HAVING become a three-weight undisputed champion, the question now is what Terence Crawford will do next.
“Bud” conquered the super-lightweight division (140lbs), the welterweight division (147lbs), and then made the seismic leap to super-middleweight (168lbs) to challenge long-time ruler Canelo Alvarez. On September 13, Crawford executed a near-flawless gameplan to dethrone the Mexican icon, leaving Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas with all four world titles.
Yesterday, Crawford celebrated his 38th birthday during a parade held in his honour following his triumph earlier this month. Despite being two years shy of 40, Crawford arguably delivered the greatest performance of his career against Canelo, prompting speculation over whether he will retire or continue competing.
“He made it look so easy,” Crawford’s trainer Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre told Fight Hub TV on Sunday.
“[He got] two-three more in him. Training camp was probably harder.”
Crawford has hinted at moving down to middleweight in an attempt to become a six-weight world champion – a feat only achieved by Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya. The middleweight division is in need of a boost, but the current number one at 160lbs is Kazakh contender Janibek Alimkhanuly, who holds the IBF and WBO world titles.
Would a move to 160lbs make sense?
“If he wanted to do it, it’d be a challenge if you wanted to challenge yourself. I don’t mind,” McIntyre said.
