Oscar De La Hoya has shared his verdict on who he believes is the better fighter between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Terence Crawford.
‘Money’ Mayweather is regarded by many as being one of, if not the greatest fighter of all time. The Michigan-native remained unbeaten throughout the duration of his professional career, winning world titles in five weight classes along the way.
As for Crawford, the 38-year-old from Omaha etched his name into the sports history books once again last month when he defeated Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez to capture the undisputed super-middleweight championship and become the first male fighter ever to achieve this feat in three separate divisions.
Legendary-fighter-turned promoter De La Hoya actually shared the ring with Mayweather during his own career, suffering a split decision defeat to the former pound-for-pound great back in May of 2007, surrendering his WBC light-middleweight title in the process.
Speaking to the media recently, De La Hoya spoke fondly of former rival Mayweather, who he says is ‘much more superior’ than ‘Bud’ Crawford in a shock claim.
“Crawford is more of a fighter boxer, and Mayweather is more of a boxer. But Mayweather is much more superior than Crawford. I feel that technically, Mayweather is the better fighter.”
Mayweather announced his retirement from boxing back in 2017, shortly after he defeated former UFC champion Conor McGregor in their monumental crossover bout in Las Vegas.
The 48-year-old has participated in a number of exhibition contests since then however, facing the likes of Aaron Chalmers, Tenshin Nasukawa and Logan Paul.
