{"id":212420,"date":"2025-10-20T04:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/212420\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T04:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:52:19","slug":"lopez-rejects-crawfords-rushmore-claim-after-canelo-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/212420\/","title":{"rendered":"Lopez Rejects Crawford\u2019s Rushmore Claim After Canelo Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teofimo Lopez states that he doesn\u2019t include Terence Crawford on the \u201cMount Rushmore of boxing\u201d after his win over Canelo Alvarez on September 13th in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford\u2019s fans have installed him as the #1 GOAT [greatest of all time] after beating Canelo. Before the fight, Terence shamelessly campaigned for a spot on the Mount Rushmore of Boxing, saying,\u00a0\u201cA win against Canelo \u00c1lvarez would put me on Mount Rushmore. I\u2019d be one of the greatest fighters ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why Rushmore Has Rules<\/p>\n<p>Well, Teofimo disagrees with Crawford that he deserves to be among the top four on the Rushmore of boxing. I agree with Teo. I don\u2019t see a victory over the flat-footed, faded 35-year-old Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KOs) as being nearly good enough to earn the honor to be in that exclusive, prestigious country club. Crawford doesn\u2019t have the credentials.<\/p>\n<p>Benavidez: The Test He Dodged<\/p>\n<p>There is a way for Terence to earn a spot, but he\u2019s already refused by rejecting a fight against \u2018The Mexican Monster\u2019 David Benavidez. What\u2019s the old saying, \u2018The body is willing but the mind is weak.\u2019 The courage is lacking for Bud to get to Rushmore. The guys on that mountain now, they wouldn\u2019t have turned down a risky fight like Benavidez.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt depends on which Mount Rushmore. On mine? Nah,\u201d said Teofimo Lopez to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/Weu6kb5XKMU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fight Hub TV<\/a> when asked if Terence Crawford deserves to be on the Mount Rushmore of boxing after his win over Canelo Alvarez.<\/p>\n<p>The Mount Rushmore of Boxing<\/p>\n<p>Sugar Ray Robinson<br \/>\nMuhammad Ali<br \/>\nJoe Louis<br \/>\nHenry Armstrong<\/p>\n<p>Only the Brave Get Carved in Stone<\/p>\n<p>These are the widely considered GOAT on Rushmore. They took risks with their careers, accomplished big things, and demonstrated the qualities needed to be the best. We can\u2019t lower the standards to let just anybody in this exclusive club, can we? What would people say if any stray was allowed in after building a fluff record?<\/p>\n<p>At this point, Crawford doesn\u2019t make even the top 20 greatest of all time (GOATS), because his resume is too mediocre. The fighters that Terence beat to become a three-time undisputed champion were either marginal, old, or car-crash-ravaged.<\/p>\n<p>The Immortals of the Ring<\/p>\n<p>Sugar Ray Robinson<br \/>\nMuhammad Ali<br \/>\nJoe Louis<br \/>\nHenry Armstrong<br \/>\nFloyd Mayweather Jr.<br \/>\nWillie Pep<br \/>\nRoberto Dur\u00e1n<br \/>\nSugar Ray Leonard<br \/>\nMarvelous Marvin Hagler<br \/>\nJulio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez<br \/>\nRocky Marciano<br \/>\nManny Pacquiao<br \/>\nSam Langford<br \/>\nBenny Leonard<br \/>\nEzzard Charles<br \/>\nArchie Moore<br \/>\nGeorge Foreman<br \/>\nJack Dempsey<br \/>\nMike Tyson<br \/>\nRoy Jones Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Nation Vegas, Boxing Analyst covering world title fights since 2013.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760935939_647_hqdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"450\">Nation Vegas has been writing on the fight game since 2012 and is now a featured writer with Boxing News 24. Over the years, he has built a reputation for strong coverage of both major events and rising prospects, delivering news, fight reports, and features that connect with fans worldwide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"736\">With more than a decade of experience, Nation combines sharp analysis with an accessible style, making his work a reliable source for readers who want to follow the sport from every angle. His consistency and passion for boxing have established him as a respected voice on the site.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Teofimo Lopez Rejects Terence Crawford\u2019s Mount Rushmore Claim\u2014Beating a Faded Canelo Doesn\u2019t Make You a GOAT<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 10\/19\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Teofimo Lopez states that he doesn\u2019t include Terence Crawford on the \u201cMount Rushmore of boxing\u201d after his win&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[71525,2560,6491,709,217,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-212420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-arts-culture-and-entertainment","tag-boxing","tag-celebrities","tag-fashion","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}