Terence Crawford posted a cryptic comment on x today about an unnamed fighter he says “I should have fought” against him when they had the chance.
Bud says the mysterious fighter doesn’t have a chance to fight him anymore because “It’s over now.” He seems bitter about a fighter, possibly Sebastian Fundora, who won’t fight him. Crawford could have fought Fundora, but he didn’t.
Fans believe he is referring to Fundora, the WBC and WBC junior middleweight champion, who is in talks to fight Errol Spence.
Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) needs adjustment to prepare him for a title challenge against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. The one he needs here is Crawford, not Fundora as he needs a fight to keep him busy to stay sharp unless he wants to sit out a solid year before fighting Alvarez in September.
That doesn’t bode well for Crawford as he goes up against Canelo. Terence has been fighting once a year since 2020, and looked like an old, rusty fighter in his last contest, coming off a 13-month layoff against Israil Madrimov on August 3.
‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora would be perfect for ‘Bud’ Crawford as he is vulnerable and not someone who could potentially beat him like the IBF 154lb champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.
Crawford wouldn’t need Fundora if he was brave enough to move up to 168 to go up against one of the top contenders. He should be fighting a top five guy in the Super Middleweight division to be ready for Canelo, right? Isn’t that how it’s usually done?
If Crawford steps up and fights an opponent at 168, he could lose, and that could ruin his chances of getting a fight against Canelo. Turki Al-Sheikh would still likely be willing to stage a Canelo-Crawford fight, but Canelo could veto the idea, knowing he would get even less than he already has.
He already won’t get credit for the fight against Crawford because he moved up two weight classes from 154 to 168. There’s also Crawford’s age. He turns 38 in September.
That means Canelo will get even less credit after beating him. So it’s understandable why Crawford wouldn’t want to risk getting his feet wet at 168 by turning against a contender rather than the vulnerable 154-pound champion, Fundora.
You should have fought when you had the chance, now it’s over.
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025
lol people come with them in stories as fans and really believe they are lying.😂😂 I love you too.
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025