Tim Bradley has named one man who could present Terence Crawford with an appealing opportunity to come out of retirement.
The sure-fire Hall of Famer called time on his career in December, just a few months after dethroning Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight crown.
In doing so, Crawford became a three-division undisputed champion and retired as one of the modern greats, having also claimed world titles in two other weight classes.
But while the unbeaten American seems content with his non-fighting lifestyle, there has been repeated talk of him returning to action for a clash with Jaron Ennis.
‘Boots’ became a two-division unified champion in June, dethroning Xander Zayas with a vicious seventh-round finish for the WBA and WBO world super-welterweight titles.
As a result, many feel that he is now the top dog at 154lbs, despite having not yet tested himself against fellow champions Sebastian Fundora and Josh Kelly.
Those unification matches do seem to be on his radar, though, and while the Crawford fight appears unlikely, Ennis has nonetheless expressed his interest in facing ‘Bud’ on multiple occasions.
In order for it to make sense for Crawford, however, Hall of Famer Bradley has said on his YouTube channel that Ennis would need to become the undisputed middleweight king.
“Boots ain’t got [anything] that Crawford needs, nothing at all. Well, Boots … if you go up to 160[lbs] and you wipe out the whole division and you win all the straps there, maybe that might be enticing.”
Ennis first attempted to challenge Crawford in 2023, when he was the IBF mandatory challenger at 147lbs and Bud had just stopped Errol Spence Jr in nine rounds.
