Terence Crawford announces retirement

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  1. SquaredCircle

    SquaredCircle Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Posted on Instagram within the past half-hour. Says he's walking away with nothing left to prove.
     
  2. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    I mean fair enough. Hes had a great career, he had very little options bar a Canelo rematch at best.
     
  3. SquaredCircle

    SquaredCircle Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I really wanted to see him against Janibek for the unified titles at middleweight, but then the Lara thing happened and who knows if he'll stay at 160 or not. Hall of fame great regardless, and I'd never blame a fighter for walking away from such a brutal sport. If this is it, happy trails.
     
  4. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not against that at all. 38 years old with nothing else to prove and also just winning in the biggest fight of his career. I think this is a good time for him to ride off into the sunset. Enjoy retirement champ.

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  5. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    If he is truly retiring, he had one of the best careers anyone can imagine. Undisputed in multiple weight classes. One of the greatest fighters of this generation.
     
  6. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    Good riddance

    Canelo next please ugly ginger midget
     
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  7. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Fair enough but I guarantee him and Canelo will rematch in September when they are done cycling.
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Dared to be great once, against a shot lead footed plodder that Mayweather beat in more dominant fashion over a decade ago. What a ****ing legacy!:lol:
     
  9. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    He is a bitter wanka I saw him on twitter taking shots at Pacquiao and Manny responded with class.
    The only names on Crawford's resume worth dick are Canelo and Spence who were both compromised.
    Yeah he was a great fighter but he didn't really prove much and is going to pretend to take the moral high ground to say he has retired on top.
    His buddy Turki put him on top of the P4P list when we all know that Usyk is the man. It reminds me of Andre Ward the old "poor me I was under appreciated" when the truth is nobody liked you because you were a jerk off even 90% of US fans wanted Spence to whoop his ass.
     
  10. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    I can’t deny Crawford was obviously a great fighter but at the same time I absolutely hated how he fought once a year. He could have done a lot better than that.

    However, there just isn’t much options for him atm.
     
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  11. Blg Man

    Blg Man Member Full Member

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    paper thin resume
     
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  12. fitzroy boy_iron mike

    fitzroy boy_iron mike Active Member Full Member

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    What a duck. Can't even face a shot plodder canelo again. When Usyk rematched all comers, in their back yard. Big gulf in glass. P4P my ass.
     
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  13. TipNom

    TipNom Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wish we could've gotten to see him in one or two more bouts but retirement makes sense. The only fight that would've made sense for him at this point was Janibek, but with him popping dirty there wasn't really anything left on the table.

    Ultimately I think he's had an ATG career and has proved himself as the third best and greatest fighter of the 21st century (atleast for now) behind Manny and Floyd. I will say that I do think he kind of underachieved on the resume front though. Despite the Spence and Canelo fights being massively impressive and Canelo in particular being a historic win, his resume outside of those two and a few others could've been better if he hadn't been avoided by some guys at 140-147 and had been managed better. Still, he's had a great run and has nothing left to prove. If he's truly retired then I'll miss being able to watch him fight. A true master boxer.
     
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  14. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Walking away from all that money is lunacy
     
  15. Lonsdale81

    Lonsdale81 Active Member Full Member

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    Fought a lot of damaged goods.