Terence Crawford posted a cryptic comment on x today about an unnamed fighter he says “I should have fought” against him when they had the chance.
Bud says that the mysterious fighter no longer has a chance to fight him. The way Crawford sounds in his Tweet, he’s coming from on high, talking to someone on high.
It’s as if Terence is a huge superstar and not someone who was thrown a bone by getting an undeserved title shot against three-belt 168lb champion Canelo Alvarez.
Fans believe he is referring to Sebastian Fundora, the WBC and WBC junior middleweight champion, who is in talks to defend against Errol Spence. You can’t blame Fundora for taking the Spence fight because he can’t wait on Terence’s once-a-year schedule.
Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) needs adjustment to prepare him for a title challenge against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. The one he needs here is Crawford, not Fundora, as he needs a fight to keep him busy to stay sharp, unless he wants to sit out a solid year before the Alvarez fight in September.
That doesn’t bode well for Crawford as he goes up against Canelo. Terence has been fighting once a year since 2020, and looked like an old, rusty fighter in his last contest, coming off a 13-month layoff against Israil Madrimov on August 3.
‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora would be perfect for ‘Bud’ Crawford as he is vulnerable and not someone to knock his chips down like the IBF 154lb champion Bakhram Murtazaliev. That guy would make Crawford old.
Crawford wouldn’t need Fundora if he was brave enough to move up to 168 to go up against one of the top contenders. He should be fighting a top five guy in the Super Middleweight division to be ready for Canelo, right? Isn’t that how it’s usually done?
If Crawford steps up and fights an opponent at 168, he could lose, and that could ruin his chances of getting a fight against Canelo. Turki Al-Sheikh would still likely be willing to stage a Canelo-Crawford fight, but Canelo could veto the idea, knowing he would get even less than he already has.
He already won’t get credit for the fight against Crawford because he moved up two weight classes from 154 to 168. There’s also Crawford’s age. He turns 38 in September.
That means Canelo will get even less credit after beating him. So it’s understandable why Crawford wouldn’t want to risk getting his feet wet at 168 by turning against a contender rather than the vulnerable 154-pound champion, Fundora.
You should have fought when you had the chance, now it’s over.
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025
lol people come with them in stories as fans and really believe they are lying.😂😂 I love you too.
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025
