Terence Crawford willing to move up to 168 pounds.
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Terence Crawford He assured that he was willing to go up to 168 pounds to face the winner of the expected fight between Canelo Álvarez and Jermell Charlo and thus be able to try to make history and be crowned in three different divisions, after becoming the undisputed welterweight champion by defeating Errol Spence, a laurel that added to the super lightweight category title he achieved in 2021, being the first and only boxer to take all 4 titles at two different weights.
Crawford’s claim was made on Joe Rogan’s podcastwhere he was ambitious for his future in boxing and showed that he is an athlete who never tires of winning and that is why he is considered the best pound for pound today.
Terence Crawford would be willing to move up to 168 pounds
“Going from 147 to 168 pounds and winning, being a three-time undisputed champion, wow. I am already in that discussion as one of the greatests, but what will they say if I succeed? A three-time undisputed champion and a smaller fighter who went up three divisions to conquer one of the greatest like Canelo who has been doing it longer than me, “said a motivated Crawford in the aforementioned podcast.
“With Canelo or Charlo, whoever I win with, I want to be the undisputed three-time world champion and I would definitely have to gain weight, but I believe in my abilities, and Canelo is not a big guy, he is 1.73. He is big in terms of muscle, but in terms of height he is not big, so yes, we will have to see it, ”added the boxer, who in turn showed great respect for what Canelo has achieved in his career as a boxer.
Crawford vs Canelo would be the best fight ever
Similarly, Crawford stated that if there was a fight with Canelo, it would be the biggest fight in boxing history. “If Canelo beats Charlo, a Crawford vs. Canelo fight It’s the biggest fight in boxing, by far.. No other fight or fighters can compare to that, I say this without disrespecting Charlo, but he is not a superstar at the level of Canelo ”, he reiterated.
Similarly, Crawford indicated that Charlo will have his chance to beat Canelobut obviously he sees the Mexican as a favorite, whom he would like to face in the future according to his own words and ambitions to continue winning belts.
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