Terence Crawford announces retirement

Right decision. There's nothing else for him out there. It's good for boxing that he's retiring instead of wasting everyone's time with an unnecessary Canelo rematch or some easy fights for pay-checks.

Him becoming 4th division undisputed champion at MW would've been great, but that's pretty much off the table now because of Janibek's stupidity.

This is pretty much the best way to end a great, great career.

 

Why didn’t he just take the Canelo rematch for money?

 

38 and a huge Legacy...To many go to far and tarnish there Legacy....Well done Crawford enjoy your retirement.!!

 

Who should he have fought and when?

 

Mental isn't it. Undisputed 5 weight divisions apart with another undisputed in between and belts in 2 more weight classes but I've seen him called a weight bully, overrated, crap resume etc

 

Not saying it’s his fault as he can only fight who is in front of him. Similar situation with GGG and his detractors love to criticise his resume.

 

Smart move, given his age. He took a massive gamble in his last fight, it played out, and now he is rightly stepping away.

Crawfords biggest mistake was re-signing with Top Rank all those years ago. He should have gone over to PBC or been a free agent instead. Hell, even with Matchroom he would have had more opportunities. But I guess he was happy fighting guys like Benavidez and Khan for the money Arum offered him.

 

I think Crawford did the smartest thing he could. A great champion (and an ATG) who quits when he's at the top, credit to him.

 

Boots? Ortiz? Janibek? Lara? No one? I mean aight. Takes a lot to walk away but ok

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/b...erence-crawford-retirement-boxing-legacy.html

...salty

 

I think a lot of fans are being irrational. But speaking for myself, I prefer to see a fighter (any fighter) retire with a loss on their record. To retire undefeated means you were never pushed to the brink. We never got to see the full capabilities of Crawford because he never fought somebody who could beat him.

 

Enjoy your retirement, Champ.

Aged 38.

42-0.

Multiple Weights and Multiple Undisputed Championships.

Nothing left to prove.

Enjoy family life with your well earned millions.

You played the game, won the game and got out of the game intact. This is any boxers biggest win.

 

There is no shame in finding your limits as a fighter. In my opinion, going to the brink enhances a fighter's legacy rather than diminish it.

It is difficult to assess just how great Crawford was because he doesnt have a loss.

 

I hope this isn't a fake retirement - an annoying trend.

If true, smart move. In the grand scheme of things, how you ordered the top three is secondary to how they'll be rated, all-time. Usyk still has the best record. All that work at cruiser, then toppling Fury in a classic. Inoue, I feel, has generally beaten better/fresher fighters than Bud and - if he beats Nakatani in May - has as strong case for being ahead of him.

Much of Bud's career, though not his fault, was (to put it bluntly) mopping up has-beens and sub-pars. Similar to Floyd, I suspect he was brilliant enough to defeat Spence, and even Canelo, prime-for-prime, but you can only get rated for who you beat when you beat them. Bud being technically older himself doesn't balance this out. That's relative to him. It doesn't affect the worth of the win.

Clearly a brilliant talent. A pleasure to watch. But another undefeated fighter. That distinction will be scrutinised more every time this happens.