Terrence Crawford has shown no ambition to move up to 168 to face David Benavidez and become a must-have for Canelo Alvarez's undisputed super middleweight championship.
Crawford wants to draw the line.
Terrence, a native of Nebraska, was hoping to line up in front of the top super middleweights without taking a shot, but it's disappointing to see such a move.
If Crawford were an old-school fighter like Tommy Hearns or Sugar Ray Leonard, he would have already moved up months ago to fight one of the killers in the super middleweight division and win the fight against Canelo. It might have been. Unfortunately, he hasn't been able to do that and continues to be ignored by Alvarez.
Fans believe that Crawford, a welterweight, doesn't need to defeat top super-middleweight fighters Benavidez, David Morrell Jr. and Caleb Plant to earn the fight against Canelo, he's just looking for a retirement check. I'm wondering if that's the case.
Crawford is not going to get any treatment from Canelo and should move up to fight one of those fighters because it would be pointless for the Mexican superstar to fight him. Even if Canelo wins, fans won't believe him because he's beating a welterweight who has never fought at super middleweight.
Time is not on Crawford's side.
Crawford still doesn't understand that Canelo won't fight him unless he fights the aforementioned killer. It would be better for Crawford to figure that out sooner rather than later. He's 36 years old and can't afford to sit on the sidelines waiting for Canelo to bless him with his retirement savings.
“Bud beat his A**,” trainer Brian 'Bomack' McIntyre told Fight Hub TV.
If Crawford doesn't have the ambition or courage to move up to super middleweight, he should fight fellow welterweight contender Jaron “Boots” Ennis. At the very least, Crafford should face Boots unless he feels it's too much of a risk.
