00:00is the best fighter on the planet pound for pound he's that dude um in this four belt era
00:07he is now the undisputed world champion three times over 140 pounds 147 now 168 pounds
00:18if bud was the best i gotta give it to him bud he's hands down he's the best he's the best right now
00:24i don't think nobody need to question him no more i mean i mean you kind of got to give him
00:29respect no matter what you got to give him respect he just went up two-way plans what people say he
00:33couldn't do he's doing everything that people say he can't do it i've been a world champion as you
00:38know and i've been a three division world champion i've only won one of the belts i don't know what
00:42it is to be undisputed i don't know that feeling do you understand what he what he did last night
00:49is unbelievable stephen a smith didn't hold back when he called out floyd mayweather for trying to
00:55downplay terence crawford's victory over canelo alvarez smith reminded everyone that crawford
01:01has done something no other fighter in history has ever achieved becoming the undisputed champion
01:06in multiple weight divisions he made it clear that crawford's legacy is fully earned and deserves
01:12nothing but respect in smith's eyes this wasn't just another win on crawford's record it was a
01:18defining moment that lifted him into the conversation of the all-time greats smith stressed that no amount
01:24of negativity from mayweather could erase what crawford had just accomplished is the best fighter
01:30on the planet uh pound for pound he's that dude um in this four belt era he is now the undisputed world
01:39champion three times over 140 pounds 147 now 168 pounds claiming all the belts you don't see people
01:50doing that very often going up against a guy who was perceived as being bigger and stronger
01:55crawford was strong crawford was strong enough to fend him off strong enough to make him respect his
02:02his own power he used his jab he used his distance jeff mayweather had his own strong words about what
02:09happened in that ring he explained that crawford's shocking victory is something that will always
02:14stain canelo's legacy for years canelo was seen as the undisputed king of his division holding both
02:21dominance and authority over anyone who stepped in front of him but crawford moving up in weight dared to
02:27challenge him in his own territory and humbled him jeff didn't call it a small blemish he described it
02:34as a permanent mark that will live beside canelo's name in the history of boxing champions are remembered
02:40for their defining moments and unfortunately canelo's defining moment just became a crushing defeat
02:47at the hands of terence crawford the way he was in discussion certainly with uh with chavez um what
02:53does this do to his legacy because i don't think he got you know the the floyd play didn't give him
02:57people didn't really look down on because he was even though he had 40 fights he was still
03:01you know fighting one of the greatest ever and an absolute master and b-volley went up weight classes
03:06to win but now he's fighting a smaller guy a great fighter but a smaller guy does this damage his legacy in
03:10any way i think it does i think it does because i mean the one thing is this is that you know you were ruling
03:18you were wasn't you know you were the king of that weight class and the king of that weight class for
03:23for a good good while and i think that you know he had a huge following because i mean he became the face of
03:35boxing and even though it's another you know future all of famer you know still losing yeah losing a guy
03:43come up a week couple weight classes you know yeah kind of makes you seem not as great as you might have been
03:48steven a smith was still buzzing with excitement as he spoke about what he had witnessed first hand
03:53he explained that being present for this fight made the historic moment even more special
03:59according to him no one in boxing history has ever done what crawford just pulled off
04:05moving up in weight and beating a dominant champion like canelo in such convincing style
04:10smith called it the ultimate career defining achievement
04:14the kind of moment that will live forever in the sports history he summed it up perfectly
04:20this wasn't just another fight it was a monumental shift in how greatness itself is measured in boxing
04:27this was terrence bud crawford moving up two weight divisions really three in my mind because the
04:34only one we only fought one fight at the junior middleweight division so he's really moving up from 147 pounds
04:40okay terrence bud crawford moving up to the 168 pound limit
04:51in an effort
04:54to claim the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world from the grasp
05:02of saul canelo alvarez now i was there i was there because let me tell you something right now there's
05:08very very few sporting events in the world that are better than a super fight in vegas i can tell
05:14you that right now there's very very few events props to nick connor the wwe after the fight
05:21crawford's trainer spoke with raw honesty he explained that terrence has nothing left to prove
05:27despite defeating one of the biggest names in the sport there are still critics refusing to give him
05:32the respect he deserves that for the trainer was frustrating he made it clear that crawford isn't
05:38even thinking about his next fight right now because what he did against canelo is already
05:43enough to cement his place in history this wasn't about chasing big names anymore this was about
05:49sealing a legacy so powerful that it can never be denied terrence crawford and his well-renowned
05:59trainer two-time training year and future hall of fame trainer brian bomac mcintyre recently did an
06:04interview in which bomac stated that a fight is not happening and this particular fight is a fight that
06:15everybody wanted to see canelo alvarez take and canelo alvarez refused to take this fight
