Terence Crawford left boxing in December—clean, undefeated, with that iron 42–0 (31 KOs). And it seems he flipped a new switch right away: now he doesn’t prove it in the ring—he drops quotes that travel faster than highlights.
“I watch UFC… but I’ve never seen Topuria”
The funniest part: Crawford says he likes the UFC—he singles out Jon Jones and Khabib. But when it comes to Ilia Topuria, he admits honestly: “It’s crazy, but I haven’t seen a single one of his fights—I’ll have to at least check the highlights.”
The irony is that Topuria has long stopped being “a guy you can miss.” In the summer of 2025, he had a huge title moment: knocked out Charles Oliveira in the first round and took the lightweight belt at UFC 317.
So the picture is this: Crawford really is plugged in, and still managed to sleep on the fight everyone was talking about. Fair. We do the same sometimes—“haven’t watched the show” that’s already everyone’s top-three of the year.
“Conor against Floyd looked better than Jake against Joshua”
Next comes another swing at the crossover topic. Crawford compared two pop-boxing events and was as specific as it gets: in his opinion, McGregor vs Mayweather looked better than Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua. Simple reason: Conor “had some good shots.”
The context is clear:
- Mayweather stopped McGregor via technical knockout in the 10th round in August 2017.
- But the Joshua–Paul fight ended much more brutally in practice: Joshua won by knockout in the sixth round (December 2025).
And you can read Crawford’s mood here: he’s not defending the “circus”—he’s just speaking as someone from boxing. If you’re going to compare them, Conor at least actually landed and stayed in the game longer.
The most meme-worthy question—and the most honest answer: “who would you take for a street fight”
Now this is one of those “they asked it for a clip—and it blew up into a headline.”
Crawford was asked which famous boxers he’d take with him for a street fight—and without overthinking it, he put together an “XL-size package”: Fury, Beterbiev, Usyk, Wilder. He added that he’d actually take every heavyweight. And when it came to Floyd Mayweather, he cut it off: “No, no, no.”
It sounds harsh, but the logic is straightforward: it’s not about “who’s better in boxing,” it’s that in fantasy scenarios people automatically think in terms of size. And Crawford just didn’t pretend the question was about jab technique.
