Terence Crawford says he doesn’t think former unified three-belt welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. will make it to the Hall of Fame with the wins he has on his 13-year professional resume.
Crawford says that Spence’s win over former welterweight champion Kell Brook came after the British fighter had suffered an eye injury in his previous fight against Gennadiy Golovkin. Other than Kell, Errol’s best win was against Shawn Porter in 2019. Crawford feels that with the little that Spence has done in terms of big names and only fighting at 147, it’s not enough to get to the Hall of Fame.
The Irony
Interestingly, Crawford is basically tearing down his best career win because Spence is by far the #1 win in his 17-year career. Other than Errol, Bud’s next good victory was over the 11-fight novice Israil Madrimov, who had very little experience as a pro when Crawford fought in in 2024. Madrimov came close to beating him.
Some fans believe Crawford fled from the 154-lb division after his close call with Madrimov, not wanting to mix it with the killers that would expose him. Vergil Ortiz Jr. did a far better job defeating Madrimov than Crawford did in his recent victory. That fight showed that the Nebraska native isn’t what fans think he is. He’s an example of how watered down the weight classes are, which allows fighters like him to move among them in a vulture-esque manner, picking off vulnerable prey to create an artificial record.
Crawford’s wins over Brook and Porter cannot be credited because they were both washed up and had previously been beaten by Spence. As Erickson Lubin points out in a post on X, Crawford hasn’t “fought anyone either.” He’s right. In looking at Terence’s resume, there are no elite-level fighters to be found. Most of the top guys that he fought were either old or never great to begin with.
Crawford’s Record
– Errol Spence Jr: Post-2019 car crash, coming off 15-month layoff
– Ricky Burns: Old
– Kell Brook: Post-eye injury and losses to Spence and GGG
– Shawn Porter: Beaten previously by Spence and old
– Israil Madrimov: Novice
– Yuriorkis Gamboa: Old and fighting two divisions above his natural weight class
“I could retire right now and be in the Hall of Fame. He couldn’t,” said Terence Crawford to Pound-4-Pound with Kamaru and Henry Podcast, talking about Errol Spence Jr. “Everything I accomplished, he’s still trying to accomplish. Right now? How?” said Terence when asked if he believes Spence will be in the Hall of Fame.
“He fought in one division [welterweight], and he unified. He had three [belts]. What I’m saying is they already called him a ‘Weight bully,’ right? He beat Kell Brook coming off an eye injury (against Gennadiy Golovkin). He beat Shawn Porter. That’s a good win. I don’t want to sound like I’m hating on him, but I honestly don’t know if he makes it to the Hall of Fame with the accolades he done got right now,” said Crawford.
No disrespect but I don’t think Crawford really fought anyone either. Moving up weight classes and stopping 11/12 is what we should credit him for tho https://t.co/uXfazjFHi5
— Erickson “Hammer” Lubin (@EricksonHammerL) March 28, 2025
Last Updated on 03/28/2025
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