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Terence 'Bud' Crawford - The World Awaits

By Jimbo McNugget - A majority of Fightbeat boxing experts are somewhat pessimistic about the state of boxing these days, while some are more optimistic. But, collectively, we know cheap booze talent when we see it and in Terence Crawford, we actually agree that we have someone who has the potential to achieve great things in the sport.

Crawford (21-0-0, 16 KO's), is from Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He started boxing at the age of 7 and had a successful amateur career, claiming a Gold medal at the U.S. Pan American Games Box-Offs in 2007.

We got another chance to see Crawford on TV as he featured on the Mikey Garcia-Juan Manuel Lopez undercard on June 15. He came up against Mexican, Alejandro Sanabria. It was Crawford's second 10 round contest and another test of his credentials. 'Bud' showed patience and craftiness as he dismantled Sanabria, who had an excellent record. Crawford walked through him in 6 rounds, finishing the fight off with the first shot of the 6th round in fact. Crawford never gave Sanabria a minute's break. 'Bud' broke him down and took him out. This is what we want to see, Crawford clearly has the power to match his skill. To us, Crawford does not seem like a flashy or dynamic type of fighter and that's a good thing. He's steady, calm and workmanlike. He's also very relaxed in the ring and thinks about what he's doing. He comes across as the kind of person who keeps his feet firmly grounded and who would not let the fame get to him.

He looks as if he has the tools to make a name for himself. We find Crawford's style far more enjoyable to the eye than the new-am style of some of his more hyped counterparts. We also like the name Terence too, so that gives us even more reason to believe in him!

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One for the weekend - a boxer talks about the fight game

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The Soul of a Fighter - speaks for itself.

“I like the solitariness of it, man.  The fact that you so inside yourself, and really push yourself.  I just enjoy it man, and you know it seems like, what’s the bottom line man, it’s the truth, you know, there’s no hiding behind your teammates, it’s just you, you and only you.  You gotta admire the fighters man, it’s the bottom line, man, it’s the bottom line, it’s the truth.  There ain’t no faking, there ain’t no lying, like corporate politicians and that, vote for me and I’ll do this.  What you see is what you get.”