After completely and utterly dominating Felix Diaz on Saturday night before stopping him after the 10th round to retain his titles, Terence Crawford apparent. Yes Crawford does it too, which is why Garcia will never fight him. Crawford will always be the bigger man in the ring. Garcia won't give up his size advantage. Same way Crawford won't give up his if he moves to 147, which means don't count on seeing him in there with Spence, Brook or Thurman. It may have been his toughest fight to date, but Crawford believes that statement can change the moment Spence faces off with Garcia. “The way Errol fought Shawn Porter. Porter will NOT sell on pay-per-view. The aggravating aspect about the potential Pacquiao vs. Garcia fight is that it has no sporting value to it. 4 hours ago Trainer, Robert Garcia, believes Ortiz Jr. Is ready to roll against the WBO welterweight champion, Terence Crawford. Talking to @constantinogarcia, he said, “You know everything goes well with the Hooker fight. We’re going after Crawford.” When asked if he loves the Crawford vs Ortiz Jr.
FRISCO, Texas – Mikey Garcia wouldn’t allow his prior problems with Bob Arum’s promotional company prevent him from putting together a deal to face Terence Crawford in his next fight.
The former four-division champion made it perfectly clear that he wants to fight Manny Pacquiao next. But if that high-profile fight doesn’t materialize, Garcia would welcome a showdown with Crawford, the unbeaten WBO welterweight champion.
The 32-year-old Crawford (36-0, 25 KOs) doesn’t appear to have a logical top opponent available for his next fight, reportedly scheduled for June 13. A Crawford-Garcia fight would be just the type of marketable matchup Crawford would want, assuming a fight against IBF/WBC champion Errol Spence Jr. isn’t available for the Omaha, Nebraska, native.
Garcia (40-1, 30 KOs), who’s also 32, discussed the possibility of facing Crawford next during a press conference following his 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over Jessie Vargas on Saturday night at Ford Center at The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ training center.
“Look, with me, I’m ready to fight anybody,” Garcia said. “If Terence is available, we’d definitely like to get in the ring with him. I think the bigger fights there – everybody would love to see me and Manny. That’s the fight that I would love to entertain. But I’m available and I’m here to fight anybody. I ain’t gonna run from anybody. I ain’t gonna just fight opponents. I wanna fight the champions, and [Crawford is] one of the champions, also.”
Crawford is commonly considered one of the top three boxers, pound-for-pound, in the sport. Many regarded Garcia as one of the top five fighters, pound-for-pound, prior to his lopsided loss to Spence (26-0, 21 KOs) in their 12-round welterweight title fight last March 16 at AT&T Stadium in nearby Arlington.
The Oxnard, California, native feels beating Vargas (29-3-2, 11 KOs) has established him as a legitimate welterweight worthy of challenging any elite opponent in the 147-pound division.
Crawford is promoted by Arum’s Top Rank Inc., Garcia’s former promoter. A contract dispute with Top Rank primarily kept Garcia out of the ring for 2½ years, until Garcia and Top Rank reached a separation settlement in May 2016.
Their history won’t give Garcia pause when it comes to working with Top Rank at least in a more limited capacity.
“I’m just ready to get in the ring,” Garcia said. “I mean, it seems like, you know, when both fighters wanna get in the ring, you know, the promotions, networks, everything is able to work together. I think anything can happen. Sometimes we have to put aside our differences in order for the fans to enjoy the right fight.”
Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.
One of the best possible matchups in boxing is Errol Spence Jr. vs Terence Crawford.
Yet, the welterweight pound-for-pounders can’t seem to move past the trash-talk stage and into meaningful discussions, which has left fans and some in the industry frustrated.
What’s going on?
In this episode of The Ak & Barak Show. DAZN commentators Akin Reyes and Barak Bess weigh in on the Spence-Crawford question.
Here’s what they had to say.
Crawford Vs Garcia Full Fight
The Ak & Barak Show is available on DAZN and Sirius XM Fight Nation, Channel 156.