Terence Crawford has crowned one man as the ‘GOAT’ of boxing, believing that no fighter in history, across two weight classes, would beat him in a prime-for-prime battle.
While considering himself an all-time great, the former three-division undisputed champion has equal praise for a man who competed in the same divisions as him.
At welterweight, Crawford ended all of his outings inside the distance, most notably scoring a ninth-round stoppage victory over Errol Spence Jr in 2023.
Even at super-lightweight, the American dominated his division by unifying all four major titles against Julius Indongo, which came just over a year after he outpointed Viktor Postol in 2016.
But despite his resounding success across both weight classes, Crawford admitted that a prime Floyd Mayweather “beats everybody” at 140 and 147lbs.
‘Money’ had just three outings at super-lightweight, most notably defeating DeMarcus Corley and Arturo Gatti, before amassing 12 victories against the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton and Shane Mosley at 147lbs.
When speaking on the Club Shay Shay podcast, Crawford hailed the five-division world champion as this sport’s greatest fighter of all time.
“Floyd beats everybody. That’s the ‘GOAT’, man. That boy bad.”
Despite conclusively defeating Pacquiao the first time around, when they squared off in 2015, Mayweather is now gearing up for a professional rematch with his old rival.
The pair will collide at the Sphere, Las Vegas, on September 19, with Mayweather first entering planned exhibition bouts against fellow legend Mike Tyson in April and kickboxer Mike Zambidis in June.
After that, the 49-year-old may feel an increased confidence that he has the beating of a 47-year-old Pacquiao.
