Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum has worked with some of the most talented fighters in boxing history, including both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Terence Crawford. When quizzed on a fantasy fight between the two, Arum offered a confident prediction.
Crawford established himself as a pound-for-pound great this year, dethroning Canelo Alvarez at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas back in September to become the first three-division undisputed champion of the four-belt era; after ruling supreme at both super-lightweight and welterweight.
Whilst Mayweather never became undisputed during his own illustrious career, ‘Money’, like Crawford, was a five-weight world champion and retired in 2017 with an undefeated record of 50-0, boasting wins over names such as Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and also Canelo.
As a result, many fans struggle to decide whether a prime Mayweather would have been able to hand Crawford a first career defeat, or vice versa, but Top Rank founder Arum told Sean Zittel that he believes ‘Bud’ would have come out on top.
“Crawford [would have beaten Mayweather], because Crawford is a unique kind of fighter that other fighters haven’t seen.
“The ability that he has, to switch [stances], fighters aren’t used to that, they don’t train for that. I just think that Crawford is a very, very unique talent.”
It is now expected that the Omaha-born sensation will drop down to the middleweight division in an attempt to become boxing’s third six-division world champion, with a fight against either Janibek Alimkhanuly or Carlos Adames looking the likely option for 2026.
