Breaking News: Boxing legends reveal how crazy the good Terence Crawford is
The boxing world is on praise flames by Terence “Bud” Crawford, since the legendary combatants and coaches have joined in the advance of the undisputed Welter weight champion as one of the best boxers of all time. After his dominant performance against Errol Spence Jr. in his unification combat of July 2023 and his recent knockout of Israil Madrimov on August 3, 2024, to claim the Title of Super Welter weight of the AMB, Crawford’s teammates now boldly proclaim: “He is the best!”
In a recent round table on ESPNFirst takeIt was broadcast on June 20, 2025, boxing icons, including Floyd Mayweather Jr., Roy Jones Jr., and coach Freddie Roach shower Crawford with praise, emphasizing his incomparable skill set. Mayweather, often reserved to praise the active combatants, admitted: “Crawford has everything: speed, power, IQ. He is doing things that I have not seen from my best.” Jones Jr. went further, declaring: “Bud is the best pound for everyone. He changes positions, he collapses and ends you. He is nobody like him.”
Crawford, now 41-0 with 32 knockouts, has solidified its legacy by becoming an undisputed champion in two kinds of weight (light welter weight and welter weight) and capturing a title with 154 pounds. His versatility, exhibited in viral training clips, where he changes effortlessly between orthodox and left -handed while dismantling the combat partners, has left fans and experts astonished. “He is a master technician with knocked out in both hands,” said Roach, who trained Manny Pacquiao. “It would support it against any Welter weight in history: the Solar Ray Robinson, anyone.”
The praise intensified after Crawford’s clash in August 2024 with Madrimov, where he exceeded a difficult early challenge to score a tenth round, winning the Super Welter weight belt of the AMB. In X, fans echoed the feelings of legends, with a user publishing: “Crawford is so good that it is unfair. The best of all, there is no debate!” Others highlighted their ability to adapt in the middle of the fight, pointing out how Madrimov’s uncomfortable style with precise counter and implacable pressure resolved.
Even contemporary rivals have joined the choir. Shawn Porter, who faced Crawford in 2021, saidBoxingscene, “Bud is at another level. He has no weaknesses. I thought he could overcome it, but it is a genius there.” The promoter Eddie Hearn, who once hesitated the commercialization of Crawford, now calls him “a living legend”, which predicts a 2025 superfieta against Canelo Álvarez could consolidate his state of goat.
The impact of Crawford transcends the ring. Its composure under pressure, exemplified during its legal battle of 2022 with Top Rank (where it won a defamation agreement of $ 10 million), and its tutoring of the young boxers of Omaha has won respect beyond their fists. “It’s a model to follow and a monster in the ring,” said Andre Ward in X.
As speculation is mounted on the next Crawford movement (potential fighting with Canelo, Jaron Ennis or a rematch with Spence, boxing legends are still unanimous: Crawford’s greatness Redefining what it means to be the best of all.
