Terence Crawford, who has become one of the best boxers in recent years, has already begun his preparation for what will be his next fight.
The American will face Mexican Saul Canelo Alvarez in September in Las Vegas, and for now, the current third best boxer in the world according to ESPN and The Ring rankings, pointed out who he considers the best of all time.
Crawford, WBA super welterweight champion and who will have to move up a couple of categories to fight Alvarez, did not hesitate to point to one of the last great world champions, leaving behind legends such as Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Rocky Marciano or Joe Lewis.
The best fighter of all time according to Crawford
The Nebraska-born 37-year-old told secondsout.com that his favorite fighter of all time.
In my opinion, the best boxer in history is Floyd Mayweather. His punching was very powerful. Floyd defeated almost all of his opponents during his professional career.
Mayweather had 50 fights throughout his professional boxing career, between 1996 and 2017, and maintained his undefeated record throughout those years.
Mayweather is also recognized by experts and fans as one of the best in the world of boxing after overcoming rivals such as Manny Pacquiao, Canelo Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya.
In addition, The Money will always be remembered not only for one of the techniques in the history of pugilism, but also for his excellent defensive skills.
Canelo opts for one of boxing’s classics
When the same question was put to Mexican Alvarez, Canelo had a different opinion to Crawford and opted for one of the great legends not only of boxing, but of all athletes in history.
“The greatest of all time is Muhammad Ali,” Alvarez said a few days ago, in a similar response to Mike Tyson, who said that “there is no one like him (Ali).
“Nobody can beat Ali, I can’t beat that guy, no way. Impossible,” Tyson said.
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