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Terence Crawford has had just one fight in the Super Lightweight division, a knockout win over Thomas Dulorme back in April. But, you can already make a case for him being the best fighter at 140 pounds.
It’s called the eye test, he looks that good, and he’s currently looking for an opponent for his rumored November return date.
Herrera didn’t immediately call out Crawford the way he did Matthysse and Provodnikov, I don’t know, maybe he didn’t hear Crawford was fighting at 140 pounds now?
I couldn’t say.
But the fact is straight forward fighters like Matthysse and Provodnikov are good matchups for Herrera, while a fight with a slick, defensively-sound and offensively-powerful fighters like Crawford, might be all wrong for Herrera.
There is a question if Crawford would even want the fight. Herrera isn’t really a step-up from his last opponent Dulorme. It’s the type of fight we could see if maybe a few other options fall through for Crawford.
Top Rank’s Bob Arum would like the matchup, a very winnable fight for his guy, while Golden Boy’s Oscar De La Hoya might not be so keen to throwing one of his fighters who just put a check in the win column in with what could be the next great American boxer.
It’s a title fight for Herrera, so you’d think he’d want it. As for Crawford, maybe if fights with Manny Pacquiao, Ruslan Provodnikov, Jessie Vargas and Chris Algieri all fall through, he’d be willing to take on Mauricio Herrera.
You get my point.
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