By: Sean Crose
“After all it’s been disappointing. That’s a battle that’s been on our radar for years,” WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford mentioned to Kate Abdo on her The Good Battle podcast. He was referring, after all, to a failed try and make a significant and far hoped for match between himself and fellow welterweight titlist Errol Spence. Nonetheless, Crawford made it clear that he has a profession and household to concentrate on. “I gotta do what’s finest for me on the finish of the day,” he mentioned. With that being mentioned, Crawford has moved away from a Spence battle and is ready to face David Avenesyan on December twelfth.
And don’t anticipate the undefeated world titlist to apologize for a Spence battle not coming to fruition. “I did every little thing that I used to be speculated to do, that I might do to make the battle occur,” he mentioned. When requested if he thinks the battle nonetheless might get made, Crawford appeared at the very least considerably assured that it might. “There’s all the time nonetheless life within the battle,” he mentioned. “Issues simply received to be made clear they usually’ve received to be proper on each side. That’s it. That’s the one factor I ever requested for. To be truthful and be clear. That was it.”
Abdo recommended Crawford would possibly fear about his legacy. Crawford, nevertheless, made it clear he’s proud of the place his legacy stands. “Once you take a look at Terence Crawford’s legacy to Errol Spence’s legacy,” he mentioned, “it’s evening and day.” He then went on to clarify why he feels his legacy is safe. “You’re going to say he’s a 3 weight world champion,” Crawford mentioned in reference to himself, “he’s an undisputed world champion, he’s a fighter of the 12 months, he’s an ESPY award winner, he’s a lineal champion at two completely different weight courses, he’s undefeated and he by no means had a detailed battle ever in his boxing profession.”
Abdo then requested if Crawford could be disillusioned if he retired with out being the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. “By no means,” he mentioned. “I already did that. I already completed that.” To make certain, Crawford has been undisputed earlier than. “If I depart this sport with out being undisputed at 147,” he acknowledged, “it doesn’t hinder me.” Though it was apparent Crawford wish to face Spence in some unspecified time in the future within the close to future, it was additionally apparent that Crawford seems content material together with his profession if a Spence battle doesn’t come to fruition.
