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“He’s lucky we didn’t fight” Unbeaten Crawford would

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“He’s lucky we didn’t fight” Unbeaten Crawford would have met his match, says Hall of Fame legend”

Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao have operated in four of the same weight divisions and, while their careers never crossed paths, the question now is whether that could yet change.

In August 2021, Pacquiao’s defeat to Yordenis Ugas for the WBA welterweight title appeared to signal the end of the Filipino icon’s phenomenal career. A few months later, Crawford continued his rise towards greatness, stopping Shawn Porter in the 10th round to retain his WBO welterweight title

Already undisputed at 140lbs, Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) has since gone on to repeat the feat at welterweight and again at super-middleweight. Pacquiao, meanwhile, ended his retirement earlier this year and came close to upsetting Mario Barrios in a bid to win the WBC welterweight title at the age of 46.

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Pacquiao, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame earlier this year, looks set to continue his career, with an announcement on his future believed to be imminent, while Crawford must decide whether to remain at 168lbs or move weight once more

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Crawford recently suggested that he would have beaten Pacquiao had they ever shared a ring, prompting a typically gracious response from the eight-division world champion. However, when ES News revisited the comment, Pacquiao’s tone was noticeably less diplomatic

“I think it’s lucky that he didn’t fight me.”

In an era where Jake Paul is preparing to face Anthony Joshua, it is hard to rule anything out entirely. A Crawford–Pacquiao catchweight super-fight remains unlikely, but not impossible — particularly if “Bud” decides to fan the flames further with a few well-chosen words.

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Boxing world waits anxiously as Terence Crawford fires

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Boxing world waits anxiously as Terence Crawford fires back at Canelo’s September rematch demand

Terence Crawford has shared his first thoughts on Canelo Alvarez‘s hopes of securing a rematch next year.

Terence Crawford made history back in September when he stepped up two divisions to dethrone Canelo of his undisputed super-middleweight crown at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

The American was a big underdog heading into the bout due to the size difference that was expected to be on display, but Crawford proved the doubters wrong to earn a unanimous decision win.

The victory saw ‘Bud’ become the first male fighter to ever earn undisputed status in three separate divisions, after already managing to accomplish it at super-lightweight and welterweight earlier in his career, though he has since been stripped of the WBC super-middleweight title.

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Many fans believed that Crawford’s next move would see him drop down to middleweight in search of claiming world honours in a sixth division, having also held gold at lightweight and super-welterweight.

While that could still be the case, it has since been reported that Canelo is targeting a rematch with ‘Bud’ in September 2026, one year after their first meeting.

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Crawford has now reacted to that development, telling FightHype that he hasn’t heard anything about a potential second fight with the Mexican superstar.

“That’s new news to me.”

Canelo is currently recovering from elbow surgery, meaning he isn’t set to compete on his traditional Cinco De Mayo date in May and is instead just focusing on facing ‘Bud’ in September, but if Crawford’s comments are anything to go by, the rematch may not be on the cards

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In a surprising twist, Terence Crawford allegedly gave the

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In a surprising Twist, Terence Crawford allegedly gave the green light to a showdown with Jake Paul just before securing the deal with Joshua—leaving fans on the edge of their seats.

Terence Crawford: Jake Paul will fight Anthony Joshua on December 19 in Miami on Netflix after approximately 30 fighters agreed to face him.

Jake Paul will face Anthony Joshua on December 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. The fight will stream live on Netflix.

The matchup came together after Paul’s planned exhibition with Gervonta Davis fell apart. Davis faced legal issues that ended those negotiations.

Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, revealed that around 30 fighters accepted offers to fight Paul. The shortlist included Ryan Garcia, Terence Crawford, and Anthony Joshua.

According to Bidarian, Crawford accepted the fight offer. He confirmed this claim when asked directly by TMZ Sports.

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Terence Crawford agreed to the Jake Paul fight but they went with Anthony Joshua

“There were probably 30 fighters who accepted. AJ being one of them, Terence Crawford being another. AJ is the one that we came to an agreement on. Crawford was 100% in.”

