Terence Crawford is viewed by many as being one of the best fighters in modern history but one recent Hall of Fame inductee ranks himself even higher than ‘Bud.’
Crawford retired from the sport in December following his historic win over Canelo Alvarez three months prior to become undisputed super-middleweight champion.
That was the third division that ‘Bud’ has been the sole ruler of, after previous undisputed reigns at super-lightweight and welterweight. It was at 147lbs where another of his iconic wins came, as he picked up a stoppage victory over Errol Spence.
Crawford retired with a perfect 42-0 record, but despite that, three-weight world champion James Toney told FightHype that he believes he was better than his countryman.
“He looked good, alright, but it wasn’t no James Toney performance, you know that. Every time that I fought on the big stage, [Iran] Barkley, [Evander] Holyfield, John Ruiz and countless others – I am dominating them.
Terence Crawford, I love Terence Crawford, but he didn’t even do what I did. He didn’t do it, but he won 12 rounds. I did damage, I stopped people, I knocked people out, that is why they called me ‘Lights Out’.”
Toney won world titles at middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight, and did become world heavyweight champion at one stage, though that that reign became void after he failed a drugs test.
His final record read 77 wins from 92 fights, leading to his Hall of Fame induction in 2022, something that will also be a formality for Crawford in the years to come.
