Terence Crawford is just days away from the biggest fight of his iconic boxing career.
‘Bud’ is set to square off against undisputed super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 13.
Terence Crawford‘s latest fight has gripped combat sports fans, who are using social media to voice their opinions on the matchup.
Ilia Topuria utilized X – formerly known as Twitter – to gather opinions on another monstrous matchup.
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCIlia Topuria vs. Terence Crawford?
On Saturday, Ilia Topuria shared a picture of him meeting Terence Crawford online.
The UFC lightweight champion added a caption to build hype for his eventual move to boxing.
Topuria asked: “Who wins this fight?”
With no ruleset suggested, fans were left debating Topuria vs. Crawford in the comment section.
“You, obviously,” one fan replied. While another added: “Probably Crawford, cause he’s a good wrestler.”
“A real fight, you. Boxing? He does,” a third person said.
“You shouldn’t repeat Conor McGregor’s mistakes,” someone else wrote.
“Slow down, kid… That is not Charles Oliveira,” one person commented.
“You, 10 out of 10 times,” a sixth fan boldly predicted.
Terence Crawford’s best UFC boxer
Ilia Topuria’s polarizing question comes just days after being snubbed by Terence Crawford, who gave a shock pick when asked to name the UFC’s best boxer.
“My guy, what’s his name, Cody (Garbrandt), he’s the best UFC boxer,” Crawford told Full Send.
“Yeah, (I’ve seen Topuria), but I don’t know man, Cody has got them hands.
“I’m saying when we’re talking about straight boxing, we ain’t talking about nothing else, we’re talking about straight boxing skills, I just think Cody has got the best boxing skills in the UFC.”
Garbrandt has lost seven of his last 10 UFC bouts, getting knocked out four times during that run.
Topuria may have taken Crawford’s ‘best UFC boxer’ pick as some form of disrespect.
So, keep an eye on both men as this could be a rivalry that leads to another MMA-boxing crossover fight.