06:20with a 20 year 28 year old two division world champion reigning wbc light heavyweight
06:29former two-time wbc super middleweight the mexican ecuadorian superstar bossa was one of my favorite
06:36fighters and a great person david the mexican ecuadorian monster benavidez with 30 wins no loss no draw
06:4324 wins by way of knockout stands at six foot two with 75 inch arm each and fights at 175 but the
06:50entire time david benavidez was fighting at 168 canelo alvarez was brought up and he never accepted the
06:57fight and so with that said now people are trying to project this fight on terence crawford and they're
07:07saying that terence crawford needs to take the fight so bomac yesterday did an interview and bomac said
07:13they're not fighting david benavidez and so now people are pushing this notion that terence
07:20crawford is ducking and terence crawford is scared of david benavidez and if he don't fight david
07:25benavidez according to boston news 24. former champion timothy bradley gave p wraps one of
07:32the boldest takes of the night he compared crawford directly to floyd mayweather and claimed that
07:37crawford's name now belongs at the very top of the greatest of all time conversation
07:43for bradley this win wasn't just about crawford defeating canelo it was about redefining what
07:49pound for pound number one really means bradley pointed out that while floyd may have perfected
07:55boxing during his era crawford just proved he could do it on an even higher level by stepping up in
08:01weight and taking down canelo at his absolute peak in bradley's eyes this victory pushed crawford
08:08into a legendary category where only the rarest names in boxing history can stand it might be too
08:15late now it might be too late because guess what he done ain't nothing else he needs to do ain't
08:22nothing else he needs to do in boxing yep y'all doubt him now y'all doubt him now we see i saw some of
08:29y'all goofies on y'all channels you come here and you get the real over here that's what you get over
08:36here you want the real you want a real breakdown from a real fighter a hall of famer that's what you
08:43do you come right here and you gonna get the real and you gonna get the truth dang it that's what you
08:49gonna get leave them of the lanes alone and come right on over here yeah and get the truth and nothing
08:55but the truth i've been trying to tell y'all for years for years about this been trying to tell y'all
09:04for years about terrence crawford everybody put his resume down roy jones jr offered a more measured
09:11but equally powerful perspective he reminded fans that when floyd mayweather fought canelo years ago
09:18canelo was still young and inexperienced floyd used his superior skill and ring iq to school him
09:24but this time was different crawford didn't fight a young prospect he fought the fully matured seasoned
09:31canelo the one who had ruled his division for years and despite being naturally the smaller man
09:37crawford dismantled him with precision for roy that fact alone makes crawford's achievement
09:42extraordinary he didn't just beat canelo he beat the strongest smartest and most dangerous version of
09:49him generational great in canelo alvarez really three weights above his natural weight class does
09:55that put him in the conversation with the likes of yourself as the the greatest fighter of all time
09:59yes it does and the reason it does is because he couldn't get the credibility down in his own weight
10:04class so he went up to those challenges himself to find it and he found a very vulnerable good opponent
10:10do you think canelo alvarez is on the decline or not no i don't think it's on the decline at all
10:15so you you think both fighters are still at their peak even though they're 36 87 yeah i think they're
10:20both still at their peak uh the the age for crawford would seem like he may be beyond it but he hasn't
10:25had the fights the tough fights we would have put him there and the years of boxing for canelo would
10:30have put him up put him in a position where they're by equal so i think they both are pretty much in a
10:34great place i think they're both still in their primes and this is the best time to see them fight
10:38former world champion duke mckenzie was left stunned he admitted that canelo had no answers for
10:44crawford's speed precision and relentless pressure he called the performance unbelievable and one of
10:50the most complete displays modern boxing has ever seen mckenzie emphasized that not only did crawford
10:56become undisputed but he also showed that he might just be unbeatable even against the toughest
11:02opponents speaking with a mix of awe and respect mckenzie declared that crawford has now set a standard
11:09so high very few if any will ever be able to reach it know that feeling do you understand what he
11:18what he did last night is unbelievable he's a three-time undisputed world champion and he's beaten the
11:26best of the best now for me for me there were red flags way before this fight not waiting for the fight
11:34you know in the build-up to this fight canelo's body language in the run-up to this fight trainer
11:40robert garcia gave one of the strongest endorsements of the night he went as far as to say that crawford
11:46has done more than floyd mayweather ever dared to do garcia pointed out that crawford convincingly won
11:52nine to ten rounds against canelo and fought with a hunger that floyd never showed at that kind of risk
11:57level he reminded everyone that mayweather never attempted to move up and dominate a bigger stronger
12:03champion in this way for garcia crawford's win wasn't just about collecting belts or padding records
12:09it was about taking real risks and succeeding and that he said is the difference between being an icon
12:17and becoming a true legend that's all for today's video terence crawford's victory over canelo alvarez
12:24has changed the boxing world forever stay tuned for more updates and reactions until next time
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