Turki Al-Sheikh told Terence Crawford to “be ready” for his next fight. He did not say who or when the Nebraska native will fight for his “next fight.” Crawford said, “Call me.”
Ideally, that would mean Turki would make Crawford earn his retirement payday against Canelo Alvarez by insisting he fight the winner of the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell bout.
The next move
That’s the way it has to be, because to make the matchup against Canelo look more believable, Crawford needs to fight one of the top guys at 168 first. If this was war, Crawford would have to do something brave earn these battle ribbons to be a decorated soldier:
– Medal of Honor
– The Distinguished Service Cross
You don’t get it military medals because he did the bare minimum, as Crawford does, from a narrow, lackluster win over Israil Madrimov at 154 straight to a golden parachute retirement day against Canelo. No, that’s not how it should be. If Terence wants his military medals, he must fight these battles to show that he deserves to be worn on his chest during parades in Omaha, Nebraska:
– David Benavidez
–David Morrell
– Christian Mbilli
– Dmitry Bivol
– Arthur Beterbiev
– Diego Pacheco
What Terence wants are the medals without having to earn them in war. You can’t respect that. This is weak and not right. If he wants to be next Audie Murphyhe must earn his war ribbons.
Crawford must earn the fight against Canelo Alvarez by walking through real battlefield conditions, taking bullets and shrapnel and facing the horrors of fighting to earn the honor of being in the ring with the King of the sport.
Turki Al-Sheikh needs to call Crawford and tell him that he needs to do something bold to have the chance to realistically shape his legacy, not just get a big payday so he can sneak back to Omaha with his money money after losing.
The soon-to-be 38-year-old Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) only fights once a year. So, if he sticks to his minimalist schedule, his next fight will be against Canelo Alvarez in September. That’s assuming Turki isn’t pushing for the Canelo-Crawford fight to take place on the Cinco de Mayo holiday weekend in May of this year.
Call me stay ready. https://t.co/lSwJ19LgMs
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 15, 2025
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