Terence Crawford posted a cryptic comment on x today about an unnamed fighter that he says “should have took the fight” against him when they had the opportunity.
Bud says the mystery fighter no longer has the chance to fight him because “Now it’s over.” He seems bitter about the fighter, likely Sebastian Fundora, not fighting him. Crawford could have fought Fundora, but he didn’t.
Fans believe he’s referring to Fundora, the WBC and WBC junior middleweight champion, who is negotiating for a fight against Errol Spence.
Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) needs a tune-up to prepare him for a title challenge against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. The needy one here is Crawford, not Fundora because he needs a stay-busy fight to keep him sharp unless he wants to sit for a solid year before fighting Alvarez in September.
If Crawford is serious about wanting to win, he’s got to take a tune-up because this is going to be a much harder fight than his last one against Israil Madrimov. He’s not going to beat Canelo coming off a 13-month layoff like he did against Madrimov.
‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora would have been perfect for ‘Bud’ Crawford because he’s vulnerable and not someone that would potentially beat him like IBF 154-lb champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.
Crawford wouldn’t need Fundora if he were brave enough to move up to 168 to take on one of the top contenders. He should be fighting a top-five guy at Super Middleweight to get him ready for Canelo, right? Isn’t that how it’s typically done?
If Crawford moved up and fought a contender at 168, he might lose, and that could mess up his chances of getting the Canelo fight. Turki Al-Sheikh would still probably be willing to put the Canelo-Crawford fight on, but Canelo might veto the idea, knowing he’d have even less to gain than he already does.
He’s already not going to receive credit for fighting Crawford because he’s moving up two weight divisions from 154 to 168. There’s also Crawford’s age. He turns 38 in September.
That means even less credit going to Canelo after he beats him. So, it’s understandable why Crawford wouldn’t want to take the risk of getting his feet wet at 168 by taking a tune-up against a contender rather than the vulnerable 154-pound champion, Fundora.
Should have took the fight when you had the chance, now it’s over with.
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025
lol people come up with they on stories as fans and really believe They lies.😂😂 I love yall too.
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025
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