Terence Crawford came to his defense today and said he doesn’t need belts “proof” himself. For someone who doesn’t care about belts, he sure made a big fuss about being stripped of his WBC 168-lb title after stiffening the sanctioning body with the $300,000 fee to win it.
You must OWN the belt
Crawford boasted that he won the undisputed championship against a wilted Canelo Alvarez on September 13th. But he chose not to pay the WBC’s fee.
Since he never paid for the WBC title, you can’t say he was ever the rightful owner. He did not complete the process. So in the truest sense, Crawford never won the undisputed championship and was only a three-belt winner. He’s just a two-division undisputed champion. To own the belts, you have to pay for them, and he chose to strike out.
“Let’s be real: a belt is just a trophy. It doesn’t make me, it doesn’t define my legacy, and it certainly doesn’t change what happened in that ring. History has already happened. The record is set in stone,” says Terence Crawford X today.
“I’m the belt. The fighters make the belt. I don’t need it on my rack to prove who I am. And anybody who’s walked in before me knows what ‘belt to a**’ really means. Boxing is not the place for politics,” Crawford said.
Terence’s resume is mediocre. It’s not just Chris Williams who can see that. A whole lot of fans have spoken. There is nothing to see. Put his resume under a microscope, and this is what you get:
- Errol Spence – after car accident
- Canelo Alvarez – faded and propped up by matchmakers
- Yuriorkis Gamboa – undersized and two divisions out of his weight class
- Israil Madrimov – razor close win.
Apex Hunters he never fought
Bud’s resume is not impressive on the face of it. His saying that he “put the belt on a **” would mean something if he had victories over the top predators at 135, 140, 147, 154 and 168 during his career. Crawford never fought these talents:
- Jaron Ennis
- David Benavidez
- Christian Mbilli
- Lester Martinez
- Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Last updated on 12/05/2025
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