Terrence Crawford’s “Top 3 All Time” claim after fighting Canelo sparks rage.

Terrence Crawford’s comments about his victory over Canelo Alvarez have him in the top three spots on the best pound-for-pound list of all time. Fans are discussing this subject, and many of them believe it He is totally ignorant About the history of sports.

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Historical simple

They feel Crawford doesn’t know about the greats of his past, so he thinks a victory over Canelo alone is enough to put him first before the fighters who have done more in their careers. Like Crawford, past greats didn’t have two good names on their resumes.

They had a record of horrific talent. Terence cannot be blamed for not knowing about the great fighters of the past. Crawford is not the only active fighter who doesn’t know the history of the sport.

In an interview with Manuk AcopianCrawford (41-0, 31 Kos) pointed out that when he challenges Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) to predict that it will be the indisputable super middleweight championship on September 13th, he essentially raises three weight classes.

If Crawford beat Canelo to become the indisputable champion of the three divisions, that’s impressive. Still, it’s difficult to place him very much because his resume is limited.

Terence’s record is almost entirely barren of elite opposition compared to past fighters who fought excellent opposition throughout their careers. He won over Errol Spence, but many others on his resume do not suggest that he belongs to the top three or the highest 50 pounds ever.

Top pound fighter from the past

Sugar Ray Robinson
Muhammad Ari
Oscar de la Joya
Roberto Duran
Henry Armstrong
Willie Pep
Pernell Whitaker
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao
Roy Jones Jr.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Julio Saza Chaves
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Ezard Charles
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Sandy Sadler
Ricardo Lopez
Carlos Monzon
Bernard Hopkins

Here’s just a small list of fighter jets that have a better record than Crawford. Even if Terrence had past his best Canelo on September 13th, it would be strange to put him on top of these fighters.

Delusions or reality?

It’s okay for fighters to have confidence, but when their own assessments go overboard, they come across sad, paranoid and unable to touch reality. The bloated sense of Crawford’s achievements has been there for years.

So it’s not just new. He consistently valued himself at the top and no one paid attention to him as he had never fought with any important opposition.

At this point, Alvarez has lost his ambitions and is widely regarded as fighting for money alone. Crawford is on the same boat. He hasn’t taken a risk either. He appears to be focused on getting the biggest payday possible without fighting the most frightening candidates. Canelo is the biggest payday from Nebraska.

Canelo currently holds three belts, but he likes picking up the last remaining belt on May 3 against IBF 168-lb champion William Skull. Crawford only fought once at 154 after rising from 147 last August. So it’s difficult to call him a junior middleweight, as his experience in that weight class is limited to his fight with Isler Madrimov.

Crawford didn’t want to warm up at 168 before attempting Canelo for his belt in September, but he might have one. It was his choice and he chose to sit and wait.