canelo’s precise truth, but all he could say was that he had “always had the joy of making” his opponents into “people.” But when they were nothing when he fought them, what does that say about Crawford?
Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) revealed the truth about Crawford’s career. He’s only beaten one good fighter, Spence, and that was after he was physically destroyed by his car accident in 2019. Once you get past the win over Errol, there’s no one on the Terence’s CV that you can call a good fighter. They were either beaten down when Crawford fought them or rated B their entire careers.
Crawford defends his legacy
“Lol, it’s crazy! So not every fighter I’ve fought is good, but one? Note! Just remember what you said because I’ve always had the joy of making somebody look like nobody,” Terence Crawford said on Xreacting to Canelo Alvarez saying he’s only beaten “one good fighter” Errol Spence in his 17-year professional career.
“I respect Terence Crawford, but he only won one big fight. If you see his record, he just beat a good fighter. Other than that, I don’t think he beats great fighters like Spence,” Canelo Alvarez said in an interview with TMZ Sport.
Analyzing Crawford’s Victories
– Israel Madrimov
-Errol Spence
–Shawn Porter
– Viktor Postol
–Jeff Horn
– José Benavidez Jr
–Kell Brook
-Amir Khan
-Ricky Burns
– Yuriorkis Gamboa
Turki Al-Sheikh should tell Crawford that he needs to beat these three fighters to win the Canelo fight:
- David Benavidez
- David Morrell
- Osleys Iglesias
I would agree with Turki if he insisted that Crawford take on this little challenge to win the Canelo. golden parachute retirement money. I mean, isn’t that how it’s done in the NFL and NBA? You compete against the best teams and compete in the playoffs and championship games to win first place. Crawford is trying to take a shortcut to gold, and I can’t respect that. This sets a bad example that others will follow, knowing they can have a safe career, picking vulnerable prey to get that magical retirement paycheck.
