‘Should have fought’: Crawford’s Cryptic Tweet

Terence Crawford posted a cryptic comment on k today about an unnamed fighter he says “should have fought” against him when they had the chance.

Bud says that the mysterious fighter doesn’t have a chance to fight him anymore because “it’s over now.” He seems to be bitter about a fighter, possibly Sebastian Fundora, not fighting him. Crawford could have fought Fundor, but he didn’t.

Fans believe he is referring to Fundora, the WBC and WBC Junior Middleweight Champion, who is in talks to fight Errol Spence.

Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) adjustment is required to prepare him for a title challenge against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. The one most needed here is Crawford, not Fundora, as he needs a fight to stay sharp unless he wants to sit out a solid year before fighting Alvarez in September.

If Crawford is serious about winning, he needs to tune in because this is going to be a much tougher fight than his last fight against Israil Madrimov. He won’t beat Canelo after a 13-month layoff like he did against Madrimov.

Fundora ‘The Towering Inferno’ would be perfect for ‘Bud’ Crawford as he is vulnerable and not someone who could potentially beat him as the IBF 154lb champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.

Crawford wouldn’t need Fundor if he was brave enough to move up to 168 to go up against one of the top contenders. He should be fighting a top five guy in the Super Middleweight division to get ready for Canelo, right? Isn’t that usually done?

If Crawford moves up and fights a rival at 168, he could lose, and that could ruin his chances of getting a fight against Canelo. Turki Al-Sheikh would still likely be willing to pursue a Canelo-Crawford fight, but Canelo could veto the idea, knowing he’ll have even less profit than he already has.

He already won’t get credit for the fight against Crawford because he’s moving up two weight classes from 154 to 168. There’s also Crawford’s age. He turns 38 in September.

That means Canelo will have even less credit after beating him. So it’s understandable why Crawford wouldn’t want to risk getting his feet wet at 168 by lining up against a contender rather than the vulnerable 154-pound champion, Fundora.

You should have fought when you had the chance, now it’s over.

— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025

lol people make up stories like fans and really believe they are lying.😂😂 I love you too.

— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 16, 2025