Boxing superstar and multiple weight-division champion Terence Crawford believes he has nothing more to prove in the world of boxing. So, he has decided to hang up his gloves.
Crawford, who is coming off the biggest win of his career after besting erstwhile pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez, announced via Instagram that he is retiring from the sport.
“Walking away as a great with nothing else left to prove,” Crawford wrote on his Instagram account, @tbudcrawford, alongside the hashtags #CrawfordERA, #1P4P, #3xUndisputed, #5DivisionChampion, #4xLinealChampion, #BWAAFighterOfTheYear, and #2xEspyAwardWinner.
Those hashtags, of course, indicate Crawford’s major achievements in boxing. The Omahan great compiled a pristine 42–0 record over 17 years, won 18 different titles in five weight classes, and became the undisputed champion at light welterweight, welterweight, and super middleweight.
Terence Crawford Certainly Did Things His Way
The 38-year-old American included a video in his retirement post in which he further explained his decision and touted how he did things his way.
“Every fighter knows this moment will come; we just never know when,” Crawford said. “I spent my whole life chasing something, not belts, not money, not headlines, but that feeling. The one you get when the world doubts you, but you keep showing up and proving everyone wrong.
Indeed, Terence Crawford made a habit of proving people wrong, winning fight after fight and belt after belt in a career filled with lasting memories. He famously dominated Errol Spence Jr. in a fight many believed was Crawford’s hardest at that point. He then stunned Alvarez last September, jumping up two weight classes to take the Mexican’s undisputed title.
“This sport gave me everything,” Crawford further said in the video. “I fought for my family, fought for my city, fought for the kid I used to be—the one who had nothing but a dream and a pair of gloves. And I did it all my way.”
Yes, Terence Crawford certainly did things his way. And he will leave boxing on his terms—and as an undisputed champion.
