Crawford Ignores Topuria: “He Seeks Fame, He’s Not at McGregor’s Level”

Ilia Topuria challenges Terence Crawford after his victory

After Terence Crawford’s impressive victory, which crowned him the undisputed super-middleweight champion, a new challenger has spoken up. However, Crawford doesn’t seem interested in this challenge. Ilia Topuria, undefeated UFC champion in two divisions, has expressed his desire to test his skills in boxing and face 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 the ring. Crawford responded quickly, calling him “delusional” and “drunk”. On Saturday, during the night of the fight, Topuria reacted to Crawford entering the ring with the song “Canción del Mariachi” from the movie “Desperado”, the same song that Topuria uses for his Octagon entrances.

First he calls me a drunk, then he uses MY song. Crawford, whenever you want, I’ll teach you how to dance that mariachi in the ring. And Canelo, I’ll save you a round after him.

Ilia Topuria

Crawford not only ignored Topuria’s provocations, but also accused him of “seeking attention” and not being at Conor McGregor’s level.

I definitely think he’s looking for attention. I definitely think he would get in the ring with me for the fight check. That’s what we all do it for, 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

Crawford also mentioned that he has 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. Crawford stated that he sees no value in a fight with “El Matador” and ruled out any comparison to the 2017 matchup between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and McGregor. Crawford asked how much money he would make fighting Topuria, and added that he is not at the same level as Conor McGregor. Crawford concluded by saying that he has never seen Topuria fight and that they should not compare him to McGregor.