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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 20: MANDATORY CREDIT Bill Tompkins/Getty Images Terence Crawford defeats Felix Diaz by RTD in the 10th round during their Super Lightweight fight at Madison Square Garden on May 20th, 2017 in New York City. Crawford in the his corner. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 20: MANDATORY CREDIT Bill Tompkins/Getty Images Terence Crawford defeats Felix Diaz by RTD in the 10th round during their Super Lightweight fight at Madison Square Garden on May 20th, 2017 in New York City. Crawford in the his corner. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)
The WBO has now ordered the welterweight champ, Terence Crawford, to face the stout Shawn Porter as his next mandatory contender. Earlier, ‘Bud’ was in contention to battle out his arch-nemesis, Errol Spence Jr. But a fight between these two couldn’t come to life. Later, he also got lined up for a fight against The Filipino boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao. Unfortunately, this fight also failed to reach fruition.
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However, after much rigamarole and confusion, Crawford has finally bagged a 12-round fight against a noteworthy contender. Now, more than anyone else, he’s eager to put on a show and is looking forward to this fight.
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In an interaction with Mike Coppinger, he said, ”I’ve been begging for a real challenge for years. All the so-called elite welterweights have shown no interest in fighting me. Now one of them is finally being forced to. I’ll show once again why I’m the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Be ready.”
Bud Crawford can’t wait to show what he can do against an “elite welterweight.”
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Crawford has been out of action for a substantial while now, having last fought in November 2020 against Kell Brook. The American boxer fared the way everyone expected him to. ‘Bud’ totally demolished Kell Brook with his stupendous power. Moreover, he added on another high-class T/KO win to his name and improved his immaculate track record to 37 wins.
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Ever since that fight, he was waiting to get his hands on ‘The Truth’ to settle the debate of who is the biggest active welterweight boxer. But now it seems he’ll have to wait for the Spence Jr. fight.
Terence Crawford vs Shawn Porter – Will this fight go down as one of the best for ‘Bud’?
Porter is one sensational name in the 147-pound landscape and with his sheer brilliance, he has outclassed several opponents to date.
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 08: Shawn Porter holds the WBC Welterweight Title belt after defeating Danny Garcia by Unanimous Decision at Barclays Center on September 8, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)
That said, he will definitely bring a certain set of challenges for Crawford in this fight. He will keep the champion on his toes and force him to dig in real deep to end up on the winning vertical.
If ‘Bud’ wins this fight, needless to say, it’ll go down as one of the most decorated fights in his vast boxing run. However, a Porter win will be a monumental upset.
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What do you make of this booking and Crawford’s comments?
