Omaha, Nebraska’s own, Terence Crawford, has announced his retirement from professional boxing after a phenomenal, hall of fame career.
Following his megafight with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, Crawford called time on his career at 42-0 with 31 knockouts (a knockout rate of 73.81%). Taking to YouTube, Bud announced his retirement as a former five-division champion and three-division undisputed champion, with skills that haven’t been matched in the ring in a number of years.
Known for his effortless ability to switch stances and look just as good in southpaw as he does in orthodox, Crawford mesmerised opponents, dominating those who believed it would be a close contest and did so in a quiet, calm, and respectful manner.
Terence Crawford Thanks Opponents
In his statement, Terence Crawford thanked his opponents, family, fans and members of his team. His trainer, BoMac, helped him to become a three-weight undisputed world champion, the first in the new era.
As for his opponents, Crawford has fought a who’s who over the years. From Ricky Burns to Viktor Postol, Felix Diaz and Jeff Horn, Crawford went under the radar for much of his career, until he couldn’t be ignored.
Wins over Brits Amir Khan and Kell Brook helped Terence Crawford get recognition over the pond, but his run from 2021 has been phenomenal. Shawn Porter, David Avanesyan, Errol Spence Jr, Israil Madrimov and of course, Canelo Alvarez all fell to the hands of Crawford, all in a dominant fashion.
It was his Errol Spence Jr fight that truly showed just how high-level Crawford is. In a fight that was, on paper, a close one, saw two undefeated stars meet in the fight capital of the world and leave it all out there. From the ring walk with Eminem to the dominant performance, Crawford dominated Spence, knocking him out in the ninth round.
Without a doubt, however, his biggest and best performance was what would turn out to be his final performance on September 13th. Taking place in the Allegiant Stadium, Crawford moved up from light middleweight (154lbs) to middleweight (167½) to take on Canelo, a dominant force.
Dominating Canelo on his way to a one-sided unanimous decision victory, Crawford put a stamp on his position as pound for pound #1. The fight pulled in the third-largest gate in history at $47,231,887, proving just how big a star the American is.
Terence Crawford retires shortly after the WBC stripped him for not paying his sanctioning fees. He’ll, without a doubt, go down as one of the best to ever do it.
