Terence Crawford’s future in boxing stays unclear; nonetheless, contenders proceed to stake their claim for a showdown with the unbeaten star.
Only a month faraway from his historic undisputed title fight win over Canelo Alvarez, the undefeated Nebraska puncher added the super middleweight crown to his ever-growing trophy cabinet.
Nevertheless, admitting his immediate future in the game continues to be up within the air, Terence Crawford continues to attract links to a complete host of historic matchups.
And the most recent to throw their name into the proverbial hat to face the Omaha star is a former undisputed kingpin who also shared the ring with Mexican icon Canelo.
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Jermell Charlo brands himself the ‘best’ fight for Terence Crawford
Yet to return to the ring since his one-sided beatdown by the hands of Canelo over two years ago, Jermell Charlo, a former undisputed light middleweight champion, is confident of facing Crawford nonetheless.
And replacing his brother, Jermall Charlo, in a pairing with Canelo, Jermell was initially linked with a pairing against Crawford within the aftermath of just his second profession defeat.
Missing out a pairing with the Nebraska star as Israil Madrimov welcomed Crawford to light middleweight, Charlo is just not giving up the ghost on a fight with ‘Bud’ just yet, at the very least.
“It will be an honor to get within the ring with him (Terence Crawford),” Charlo told Ring Magazine. “…Being within the ring with Crawford can be amazing. I’d give him one of the best fight of today’s era. I don’t think there’s no other fight on the market within the boxing world for Crawford to make, right away.
“The most effective fight really can be me,” Charlo explained. “The most effective fight with ‘Boots’ (Jaron Ennis) is me. The most effective fight with Crawford is me. …I actually don’t see no one else, what do you all wish to see me do in the sport?”
Terence Crawford warned Oleksandr Usyk-like talent could break his run
Admitting his own reservations about making one other jump into the ring before too long, Crawford has openly weighed up a possible hiatus from the ring for a time frame.
But together with his move to super middleweight, an emerging force on the 160lbs limit is starting to collect a head of steam on his plan to tackle Crawford within the near future.
A lot so, the Kazakh star in query is already drawing comparisons to undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.