Terence Crawford got his redemption after a devastating loss to a future legend.
On September 13, ‘Bud’ defeated Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision to relieve the Mexican of his undisputed super middleweight titles.
The boxing community joined in unison to praise the American for his performance, with Shane Mosley saying Crawford would’ve beaten Mayweather.
However, while the now five-weight world champion is undefeated as a professional, his amateur career was littered with adversity.
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Terence Crawford had two amateur fights with Danny Garcia
On an important night, a packed crowd watched an amateur bout, completely unaware that they were witnessing a battle between two fighters who’d achieve incredible things in the sport.
In their first meeting, Danny Garcia got the edge over Terence Crawford.
Fueled with rage, ‘Bud’ vowed to get his redemption in the rematch, which he did, evening the score in their second amateur contest.
As professionals, their paths have never crossed. However, there’s no doubt a third fight between the pair would’ve gone down a storm with the fans.
Terence Crawford named the biggest puncher he’s ever faced
Garcia carries dynamite in his hands; however, he’s not the heaviest hitter Crawford has shared the ring with.
Surprisingly, neither is Canelo.
Following his most recent victory, Crawford named the biggest puncher he’s ever fought.