Terence Crawford hung up the gloves in December, but Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn would be keen for the Omaha-born operator to return for one more fight.
Crawford walked away from boxing after becoming the sport’s second three-weight undisputed champion with a legendary triumph over Canelo Alvarez, shunning a lucrative rematch with the Mexican fan-favourite, safe in the knowledge that his legacy has already been cemented.
Canelo still remains hopeful that ‘Bud’ can be tempted into a return, largely because of the finances that Turki Al-Alshikh is willing to offer in order to convince Crawford into a second fight.
On The Ariel Helwani Show, Hearn admitted that he does not believe that Crawford is interested in making a comeback.
“When I have been around him, I have kind of felt like, physically, he has checked out. He talks about his body a lot, he talks about how it broke down, particularly in the last few camps, but Terence is an unbelievable fighter and a real competitor. He lives for competition.
“So, I would never rule it out, but I didn’t get that feeling [that we would return] from talking to him personally, I guess anything is possible.”
Still, if Crawford were to make a return, Hearn offered Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis as a possible opponent, once the Philly native has turned into a ‘superstar’.
“If ‘Boots’ can get himself into a position where he is a superstar of the sport and there is a huge amount of money for Crawford to fight him, we would love that fight, because that is a fight that I have wanted for a long time. I think that they are two unbelievable fighters.”
Ennis challenges Xander Zayas for the unified super-welterweight world titles on Saturday, topping the bill at the Barclays Center in New York in a bid to dethrone boxing’s youngest unified titleholder.
