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title: "Terence Crawford Changes Mind And ‘No Longer Interested’ In Facing Fierce Rival"
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published: "2023-08-20T16:33:08Z"
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# Terence Crawford Changes Mind And ‘No Longer Interested’ In Facing Fierce Rival

Undisputed welterweight champion, Terence Crawford, has silenced suggestions that he will step up to super-welterweight and face Jermell Charlo, believing that victory over the 154lbs titlist would do nothing for his legacy.

Crawford called Charlo’s name out during his dominant win in the long-awaited clash between he and Errol Spence, but since the victory ‘Bud’s’ interest in the bout has dwindled.

This is because of the WBO’s statement which explained that [Charlo will be stripped of one of his world titles when he steps into the ring to face Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on September 30](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/canelo-charlo-not-undisputed-undisputed/).

As a result, Crawford would not be able to become the first three-weight undisputed champion of the four-belt era, which has caused him to pursue other routes, [he told the Joe Rogan Experience](https://open.spotify.com/episode/260q7fUJAdR8S88JqG9slG?si=RUk-RtWxRbGrBuuT0xRLcw).

> “I really don’t have nothing to prove, I can walk away right now and I’ve contemplated that. I do that every day, I wake up and think ‘do I still want to box?’, because I don’t need to box. I’ve done great with my money, I invested great with my money, I’ve got a lot of great businesses, I’ve got a lot of great things that I’m doing that generate money, so I don’t need boxing, I’m doing this for legacy.”
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> “If \[Jermell\] Charlo moves up in weight \[to fight Canelo\] and they strip him of his belt, there is no need for me and Charlo to fight, because he is not undisputed.”
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> “I’ve been saying that \[he is next\] for years, that I’m going to whoop Spence, then I’m gonna whoop you, and I meant that. But yeah, if he is not undisputed then that fight is not interesting to me no more, because I’m trying to make all-time history.”

Instead, [Crawford has sensationally offered to jump up three weight divisions and face the winner of Canelo-Charlo](https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1538920/terence-crawford-canelo-alvarez-jermell-charlo/), to challenge for the undisputed super-middleweight crown and cement his place amongst the all-time greats of the sport.