Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford is undeniably one of the very best active fighters on the planet.
The 37-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska has achieved more than many fighters dream of since making his professional debut back in March 2008, including winning world titles across four weight divisions and the undisputed championship at both super lightweight and welterweight.
As he prepares to return to the ring in a mega-fight against Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez later this year, ‘Bud’ has sent a message out to a reigning world champion that he claims is ‘arrogant’.
Speaking on the Cigar Talk Podcast, Crawford addressed his feelings towards WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis, admitting he ‘doesn’t like’ the 30-year-old from Baltimore.
“I just really don’t like that dude, like I really don’t like him. I don’t like nothing about him. I just feel like, you know, he’s just one of these arrogant little dudes that’s using what he got to shield him, he got a lot of security guards around him and he know, you know what I mean, he in the limelight and stuff like that but in certain situations he wouldn’t be acting like that.”
‘Bud’ was then asked if he respects Davis as a fighter.
“Yeah, yeah he’s a damn good fighter, you know I mean I respect him as a fighter, he definitely got skills, he got power, he got tremendous boxing ability but like his core personality and his ways, nah.”
A potential showdown between the American stars looks unlikely to happen any time soon, based on the current weight gap that separates both. Crawford’s last outing came at 154lbs last August, with his showdown against Canelo set to take place at 168lbs. The highest weight division that ‘Tank’ has fought in is super lightweight, although the majority of his career success has come at lightweight.
