Crawford: “Canelo Brings More To My Legacy And Bank Account”

Crawford Says Fighting Boots Over Canelo Doesn’t Make Sense

For reigning unified welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs), there are two names fans have shortlisted for his next in-ring challenge – IBF welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis and undisputed super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. The former represents a live dog on Bud’s heels while the latter affords the type of big-money fight he has been craving and is the one Crawford is gunning for. Come kudos or condemnation, for Bud, the choice is an obvious one.

Crawford is moving to junior middleweight and will challenge the reigning WBA champion, Israil Madrimov, on August 3 in Los Angeles. During an exclusive interview on the MMAFightingonSBN podcast, Bud said that training has been going very well and that he’s looking forward to the fight.

MAKING HIS CHOICE

There is constant speculation about Crawford’s future. When Bud was asked what he wanted should he defeat Madrimov, the Omaha, Nebraska native said the following:

“Being where I’m at right now, I’m looking at the fight that makes the most sense, and that’s not Boots. Canelo is going to bring way more to my legacy, way more to my bank account.

At the end of the day, when boxing is done with, what will we have? I want to have a legacy that people will talk about for ages. And not only that, I want a bank account that lasts for ages, as well.”

DIVIDED AUDIENCE

Boxing observers are split on the issue. One side has an old-school mentality that when there is someone that the public deems as your greatest threat, you must face him, no matter what. That’s what Ennis poses for Crawford at 147 and possibly at 154. Boots has long been on record saying that he wants the opportunity to fight Crawford.

Others feel that it’s time for him to seek out the biggest money-making matches available. He is, after all, in his mid 30s. As it stands right now, nothing brings the dollars to the table like a fight with Canelo at 168.

Terence Crawford has made his choice on what he wants for himself going forward. It’s a decision that will have the boxing community talking for as long as he continues to fight.

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