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ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 18: Terence Crawford celebrates after beating Thomas Dulorme of Puerto Rico in the sixth round in their WBO Jr. Welterweight Title Bout on April 18, 2015 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 18: Terence Crawford celebrates after beating Thomas Dulorme of Puerto Rico in the sixth round in their WBO Jr. Welterweight Title Bout on April 18, 2015 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Terence Crawford is over the moon, he has managed to prove himself with his most recent victory against long-time rival Errol Spence Jr. recently. With the win, he has proven that he is levels above the boxers in the same category as him. All eyes are on him, fighters like Keith Thurman, and Jaron Ennis are lined up to face the new champion. With Ennis being the IBF mandatory and Thurman wanting a piece of the pie, the champion is currently highly sought after.
However, in a recent interview with HOT 97, ‘Bud’ stated that he believes a fight against Ennis can be made, but he wants to look for bigger opportunities. The fighter he wants to face next is Jermell Charlo. Even after his bout against ‘The Truth’, he leaned over the ropes and told Jermell Charlo, “You’re next.” In the interview, he stated that currently he sees no fight of the level of Spence-Crawford bout other than a fight against Canelo Alvarez.
However, he also added that he doesn’t see that taking place for now. It is important to note that ‘Iron Man’ is currently preparing to face Canelo. He is jumping two weight classes for the upcoming bout. As a clip of the interview appeared on Instagram, fans had mixed reactions to the news.
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Fans held mixed feelings about the bout. One fan, Smooth Fantroy wrote, “Damn he gone lose to canelo then lose to Crawford then go into a mental state like his brother.” Another fan, Arsenio R, “Charlo vs Crawford for the unified super welterweight title. Then the winner of that fight will face tim Tyzu for the WBO super welterweight title and become undisputed champion at 154.”
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Meanwhile, LoyaltyAli18 added, “We don’t wanna hear about none of this until after the canelo/charlo fight.” However, Anthony Horne stated that he wants this fight to happen rather than the Canelo bout. He stated, “Fight should happen now! Canelo punk ass supposed to be fighting Benevidez”.
Not Actually James Royall wrote, “Bud puts Charlo in a body bag, dawg. I think Spence bodies Mell Charlo too frfr.” Another fan, Johnathen Ashley Davis-Green claimed, “Charlo don’t want the smoke. He ain’t coming back down to 154 after his fight with Canelo.”
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Overall, the fans differed in their opinions about the bout. While some of them appeared to prefer this bout over the Canelo-Charlo bout, there were some who just don’t see it taking place. What do you think about Crawford targeting Charlo? Which boxer do you think should be his next opponent? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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