Terence Crawford’s trainer, Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre, believes his student still has two or three more fights left in him.
McIntyre guided Crawford to a career-best victory over Canelo Alvarez earlier this month for the undisputed super middleweight crown.
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McIntyre believes Crawford still has plenty of gas left in the tankCredit: Getty
In victory, Crawford became the first three-weight undisputed champion of the four-belt era and joined an elite group of five-weight world champions.
With seemingly nothing left to achieve in the sport, several members of the boxing fraternity have urged Crawford to hang up his gloves following his punch-perfect display.
According to Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, Crawford even told him that he wanted Canelo to be his retirement fight.
However, ‘BoMac’, who has cornered Crawford since he was 14 years old, believes there is still plenty left in the tank.
Asked if he thought his fighter should retire during an interview with Fight Hub TV, ‘BoMac’ replied: “You know what? He made it look so easy, you know what I’m saying?
“[He’s got] two, three more in him. Training camp, we’ll try harder.”
What is there left for Terence Crawford to conquer in boxing?
While it seems unlikely Crawford would defend his 168lbs belts, a move down to middleweight – the division ‘Bud’ skipped by taking on Canelo – remains a possible avenue for future fights.
Speaking to the Netflix broadcast panel in the immediate aftermath of his clash with Canelo, Crawford said: “My gut says the same thing.
“I’m going to sit down with my team and discuss what is next in the future for Terence Crawford.
“But who knows, I might go down to 160lbs.”
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Crawford overcame the odds to beat Canelo in a career-best showingCredit: Getty
McIntyre refused to speculate about which weight class Crawford would compete in if he continued fighting.
But he admitted a switch to middleweight to pick up a world title in a sixth separate division would be ‘great’.
At present, Janibek Alimkhanuly is the unified IBF and WBO king, Carlos Adames is the WBC champion, and Erislandy Lara holds the WBA’s version of the world title
If Crawford was to successfully pick off one of the aforementioned names, then he would tie Oscar De La Hoya for the second most weight classes conquered by a male boxer.
Only the sport’s lone eight-weight world champion, Manny Pacquiao, boasts more belts.
Although in women’s boxing, Jake Paul backed Amanda Serrano has seven.