“I should have accepted the fight”: Crawford’s cryptic tweet

Terence Crawford posted a cryptic comment on x today about an anonymous wrestler saying “I should have taken the fight.” against him when they had the chance.

Bud says that the mystery fighter no longer has a chance to fight him because “it’s over.” He seems bitter that the fighter, probably Sebastian Fundora, didn’t fight him. Crawford could have fought Fundora, but he didn’t.

Fans believe he is referring to Fundora, the WBC and WBC junior middleweight champion, who is negotiating a fight against Errol Spence.

Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) needs a tune-up to prepare him for a title challenge against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. The one in need here is Crawford, not Fundora because he needs a fight to keep him busy unless he wants to sit out for a full year before fighting Alvarez in September.

That’s not good for Crawford facing Canelo. Terence has been fighting once a year since 2020, and looked like a rusty old fighter in his last fight, following a 13-month layoff against Israil Madrimov on August 3.

‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora would have been perfect for ‘Bud’ Crawford because he is vulnerable and not someone who would potentially defeat him as the IBF 154-pound champion. Bakhram Murtazaliev.

Crawford wouldn’t need Fundora if he was brave enough to move up to 168 and face a top contender. He should fight a top five fighter at super middleweight to prepare him for Canelo, right? Isn’t that how it’s normally done?

If Crawford were to move up and fight a contender at 168, he could lose, and that could ruin his chances of getting the fight with Canelo. Turki Al-Sheikh would probably still be willing to put together the Canelo-Crawford fight, but Canelo could veto the idea, knowing he would have even less to gain than he already has.

He will no longer receive credit for fighting Crawford because he is moving up two weight classes from 154 to 168. There is also Crawford’s age. In September he will turn 38 years old.

That means Canelo will get even less credit after he beats him. So it’s understandable why Crawford wouldn’t want to risk getting his feet wet at 168 by performing a tune-up against a contender rather than vulnerable 154-pound champion Fundora.

You should have fought when you had the chance, now it’s over.

—Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025

lol people come up with stories as fans and actually believe they are lying. 😂😂 I love you all too.

—Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025