Terence Crawford took to social media today to validate himself for his past accomplishments in what appears to be a calculated strategy to increase his chances of being picked by Canelo Alvarez for a mega-money fight.
Crawford’s strategy of pumping himself up by listing his past accomplishments against lackluster opposition will not make the fight with Canelo Alvarez happen. His resume is one of the poorest four-division world champions I can remember.
For Crawford to get that retirement payday against Canelo, he will the walking guillotine of David Benavidez and trying his best to earn the fight instead of listing his poor performances during his carefully managed career.
Crawford may not like earning that Canelo sack, but it is what it is. To meet with the King, you have to earn it. Begging will not help. A whole bunch of fighters have tried that approach to get a fight against Alvarez, but it doesn’t work.
Four-division world champion Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) pointed out that his name will forever be “stamped in the history books.”
Fans aren’t buying Crawford’s attempts at self-validation because former four-division world champion Adrien Broner beat similar opposition during his career, but fans have already forgotten him. Like Crawford, no one will look back and talk about him when he retires. Crawford is basically another Broner, a fighter who has slipped through four divisions and won titles against marginal opposition.
Crawford’s best wins:
Israil Madrimov: Razor close
Errol Spence: Washed up
Amir Khan
Shawn Porter
Kell Brook
Yuriorkis Gamboa
Ricky Burns
Viktor Postol
That resume isn’t good enough for Crawford to get the Canelo fight, and that’s just the way it is. Crawford’s resume is similar to the Broner type, which is why he is not popular.
Damn I did a lot to fight all bums!!!😂 haters hate but my name will forever be stamped in the history books forever.✌🏿
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) September 20, 2024
13 world titles
4, division world champion
lightweight, WBO lineal champion
junior welterweight undisputed champion
Welterweight undisputed champion
junior middleweight, WBA champion
pound for pound #1 fighter in the world
2x Espy award winner best fighter in the world
three…— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) September 20, 2024
