“Should have taken the fight”: Crawford’s cryptic tweet

Terence Crawford posted a cryptic comment on x today about an unnamed fighter he says “should have fought” against him when they had the opportunity.

Bud says the mysterious warrior no longer has a chance to fight him because “Now it’s over.” He seems bitter about the fighter, probably Sebastian Fundora, not fighting 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 for a fight against Errol Spence.

Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) needs a tune-up to prepare for a title challenge against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. The needy one here is Crawford, not Fundora, as he needs a busy fight to keep him sharp unless he wants to put in a solid year before fighting Alvarez in September.

If Crawford is serious about winning, he needs to do an overhaul because this is going to be a much tougher fight than his last one against Israil Madrimov. He’s not going to beat Canelo after a 13-month layoff like he did against Madrimov.

‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora would have been perfect for ‘Bud’ Crawford as he is vulnerable and not someone who could possibly beat him like IBF 154-lb champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.

Crawford wouldn’t have needed Fundora if he was brave enough to move up to 168 to take on one of the top contenders. He should be fighting a top-five guy at Super Middleweight to get himself ready for Canelo, right? Isn’t that how it’s typically done?

If Crawford moves up and fights a contender at 168, he might lose, and that could ruin his chances of getting the Canelo fight. Turki Al-Sheikh would likely still be willing to pursue the Canelo-Crawford fight, but Canelo could veto the idea, knowing he would have even less to win than he already has.

He is already not going to receive credit for the fight against Crawford because he is moving up two weight divisions from 154 to 168. There’s also Crawford’s age. He turns 38 in September.

That means even less credit goes to Canelo after beating him. So it’s understandable why Crawford doesn’t want to risk getting his feet wet at 168 by claiming a contender rather than the vulnerable 154-pound champion, Fundora.

Should have taken the fight when you had the chance, now it’s over.

— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025

lol people come up with them on stories as fans and really believe They are lying.😂😂 I love you guys too.

— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025