However, boxing insider Rick Glaser disputes this version of events. Glaser stated on social media that Crawford “smartly turned it down” and called the claim “unequivocally not true.”

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Paul ultimately chose Joshua for the December bout. The British fighter stands 6’6″ and weighs around 251 pounds compared to Paul’s 6’1″ frame at approximately 225 pounds.

Joshua brings 32 professional fights to the ring. Paul has competed in 13 bouts with a 12-1 record.

The former two-time unified heavyweight champion has 25 knockouts in 28 career wins. He knocked out Francis Ngannou in his most recent fight last year.

Bidarian explained his reasoning for viewing Joshua as a better opponent than Davis. He described Davis as quick, fast, precise, and highly skilled with knockout power.

“AJ is big, strong, and has knockout power, but he’s definitely slower than Tank,” Bidarian said. “He’s definitely less skilled than Tank.”

The MVP co-founder believes the matchup gives Paul a chance to display better boxing skills. He views it as more favorable despite Joshua’s size and experience advantages.

Paul has been training for the fight. Bidarian mentioned that his team has a good relationship with Oleksandr Usyk and his coaching staff.

Usyk defeated Joshua twice in their previous matchups. Joshua recently trained with Usyk’s coaches about two weeks before the announcement.

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Amazing! Crawford stunned by insane BKFC offer to

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Amazing! Crawford stunned by insane BKFC offer to throw down with the promotion’s biggest star — fans erupt: “He’d be crazy to accept this!”

Boxing megastar Terence Crawford has now been offered the chance to fight sans gloves in what would come as a surprise move to the BKFC.

Expected to make his return to the ring next year, Terence Crawford is on cloud nine since winning the undisputed super middleweight title against Canelo Alvarez earlier this year.

And linked with a massive chance to make boxing history in a pursuit of the undisputed middleweight title, Crawford has welcomed a clash with an unbeaten European puncher.

However, with his boxing future somewhat up in the air still, the Omaha native has been named on a hit list of stars by bare knuckle fighting’s biggest name.

Mike Perry reveals pursuit of Terence Crawford fight

Fighting exclusively in the ring during his illustrious combat sports career, Crawford has now been offered the chance to duke it out without gloves against former UFC welterweight star Mike Perry.

 

Taking the David Feldman and Conor McGregor-led promotion by storm ever since his debut three years ago.

And improving to 6-0 in the ring last month, Perry has been linked with massive fights in the time since.

However, according to the Flint puncher, a pairing with stars including boxing’s pound-for-pound king Crawford hugely interests him.

“I think of names when you ask me. Nate Diaz, (Jorge), Masvidal, there’s Darren Till,” Perry told MMA Fighting. “Darren Till don’t have experience in bare knuckle that we haven’t seen at the club, and no kicking. … (Terence) ‘Bud’ Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua — he’s a little big.

“…Darren Till’s a big fight,” Perry explained. “He’s doing well in boxing. To have a boxer and MMA fighter, and he finally comes over and does the bare knuckle.”

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Eyeing a history-making return to the ring next year, Crawford has also been linked heavily with a pairing against Jaron Ennis — with the super welterweight champion training with Canelo for their September clash.

However, over the weekend, another boxing star emerged in the hotly contested race to fight Crawford, with a WBC interim super welterweight champion staking his claim for a bout with the Nebraska favorite.

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“Fight of a lifetime” – Mike Tyson calls on Crawford to

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“Fight of a lifetime” – Mike Tyson calls on Crawford to face an undefeated opponent in his next bout.

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A shocking claim suggests Terence Crawford wouldn’t

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A shocking claim suggests Terence Crawford wouldn’t prevail against his boxing idol in a dream fight — according to a Hall of Fame star.

Terence Crawford: For all his incredible exploits in the ring, Terence Crawford has been told he finds himself lucky to compete outside of the era of a star who would run through him.

Boasting an immaculate 42-0 professional record, Terence Crawford added to his gleaming résumé weeks ago, landing the undisputed super middleweight crown with a dominant win over Canelo Alvarez.

