Terence Crawford Dismisses Rival and Identifies Legacy Fight

Terence Crawford is set to fight for the first time in 2024 in the headline bout on the stacked Riyadh Season August 3 card in LA. “Bud” will challenge Israil Madrimov for the WBA Super welterweight title at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Ahead of this fascinating challenge, Crawford has appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour podcast where he has dismissed a fight against Jaron “Boots” Ennis and spoken about a legacy fight against “Canelo” Alvarez.

Terence Crawford Talks ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez and ‘Boots‘ Ennis

Crawford Talks Legacy

There’s no second-guessing the resume of unified welterweight champion Terence Crawford who dismantled Errol Spence Jr. and holds notable wins over Shawn Porter and Egidijus Kavaliauskas. He’s been world champion in three weight classes and has held the undisputed status in the super lightweight and welterweight divisions. Stepping up to welterweight offers the Omaha native the chance to create history and become a world champion in a fourth weight class.

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Despite his vast success, Crawford is seemingly as hungry as ever and is eying up big fights in the future. A fight against“Boots” Ennis has been spoken about by many, but “Bud” was quick to dismiss this fight as an option when speaking to Hewani: “I’m looking at the fight which makes the most sense and that is not “Boots”.“

Crawford went on to speak about his desire for legacy: “Canelo is going to add way more to my legacy, way more to my bank account.”

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He continued: “I want to have a legacy that is something people talk about for the ages, and not only that, I want to have a bank account that will last for ages as well.”

Crawford vs. Madrimov Full Fight Card

• Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov; For the WBO interim super welterweight title and Madrimov’s WBA super welterweight title
• Isaac Cruz vs. Jose Valenzuela; For Cruz’s WBA super lightweight title
• Andy Ruiz vs. Jarrell Miller; Heavyweight
• Martin Bakole vs. Jared Anderson; Super-welterweight
• David Morrell vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic; Light heavyweight
• Andy Cruz vs. Antonio Moran; Lightweight