Terence Crawford continues to be denying that the only objective of him going as much as 168 to Canelo Alvarez to get an enormous unearned payday on September thirteenth. He says he’s going up two weight lessons from 154 for his “legacy struggle,” which appears like gibberish.
Legacy Doubletalk
That is only a one-off for Crawford and has nothing to do with legacy. He’s going up for one struggle towards Canelo at 168 after which returning to 154 or retiring. On this case, “Legacy” is simply code for ‘I’m going as much as get the payday.’
If Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) was severe about his legacy, he’d transfer up 168 by beating the highest contenders to get to the Canelo struggle. He wouldn’t be skipping the road like he’s now by leaping up two divisions straight right into a world title struggle towards Alvarez. That’s so unfair. It shouldn’t be allowed to occur if boxing had been regulated.
Crawford is being allowed to take a shortcut to the highest to construct a pseudo-legacy, and it’s not real. In different sports activities, you should earn your method to the massive sport. You don’t skip straight to the finals or the Tremendous Bowl with out having a season. What Crawford did at 154, 147, 140, and 135 didn’t give him the appropriate to problem Canelo for his three tremendous middleweight titles.
Unproven At 168
Nobody would have an issue with Crawford shifting up and combating for a world title if he labored by way of the development of beating the highest contenders. If he had been to maneuver up and beat the #1 man, it could present that he’s incomes the struggle and never simply money-hungry. Turki Alalshikh would have instructed Crawford that he should beat two or three high guys at 168 to get that Canelo struggle.
The issue with that’s Crawford would lose to all the highest contenders. He wouldn’t beat Osleys Iglesias, Christian Mbilli, or Diego Pacheco. These fighters would knock chips off Crawford, leaving him in damaged items on the canvas.
“What’s going to they be capable of say with me going up two weight lessons? If Canelo turns into undisputed once more [by defeating IBF champion William Scull on May 3rd], and I beat Canelo, would may they are saying? They’d discover one thing, however what may they actually say?” stated Terence Crawford to Cigar Speak about desirous to quiet his critics by shifting up two divisions to defeat Canelo Alvarez at 168 and to take his 4 titles.
“So, that’s the legacy struggle proper there for me. Lots of people say, ‘He’s money-hungry. He’s cash. He’s making an attempt to money out.’ I been getting cash for years, and I’m not silly with my cash, as you possibly can see. I don’t purchase no Ferraris or Lamborghini, stroll round with 100 folks round me and obtained all this jewellery,” stated Crawford.
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