“I Was Kind of Disappointed…”: Weeks After $21 Million Feat, Terence Crawford Remains Brutally Honest While Revealing Why He Was Not Completely Pleased After Making History

Once you reach the summit, your vision, by default, tilts downward. That’s where Terence Crawford finds himself now. But the Nebraskan southpaw took nearly fifteen years to accomplish the magnificent feat. So reason augurs that the world champion will be in a celebratory mood after he wound up Errol Spence Jr., more so when the fight pulled in gate revenue of over $21 million. Of course, he is happy. But the former dismissed any euphoria over the recent exploits in an interview. The response is sure to take quite a few die-hards by surprise.

So Terence Crawford was the guest at Joe Rogan‘s eponymous podcast, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience.’ Roughly five minutes after the conversation began, the host took up the example of legend Roy Jones Jr. The former Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight champion demolished one big name after another but still faced criticism for not fighting boxers of high caliber. He reasoned that an athlete often falls victim to such insinuations when he reaches the heights of his game.

Terence Crawford opens up on achievements and the lingering disappointments

Agreeing, Crawford shared his feelings after the Spence Jr. chapter of his professional career ended. He said many well-wishers approached him post-match to see why he didn’t sound excited. But perhaps most failed to understand that for the Welterweight champion, the fact remained that he had to go to great lengths to establish his credibility: “I was happy just [because] I had to prove myself, you know, to the world how great I knew I was, but at the same time, I was kind of disappointed at the same time that it took this long for me to get my recognition for me to get a big marquee fight of this status at 35 years old …”

Rogan nodded, adding further that the fight came after a tiresome pursuit of five years. ‘Bud’ mentioned following the great Manny Pacquiao for a similar period. He also said it’s been over nine years since he won his first world title. All the while, he has been looking forward to facing tough competitors. While some of the matches finally came about, a few never did. Hence, he considers himself blessed after becoming an undisputed champion, first in the Light Welterweight and then in the Welterweight division.

So Terence Crawford sits at a pretty forty for no reversal record. The Welterweight champion now mulls over the options on deck for him to pick. In a month, he will turn 36. Given the short time left to cement his hard-fought legacy, he must tread the path carefully. Among the many possibilities, fans received a hint of what could be his next big fight as he taunted Jermell Charlo at T-Mobile Arena. There are other options as well.

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