On September 13, two of the very best of their era will meet for the first time.
While Terence Crawford has admitted that both he and Canelo Alvarez need to step it up ahead of their clash next month, the fight is still absolutely massive.
Unlike his opponent, ‘Bud’ brings an undefeated record to the ring, with 41 wins (31 via knockout) since making his pro debut in 2008.
Crawford may have earned just $125,000 for his first major win, but he’s come a long way since initially putting himself on the map by beating Breidis Prescott.
In a fight where some expected that he would finally meet his equal, the Nebraska native proved a lot of people wrong by putting on a historic masterclass.
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Terence Crawford became the first two-weight undisputed champion when he outclassed Errol Spence Jr.
For many years, one of the fights that was right at the top of a lot of fans’ wish list was Terence Crawford taking on Errol Spence Jr.
With the fight seemingly being spoken about and negotiated for long periods of time without coming to fruition, it looked like this huge clash may end up going down as a huge bout that got away due to boxing politics.
Eventually, they met inside the ring on July 29 of 2023, where despite his opponent’s long periods of inactivity in recent times due to several health issues, no one could have expected what Crawford would go on to do.
‘Bud’ produced what many believe is the best performance of his career by outclassing Spence Jr. before he stopped him in the ninth round.
Having won the WBA, WBC, IBF and the vacant The Ring belt in the process, adding to his WBO title, Crawford made history with this victory as the first fighter in the ‘four belt era’ to become undisputed in two weight classes.
After he accomplished this feat at both light welterweight and welterweight, two other fighters who are right at the top of the pound-for-pound list with Crawford have gone on to do the same.
Naoya Inoue achieved this at bantamweight and super bantamweight with just one year separating the two accomplishments.
Oleksandr Usyk also wrote his name into the history books when he replicated his incredible run at cruiserweight by beating Tyson Fury for the first time in May of 2024 to claim the WBC heavyweight title.
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Terence Crawford admitted feeling relieved after putting his rivalry with Errol Spence Jr. to bed
Terence Crawford has never been the most animated fighter when it comes to reading his emotions before, after, or during a fight.
In an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, he spoke about how some people claimed that he didn’t look happy after beating Errol Spence Jr.
He responded to this by claiming that after chasing the fight for such a long time, he was both happy and relieved to have finally moved past this chapter.
“When you go in the back room, everybody wants to see excitement. I was just like, ‘Ah, I got that off my back.’ It was a sign of relief.”
Even if he emerges victorious in another legacy-defining fight on September 13, fans can expect to see the same calm and collected Crawford that they’re used to.