Crawford Dismisses Ennis, Wants Tank Davis and Canelo Instead
Terence Crawford has dismissed the viability of fighting Jaron Ennis moving forward.
Following Crawford’s ninth-round stoppage of Errol Spence Jr. to become the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era, there was a call for the champion to face Ennis.
The latter is the current IBF interim champion at welterweight, making him a mandatory for Crawford. Although that may be the case, facing Ennis does nothing to Bud by way of belts.
Ennis has nothing to offer in that regard, making it a high-risk, low-reward fight for Bud. Not only that, but since Ennis has not fought a big name yet, Crawford doubted whether he would get the credit for a potential win over him.
Crawford On Ennis
“Fighting Boots is a lose-lose situation. I win, they gonna say, ‘Ah, well, he was young, he wasn’t ready. He was talented, he was skillful, but you got the experience over him. You got so much more than this kid who never been tested before.’
“Me fighting Boots would be like, ‘OK, well, you beat Boots.’ It’s not a megafight…I’m looking for big challenges,” Crawford
Bud Wants Canelo
Meanwhile, Crawford is open to the idea of facing Canelo Alvarez at a catchweight.
Crawford and Canelo are currently undisputed champions in their own right. Bud’s victory over Errol Spence Jr. made him the undisputed welterweight champion, the first of the four-belt era.
Meanwhile, Canelo beat Caleb Plant to secure all the belts at 168. Although Bud is being linked with a rematch with Spence at 154, he has not ruled out a Canelo fight if a catchweight can be agreed.
“Well, catchweight. We can do something at a catchweight. 160. 158 would be cool. Crawford. Come on, man,” Crawford
The chances of this happening are unlikely. Canelo has not fought below 168 since 2019 when he beat Daniel Jacobs.
And given that he is 33-years-old, as he enters into the latter parts of his career, expecting a weight cut to happen is unlikely.
Not only that, but facing Crawford would be a high risk fight that he could do without. And given that the fan base has been calling for a super fight with David Benavidez, Alvarez’s eyes may lie elsewhere.
Bud On Tank Davis
In addition, Crawford is open to the prospect of facing Gervonta Davis if the latter was willing to move up two-weight classes to 147.
Those comments arrived in the aftermath of Davis claiming that he would stop Crawford if they ever crossed paths.
Although that may have been the case, Crawford did not take those comments to heart. He was adamant that Davis believed those words, which is why he was willing to face Tank for the challenge.
After all, such a fight would be a lucrative one given where the fighters are currently at. Davis labeled himself as the ‘face of boxing’ following his seventh-round TKO win over Ryan Garcia.
Meanwhile, Crawford stopped Spence in the ninth round to become the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era. With that being said, this is what Crawford had to say.
“No knock to Tank, but there are definitely levels. If he thinks he’s going knock Terence Crawford out, he has another thing coming. I’d stay at 147 lbs for him; that’s a big money fight. But nobody’s going give me credit. Tank’s like 5’5,” he’s a little guy,” Davis
In reality, the fight may not happen. Davis has recently been released from jail after he had broken the terms of his house arrest in relation to a hit-and-run incident.
Meanwhile, Crawford is intent on moving up to 154 following his win over Spence. So far now, the fight looks unlikely.
Crawford’s Retirement
Crawford also opened up about when he would walk away from the sport of boxing.
His victory over Errol Spence Jr. put Bud as one of the all-time greats. And that victory has likely secured his place as a future hall-of-famer.
Although there are still some big fights out there, including a potential clash with Jermell Charlo as Bud potentially targets being undisputed at 154, Crawford admitted that he wanted to go out on his own terms.
The boxer expanded on the long list of fighters over the years, who have had to pay for their success with a lack of faculties due to the punishment they had taken. And that is something Crawford wanted to avoid by walking away at the right time.
“I’m healthy as can be, I probably can fight until I’m like 45, but I always said I want to retire from boxing; I never wanted boxing to retire me. I always looked at old fighters and felt bad; they can’t hold a conversation because of the damage they’ve accumulated. I never want to be like that. I want to be able to tell my story without somebody else telling it because I can’t speak. I’m going to retire on top,” Crawford
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