Legendary champion Floyd Mayweather is known to have a 50-fight winning record, which is quite prominent, so will anyone break Mayweather's record in the future? WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, known to some as the "enhanced Mayweather," now boasts a record of 39 wins and 30 knockouts, and if he beats Errol Spence next month, he will reach 40 wins, one step closer to tying Mayweather's record. However, Crawford seems to have no intention of doing so.
Crawford addressed the issue in his latest interview this week, saying he wasn't interested in breaking Mayweather's record of 50 wins.
Over the past few years, Crawford has had a low intensity of play, playing almost one game a year, and at this pace, it would probably take 10 years to equals Mayweather's record until he reaches the age of 45.
Some people believe that if Crawford wants to equal or break Mayweather's record, the next step is to pay attention to ways and methods, in addition to increasing the intensity of the game, is to work the selection of opponents, if Crawford chooses those "canned tomatoes" to compete, it is still possible to create a new record.
Crawford said, "No! I didn't think about going to 50 wins, that's Mayweather's thing, he could keep his record, I had no intention of chasing. ”
Although Crawford was slightly "arrogant" when talking about Mayweather, he still gave Mayweather due credit. "When you talk about the best welterweight fighters of all time, no one can compare to Mayweather," Crawford said. ”
There are rumors that Crawford will retire after completing the two fights with Spence, when asked if this is true? Crawford said: "I'm not going to do that, I've always supported Spence, but it's just business and I need to finish my game and become a real Terence Crawford, so that it's enough to beat any opponent in the world. ”
Crawford wants to break Mayweather's record, but unfortunately he has more than enough energy, because he is no longer able to have this condition, not to mention in the future competition, against opponents like Spence, whether Crawford can continue to win is unknown.
Crawford's strength is undeniable, according to the current achievements, it is certain to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, but the gap between him and Mayweather may not be just a matter of tying 50 victories, if Mayweather is defined as a "master", then Crawford is more of a "craftsman", which is the difference between the two sides.
I think even if Crawford beats Spence Unified by 147 pounds next, it is unknown whether he will be able to enter the top 10 of all-time best fighters based on his influence, and if he loses to Spence, it will be very difficult to enter the top 10, let alone compete with Mayweather.