All the belts. All the questions. Terence Crawford didn’t just win his fight, he shattered expectations. His victory over Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night may have shocked the boxing world, the media, and some fans.
Don’t get it twisted though. ‘Bud’ was not surprised in the least.
“To be honest, when I set my sights on doing something, and I know what I’m capable of, it’s not like a surprise to me,” Crawford told reporters including Cageside Press at his post-fight press conference.
“It’s a surprise to ya’ll because ya’ll didn’t believe me. For me, I knew I could do it, and I believe that I could do it. I just needed the opportunity.”
Crawford (42-0) took the bout on the scorecards, 115-113, 115-113, 116-112, signaling a rather dominant victory over the now former lineal super middleweight champion of the world.
Bud knew early on that he would come out victorious on the night, and according to him, knew it for quite a while.
“When he signed the contract,” Crawford said.
On Saturday night, Crawford cemented his place in boxing history—becoming a five-division world champion, a four-division lineal king, and a three-time undisputed champion, among other remarkable accolades.
Which of those means the most to Crawford?
“All of it. It means a lot to me because anybody can be a nobody. That’s all they say I’ve been fighting is nobodies. So what can they say now? Somebody tell me what can you say now,” he said.
The acronym GOAT was thrown around immediately following the victory which throws Crawford into the same conversation as the undefeated Floyd Mayweather.
“Listen, Floyd was the greatest in his era. I’m the greatest in my era,” he said.
“It ain’t no need to compare me to Floyd or Floyd to me.”
Watch the entire post-fight presses with Terence Crawford above.
