Top 3”s claim of Terence Crawford after Canelo’s fight ignites anger: fans accuse him of ignorance and lack of respect for boxing legends

Terence Crawford’s comment on his victory over Canelo Álvare It is completely ignorant About the history of sport.

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Historical ingenuity

They feel that Crawford does not know about the great past, so he naively believes that a victory over Canelo is enough to place it ahead of the combatants who did much more in their careers. The greats of the past not only had two good names in their curriculums, as Crawford does.

They had records full of formidable talent. You cannot blame Terence for not knowing about the great past fighters. Crawford is not the only active fighter who does not know the history of sport.

In an interview with Manouk AkopyanCrawford (41-0, 31 kos) pointed out that it will essentially advance three kinds of weight when it challenges Canelo (62-2-2, 39 kO) so it predicts that it will be the indisputable super medium championship on September 13.

It would be impressive if Crawford beat Canelo to become an undisputed champion of three divisions. Even so, it would be difficult to place it highly due to its limited curriculum.

Compared to the fighters of the past, who fought against excellent opposition throughout their careers, Terence’s history is almost completely sterile of elite opposition. He has a victory over Errol Spence, but not much more in his curriculum would suggest that belongs in the 3 best or 50 pounds for pounds of all time.

Libra fighters per pound from the past

Sugar Ray Robinson
Muhammad Ali
Oscar de la Hoya
Roberto Durán
Henry Armstrong
Willie Pep
Pernell Whitaker
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao
Roy Jones Jr.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Julio César Chávez
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Ezzard Charles
Archie Moore
Sandy Saddler
Ricardo López
Carlos Monzón
Bernard Hopkins

This is just a small list of combatants who have compiled better albums than Crawford. Even if Terence makes a better cinnamon on September 13, it would be crazy to place it above these combatants.

Delusa or reality?

It is good that a fighter has confidence, but when his evaluation of themselves presents himself byboard, they look sad, deceived and out of contact with reality. Crawford’s inflated sense of his achievements has been there for years.

So, it’s not just a new thing. He has been constantly described at the top, and nobody paid attention so far because he had never fought a significant opposition.

At this point, Álvarez is widely seen how to have lost his ambition and only fight for money. Crawford is on the same boat. Nor is it taking the risks. It seems that he has focused on obtaining the greatest payment day that he can without fighting the most formidable contestants. Canelo is the greatest payment day for the native of Nebraska.

Canelo currently has three belts, but it is a favorite to collect the last remaining belt against IBF champion of 168 pounds William Sculll on May 3. Crawford only fought once in 154 after moving since 147 last August. Therefore, it is difficult to really call it a medium junior weight because the experience in that kind of weight is limited to the fight against Israil Madrimov.

Crawford did not want to take a warming in 168 before challenging Canelo for his belts in September, but he could have done so. It was his choice, and chose to sit and wait.