{"id":827003,"date":"2026-07-27T13:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/827003\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:27:08","slug":"terence-crawford-says-one-current-fighter-is-unbeatable-he-will-take-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/827003\/","title":{"rendered":"Terence Crawford says one current fighter is unbeatable: “He will take over”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Terence Crawford<\/a> believes one man will follow in his footsteps and retire as an unbeaten world champion, essentially becoming a generational great in the process.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bud\u2019 became not only a world champion but a three-division undisputed king, ending his career with a legacy-defining unanimous decision triumph over Canelo Alvarez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even before that, Crawford was considered an elite pound-for-pound operator for over a decade, with many believing his most complete performance came against Errol Spence Jr<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n

But while the American is perhaps in a class of his own, he nonetheless believes that four-division world champion Shakur Stevenson<\/a> can achieve a similar degree of success.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old claimed a career-best victory in January, losing just one round as he dethroned Teofimo Lopez with a masterful unanimous decision victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Having now signed with Dana White\u2019s Zuffa Boxing, though, it remains to be seen whether he defends his WBO super-lightweight title or pursues opportunities elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Either way, Crawford has told Fight Hub TV<\/a> that Stevenson has the mental and physical attributes to remain unbeaten at the highest level.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Shakur [will take over], for sure, Shakur hands down. I think, given the opportunity, he\u2019s going to show the world that he\u2019s the best. His mental, his defense [sets him apart], takes his craft serious. He\u2019s the type of the fighter that you gotta pull out the gym. [Is he beatable?] Not at all. Everybody [is] beatable, but I don\u2019t see nobody beating him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since inking a promotional deal with Zuffa, Stevenson has named Devin Haney<\/a> and Gervonta Davis<\/a> as two potential opponents who would cement his greatness.<\/p>\n

The slick southpaw could therefore compete anywhere between lightweight and 147lbs, depending on which division offers the most realistic opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Terence Crawford believes one man will follow in his footsteps and retire as an unbeaten world champion, essentially…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":827004,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-827003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}