Taking on all comers to his welterweight throne during his historic run, Terence Crawford did, however, fail to share the ring with a gigantic challenger.
Making more history just a month ago, Terence Crawford scooped the undisputed super middleweight crown with a decision win over Canelo Alvarez in another heralded performance.
And adding undisputed gold to his mantel, which also hosts undisputed welterweight spoils, Crawford styled on Errol Spence Jr. in a sensational in-ring display.
However, before his win over Canelo, Crawford faced being held up by a rather interesting spectacle against the tallest world champion in boxing today.
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Terence Crawford’s failed blockbuster with Sebastian Fundora
Following his successful move to light middleweight in a bid to prime himself for a showdown with Canelo, Crawford was ordered to put championship gold on the line against the towering world champion Sebastian Fundora.
Standing just shy of 6ft 7in, Floridian star Fundora — at the time was recognized as the tallest world champion in boxing, following the defeat of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury by the undisputed titleholder Oleksandr Usyk just three months prior.
Having just beaten Israil Madrimov in a less-than-memorable win, Crawford would be ordered by the WBO to fight Fundora, who then held the WBC and WBO championships.
Eventually ditching a pairing with Fundora, Crawford would move to super middleweight to face off with Mexican star Canelo.
Sebastian Fundora warns Keith Thurman ahead of title showdown
Returning to the ring later this year off the back of his rematch win over Tim Tszyu, Fundora — known as ‘The Towering Inferno’ — will take on Keith Thurman in a WBC welterweight championship clash.
And tasked with taking out a star who has shared the ring with the likes of Manny Pacquiao, as well as retired star Shawn Porter, Fundora warned Thurman how confident he is in prevailing with a successful defense of his crown again.
My mind is very strong,” Fundora told Fight Hype. “…He lost to (Manny) Pacquiao, he’s been on the side for a while, he’s been saying all these things, so those things are going to be on his mind because those are things he’s thinking about. I’m not focused on that.”