Ilia Topuria Challenges Terence Crawford After His Victory
After Terence Crawford’s impressive victory, who dethroned Canelo Álvarez to become the undisputed super middleweight champion, a new challenger has emerged. However, Crawford does not seem interested in this challenge. Ilia Topuria, the undefeated two-division UFC champion, 28, has expressed his interest in testing his skills in boxing and is seeking a fight with Crawford, the undisputed champion in three divisions. Topuria used social media to suggest that he would knock out Crawford if they faced each other in a boxing ring.On Saturday, during the night of the fight, Topuria felt annoyed by Crawford’s entrance to the ring with “Canción del Mariachi” from the movie “Desperado”, a song that Topuria also uses to enter the Octagon. Crawford, 37 years old, downplayed the comparison during the post-fight press conference, but the UFC lightweight champion responded on social media. Topuria expressed his frustration on social media. Crawford not only ignored Topuria’s attempts, but also called him a “clickbaiter” who “is not at the level” of Conor McGregor.Crawford responded by calling him “delusional” and “drunk”.
Terence Crawford
Crawford added that he had never seen Topuria fight and questioned why the UFC champion did not express his desire to fight when they met at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas a few months ago.I definitely think he’s looking for attention, he would get in the ring with me for the fight check. That’s why we all do it, but at the same time, I don’t know what the hell he’s doing. I don’t know what he’s thinking. There’s nothing to talk about.
Terence Crawford
Although cross-sport fights between boxing and MMA have generated financial benefits for the participants, Crawford sees no value in a fight with “El Matador” and dismissed any comparison to the 2017 matchup between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and McGregor.When he saw me at the UFC, he came to shake my hand and say hello. He didn’t even know who I was. But then I see him online talking about how he’s going to knock me out in the first round and this and that. And now this. Well, if you wanted to fight me, you had the opportunity to tell me: “Hey, man, I want to fight you. What’s up?”. That’s fake.
Terence Crawford
Crawford concluded by saying that he doesn’t know if Topuria is a good fighter, but that he has never seen him fight.How much money would I get for fighting him? Tell me how much I’m going to get for fighting him. He’s not even close to Conor McGregor’s level. Let’s be realistic. Stop. Don’t even compare him to Conor. … Like I said, I don’t know this guy. I’ve never seen this guy fight, and I watch a lot of MMA.
Terence Crawford