And linked with a host of massive outings next in a bid to further cement his legacy as one of the greatest of all time, the Nebraska native is honing in on a particular matchup.

However, for all his success in the squared circle, a Hall of Fame star insists Crawford’s world would come crashing down if he faced a formidable Floridian star

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Beginning his career in the ring during the same year as Roy Jones Jr.’s infamous light heavyweight title fight loss to Welsh maestro Joe Calzaghe, Crawford has been picked to come unstuck against the former by the Hall of Fame star.

Anthony JoshuaAnd on this day in 2008, in fact, Calzaghe would enter the ring for the very last time in his 46-fight career, defeating Jones Jr. to land The Ring title and retire undefeated.

Heaping praise on the Pensacola star, Calzaghe recently told Boxing Scene that in a dream fight between Crawford and Jones Jr., the modern-day icon would likely find himself facing his first and only career loss.

“I think you can’t really put a peak Roy Jones (Jr.) in with — people making a point of, would he (Terence Crawford) have beaten a peak Roy Jones?

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“Come on, man. No, I think he’s done great, going up in weight,” Calzaghe explained. “He’s a great fighter, he’s a great fighter, Terence Crawford. But I don’t know.”

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Taking massive inspiration from fighters of yesteryear during his initial rise to stardom, Omaha star Crawford claimed Jones Jr. was his ultimate boxing “hero”.

And ahead of his masterful win over Canelo, Crawford gushed over Jones Jr.’s ability in the ring — particularly at the peak of his powers, claiming the multi-weight champion was “unbeatable”.

“Roy Jones Jr. He was unbeatable in his prime. He’s my boxing hero. He will always be my favourite of all time,” Crawford explained.

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Terence Crawford hit with a shocking warning before

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Terence Crawford hit with a shocking warning before Canelo Alvarez rematch — and it comes from Roy Jones Jr.

It’s not every day that a 37-year-old boxer picks up the best win of his career. That’s likely why Terence Crawford, over a month removed from his victory over Canelo Alvarez, is taking his sweet time before making a decision on the future of his boxing career.

No one, including Crawford himself, knows what the now-38-year-old boxer will do. “Bud” moved up two weight classes to face Alvarez. With the undisputed super middleweights in tow, he could stay in the division and try to dominate it. That would surely come with a rematch against Canelo, given that the Mexican is more than likely to stay in the division he reigned supreme in for so long.

Roy Jones Jr. doesn’t think Terence Crawford should do a rematch against Canelo Alvarez

Is that the best move, though? Not everyone believes so, and that includes boxing legend Roy Jones Jr.

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In a recent interview with Ring Magazine, Jones gave his thoughts on what Crawford should do going forward. It doesn’t include a rematch with Canelo.

I think he should go down and win a title at 160. Because he won it at 147, 140, 154, 168. Go get 160. You’ve got to close it off. That’s fire.

When asked if he’d like to see the Canelo rematch, Jones said, “not really“. Jones was also asked what he’d like to see Canelo do going forward, and it seems like the 56-year-old isn’t sure about the Mexican’s immediate future.

Jones says that Alvarez has “done more than enough” in the sport. Other than a rematch with Crawford, there really isn’t much else Canelo can do to further his legacy. In a way, Jones is hinting that a retirement for Alvarez could theoretically be in the cards

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Terence Crawford Says There Is Only One Heavyweight Better Than Oleksandr Usyk

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Terence Crawford believes there is just one heavyweight in boxing history that ranks even higher than Oleksandr Usyk.

The Ukrainian superstar cemented his place in boxing folklore in July at Wembley Stadium in London when he defeated Britain’s Daniel Dubois for the second time to capture the undisputed heavyweight championship once again.

Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the ‘four belt era’ back in May of 2024 when he defeated Tyson Fury in their historic first encounter in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Terence Crawford Says There Is Only One Heavyweight Better Than Oleksandr Usyk

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The 38-year-old defeated Fury once again in their rematch just months later, although their second encounter was only contested for the unified WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles.

