Most boxing fans have Terence Crawford as their No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter right now after his unanimous decision victory over Canelo Alvarez last month. <\/p>\n
Not only did Crawford look like a generational talent in this 12-round bout, but adding Canelo’s name and taking his undisputed super middleweight belts on to an already impressive resum\u00e9 (that includes Crawford being the first male boxer to be an undisputed champion in three weight classes) makes it tough for anybody to claim they have an upper hand against Crawford right now, both in the ring and in pound-for-pound rankings. <\/p>\n
However, the beauty about many boxers is that they’re often delusional, which breeds both greatness and insanity. And it seems that one former champion’s delusion is convincing him he could knock Crawford out cold. <\/p>\n
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Terence Crawford on September 9, 2025. \/ IMAGO \/ Hoganphotos<\/p>\n
George Groves is a 37-year-old ex-fighter from Britain who held the WBA super middleweight title from 2017 to 2018. He finished his career with a 28-4 record (20 KOs) and hasn’t fought since 2018, when he lost his WBA super middleweight belt to Callum Smith. <\/p>\n
Groves was interviewed by PokerStrategy.com<\/a> on October 7 and didn’t mince words about how he’d match up against Crawford. <\/p>\n “I highly admire Crawford, but surely he wouldn\u2019t have beaten me? I would have done him,” Groves said, suggesting he’d knock Crawford out. <\/p>\n WATCH! After @StGeorgeGroves<\/a> announced his retirement from boxing today we look back at that dramatic night when he won a world title at Bramall Lane \ud83e\udd4a\ud83d\udc51 pic.twitter.com\/MxDYDqy1aH<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) January 28, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n Despite this bold claim, Groves also gave Crawford his well-earned respect by saying, “I’ll put him at number one pound for pound because he’s not a super middleweight and he went up and beat a super middleweight. And this is what makes boxing so peculiar because Canelo’s sort of beating everyone at super middleweight, but you think if there’s a big super middleweight out there, could Crawford beat them? At the moment he\u2019s struggling to find the super middleweights.” <\/p>\n When speaking about what Crawford should do next in his career, Groves added, “I’m not sure where Crawford goes for me. I would be more than happy for him to call it a day. It’d be sad to never see him box again, but without anyone else to fight and coming back down to welterweight or even lightweight might be difficult at this stage. <\/p>\n “Maybe Triple G, Golovkin will actually come back and give Crawford a run for his money. Crawford against Triple G. Does Triple G need a warmup fight? Maybe he should have one.” <\/p>\n “I would have done him” \ud83d\udc4a<\/p>\n Retired British fighter who was stopped three times, says he would have beaten Terence Crawford \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n READ MORE \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n \u2014 DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) October 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Props to Groves for still believing in his past abilities. But there’s surely nobody else in the world who thinks he would have beaten Crawford if they ever matched up.<\/p>\n The Latest Boxing News<\/p>\n Terence Crawford\u2019s Security Calls Out \u2018Unprofessional\u2019 Omaha Police<\/a><\/p>\n Tim Bradley Predicts Hypothetical Terence Crawford vs David Benavidez Fight<\/a><\/p>\n Manny Pacquiao Announces Official Return Date After Mario Barrios Draw<\/a><\/p>\n