33 Years After Biggest Upset in Boxing, Terence Crawford Relives the “Sad” Memory of Watching Mike Tyson Lose His “First Fight”

Terence Crawford has thus far enjoyed an unblemished, peerless career. In a month, he will turn 36. So if he continues to fight till retirement the way he does now, he has a bright chance of standing alongside unbeaten luminaries such as Joe Calzaghe and Floyd Mayweather Jr. But a question remains. Does remaining undefeated signify a legacy overtaking one marred with losses? What about the greats who suffered losses during their outstanding careers? More significantly, how does a boxer, yet to face any reversal, view the first loss of an icon whose exploits remain a topic of conversation?

The cynosure of modern boxing joined ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ and laid bare his journey, his thoughts on various issues, and his emotional state growing up watching some of the marquee fights of the post-Muhammad Ali era.

An outcome still reverberating among die-hards and Terence Crawford

With half an hour left for the podcast, Joe Rogan broached the subject of the difficulties and challenges that top-level athletes endure to reach the summit and sustain those standards. According to him, it remains unfathomable for most people. Crawford also pointed out certain limits that need to be comprehended—unreachable boundary walls. So, the discussion veered off into genetics.

Agreeing with him, Rogan said, “Yeah, well, at least the President doesn’t rely too much on genetics because [as] we were talking about [this] last night, [there are] levels upon levels upon levels, and the truly elite have everything. They have talent, they have the mind for it, they have the genetics, [and] they have the training, and they have the discipline…”

The host spoke about a few who failed despite their immense talents because they lacked the will to work hard. Then, to cite an example, he took up the case of James’ Buster’ Douglas. He mentioned how the Columbus, Ohio-born Heavyweight boxer remained focused as he prepared to face Mike Tyson. Despite the terrible loss of his mother, Douglas marched on.

Rogan said, “His mom had died. He was devastated, heartbroken, and decided that he [was] going to win the fight for his mother. Trained like a f***in demon and came out and outboxed Tyson…” That’s when Terence Crawford shared how he used to watch some of the most significant bouts of the time, such as the one between Tyson and Holyfield, on an old television set. But Mike Tyson’s first career loss to ‘Buster’ Douglas left him miserable: “….yeah, man….damn, man, it was kind of, it was kind of sad watching Tyson lose his first fight.”

What’s ‘Bud'(ding) up to next

On July 29, Terence Crawford created history. In a titanic clash, he raised questions that Errol Spence Jr. could barely answer. Completely outmaneuvered and outboxed, his plight forced referee Harvey Dock to waive off, pulling the curtains on one of the most glorious chapters of the sport. In the show, he highlighted his plans, which included taking on either Jermell Charlo or Canelo Alvarez in a higher division. Thus, if he succeeds, he might as well become an unheard-of three-division undisputed champion.

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