Whilst many consider Usyk to be the best heavyweight of his generation, and one of the greatest to have ever laced up a pair of gloves, pound-for-pound great ‘Bud’ Crawford has revealed the one heavyweight that he ranks even higher than the Ukrainian hero.

In a feature with The Daily Mail, Crawford made no mistake in ranking none other than the iconic Muhammad Ali ahead of Usyk.

Known to fans and analysts around the world as ‘The Greatest’, Ali enjoyed considerable success throughout the course of his 21-year professional career, which culminated in him capturing the world heavyweight championship on several occasions.

Ali shared the ring with a number of legendary heavyweight fighters during his tenure, but some of his more memorable bouts came against the likes of Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and George Foreman to name just a few.

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In a Show of Respect, Jaron Ennis Proclaims Crawford as

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In a Show of Respect, Jaron Ennis Proclaims Crawford as the Defining Figure of Modern Boxing

Who is the face of boxing? It’s a polarizing question.
Terence Crawford: However, most believe that in recent years, Canelo Alvarez had holds the throne. After losing to Terence Crawford on Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, however, Jaron Ennis is convinced he’s been replaced.
“He just beat Canelo, the face of boxing,” Ennis said on The Ariel Helwani Show. “So that makes Crawford the face of boxing at the moment.”
Although he’s rarely had close fights, many questioned whether or not Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) could get it done against Alvarez at super middleweight.
Age wasn’t on his side; he was 37 at the time. Size wasn’t on his side either after moving up to weight divisions.
Still, none of it played a factor on the night as the Nebraska native boxed, brawled, and outmuscled Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) to a unanimous decision victory to become the first male undisputed champion in three weight classes.
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In the immediate aftermath, Crawford has to decide his next move. He was noncommittal on remaining at 168 pounds and flirted with the idea of heading down to the middleweight division.
Some are hopeful that a matchup with Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs, 1 NC) will take place. But even with the Philadelphia star now holding the WBA interim junior middleweight title, Crawford threw cold water on that idea, stating that he has no intention of returning to 154 pounds.
Ennis, of course, would love the opportunity to fight the future Hall of Famer, but he knows the ball isn’t in his court. More importantly, he knows Crawford has a ton of options.
“Let that man enjoy his victory,” Ennis continued. “He earned the right to fight whoever he wanna fight. He earned that.
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Crawford Faces Stunning Setback – One Rival Bout Could

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Crawford Faces Stunning Setback – One Rival Bout Could Cost Him Boxing’s Top Honor

Terence Crawford undoubtedly earned the biggest win of 2025 last month.

At Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Crawford defeated Canelo Alvarez to become the undisputed super super middleweight champion.

Many even believed that the unanimous scorecards didn’t truly reflect just how dominant ‘Bud’ was on September 13.

While there have been some hot takes about what Crawford achieved, there’s no denying that the manner of his performance after moving up two weight classes was incredibly impressive.

It may seem like he has the ‘Fighter of the Year’ award already in the bag, but one upcoming fight could challenge that position.

When it comes time for The Ring magazine to crown their ‘Fighter of the Year’ for 2025, Terence Crawford is likely going to be the first name that’s put forward.

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His win was so impressive that some have even urged Crawford to retire while he’s on top of the sport after everything that he has already accomplished

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That being said, there are some that criticized Canelo Alvarez’s display on September 13, questioning whether the Mexican star overlooked his opponent.

Crawford’s win was the biggest moment in boxing this year, but it’s also the only time that he has competed in 2025.

Naoya Inoue, on the other hand, who is ranked as The Ring’s #3 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, two spots behind ‘Bud’, has been much more active.

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‘The Monster’ has already produced three wins this year to defend his undisputed super bantamweight titles, including a bout with Ramon Cardenas where he recovered after being dropped in the second round

Terence Crawford would join an exclusive list of American fighters who have been named The Ring’s ‘Fighter of the Year’ in recent times.

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The magnitude of Crawford’s win in September still puts him in a strong position as the fighter that most people will consider to be the favorite for the award.

However, if Naoya Inoue can end the year with a big performance against Alan Picasso, there is room for a debate.

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