Terence Crawford hung up the gloves definitively, stating that no amount of money could bring him out of retirement. However, newly-crowned WBC welterweight ruler Ryan Garcia believes he can lure ‘Bud’ into one more fight.
Following a legacy-defining win against Canelo Alvarez, Crawford retired from the sport, content with an astonishing career that has him positioned amongst the all-time greats of boxing history.
Meanwhile, Garcia is threatening to dominate Crawford’s former division, having picked up the WBC welterweight world title from Mario Barrios last month and demanded unification fights against his fellow champions at 147lbs.
Although, another opponent that Garcia is eyeing up is down at super-lightweight, with pound-for-pound superstar Shakur Stevenson welcoming the opportunity to defend his WBO 140lb title against Garcia.
In an interview with Jon-Bernard Kairouz, Garcia believes that victory over Stevenson, a stablemate and good friend of Crawford’s, could be enough to bring about a clash with the undefeated 38-year-old.
“I think that he just knows that it’s his time to call it. I will say though, his competitive nature, that might bring him back.
“If he sees me running this up, he might try to challenge the young bull, I ain’t going to lie – and we are waiting for you [Crawford] too.
“After I take out Shakur, that might get him out of retirement.”
However, after much back and forth, Garcia appears to have u-turned on his terms for a showdown with Stevenson, insisting that the Newark southpaw comes up to welterweight in order for the scrap to take place.
