{"id":308363,"date":"2025-12-10T06:25:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T06:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/308363\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T06:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T06:25:18","slug":"coward-terence-crawford-slammed-in-brutal-take-by-ryan-garcia-after-being-stripped-of-world-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/308363\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Coward&#8217; &#8211; Terence Crawford slammed in brutal take by Ryan Garcia after being stripped of world title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Garcia has fired fierce criticism at Terence Crawford for not paying his sanctioning fees.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/3552219\/terence-crawford-canelo-alvarez-undisputed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">became undisputed super-middleweight champion<\/a> when he defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/canelo-alvarez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canelo Alvarez<\/a> in September, claiming the WBC belt among his new titles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"'Bud' never let Canelo get into his groove during  their 'Fight of the Century' at Allegiant Stadium\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blue-gloves-punches-canelo-alvarez-1023208863.jpg\" data-caption=\"Crawford became the undisputed super middleweight champion when he claimed a unanimous decision win over Canelo\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blue-gloves-punches-canelo-alvarez-1023208863.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Crawford became the undisputed super middleweight champion when he claimed a unanimous decision win over CaneloCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>But on December 3, the WBC president, Mauricio Sulaiman, announced that he hadn&#8217;t paid the sanctioning fees for his last two outings.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of that, <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/3788968\/terence-crawford-stripped-wbc-world-title-canelo-alvarez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crawford was stripped of his title<\/a> after less than three months as the sanctioning body&#8217;s champion.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia, who has lashed out at Crawford in the past, believes the pound-for-pound king is ultimately in the wrong.<\/p>\n<p>On the Inside Ring Show, Garcia said: \u201cCrawford should have talked his talk. <\/p>\n<p>READ MORE BOXING<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Before, when he needed them, he wasn\u2019t talking like this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that he\u2019s got his money and the cash, now, \u2018Oh, I don\u2019t need the WBC to get me an opportunity. Now, I\u2019m going to say, f*** you all.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To me, that\u2019s a little cowardice on his part. But guess what? The only thing I don\u2019t agree with is why is it $330,000? I don\u2019t like that amount.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Crawford was only requested to pay 0.6 per cent of his $50 million earnings, instead of the standard 3 per cent charge set by the four major governing bodies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LAS VEGAS, NEVADA \u2013 SEPTEMBER 13: Terence Crawford is seen with his belts following his undisputed super middleweight title fight where he defeated Canelo Alvarez (not pictured) by unanimous decision (116-112, 115-113, 115-113) during Netflix\u2019s Canelo v Crawford Fight Night at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Harry How\/Getty [\u2026]\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/crop-3556298.jpg\" data-caption=\"Crawford has lost the title and it is now set to be contested for between Mbilli and Sheeraz\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/crop-3556298.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Crawford has lost the title and it is now set to be contested for between Mbilli and SheerazCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>It meant that he had to pay\u00a0$300,000 instead of $1.5 million, although &#8216;Bud&#8217; opted not to cough up a penny.<\/p>\n<p>The WBC have subsequently voted for their interim champion, Christian Mbilli, and <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/hamzah-sheeraz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamzah Sheeraz<\/a> to go head-to-head for the world title.<\/p>\n<p>What did Terence Crawford say about losing the WBC title?<\/p>\n<p>Crawford has certainly not held back in <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/3791816\/terence-crawford-rant-wbc-mauricio-sulaiman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expressing his thoughts on losing his undisputed status.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Sulaiman described &#8216;Bud&#8217;s evasion of paying the fees as &#8220;a slap in the face&#8221;, the 38-year-old took to Instagram live to share his response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/3791816\/terence-crawford-rant-wbc-mauricio-sulaiman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">During his rant<\/a>, Crawford stated: &#8220;Who the f*** do you think I am?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Boy, you better slap your f*****g self. I ain&#8217;t paying your a**** s***.<\/p>\n<p>You, the WBC, think you are better than everybody, don&#8217;t you? You have the green belt, which don&#8217;t mean f****ing s***.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryan Garcia has fired fierce criticism at Terence Crawford for not paying his sanctioning fees. 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