{"id":274987,"date":"2025-07-19T14:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T14:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/274987\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T14:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T14:58:12","slug":"im-not-the-best-fighter-in-the-world-that-is-terence-crawford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/274987\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m Not The Best Fighter In The World. That Is Terence Crawford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/ring-ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"text-ringtv-blue underline\">The Ring <\/a>views him as the No. 1 fighter in the world. So do some of his peers. But if you asked <a href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/oleksandr-usyk-175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"text-ringtv-blue underline\">Oleksandr Usyk<\/a>, he\u2019ll tell you it\u2019s someone else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s Terence Crawford,\u201d Usyk admitted to Carl Froch during a recent sitdown.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford, who\u2019s ranked behind Usyk and Naoya Inoue on <a href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"text-ringtv-blue underline\">The Ring<\/a>\u2019s pound-for-pound list, may move up a spot or two if he grabs an upset win over <a href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/saul-alvarez-77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"text-ringtv-blue underline\">Canelo Alvarez<\/a>.<br \/>On Sept. 13, Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will officially move up two weight divisions to <a href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/schedule\/fights\/canelo-vs-crawford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"text-ringtv-blue underline\">take on Alvarez for his undisputed super middleweight throne at Allegiant Stadium<\/a> in Las Vegas, Nevada, presented on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/terence-crawford-98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"text-ringtv-blue underline\">Crawford<\/a>, 37, already believes he\u2019s the No. 1  fighter in the sport but is convinced that a win over Alvarez will force everyone to share the same sentiment. <\/p>\n<p>The argument for Usyk himself will receive an extra boost if everything goes according to plan in the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday night, at Wembley Stadium in London, Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) will bring his Ring, WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight titles to the dance floor. <a href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/daniel-dubois-672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"text-ringtv-blue underline\">Dubois<\/a>, on the other hand, will arrive with his IBF strap for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazn.com\/en-GB\/account\/content\/dazn\/signup?contextualPpvId=ppv_t_usyk_dubois&amp;page=PlanDetails\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"text-ringtv-blue underline\">their DAZN PPV headliner.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A win for Usyk will make him a three-time, two-division undisputed champion. Still, even if he beats Dubois, and anyone else in the heavyweight division, Usyk wants everyone to stop calling him the best fighter on the planet. Only one man should be given that honor and he resides in Omaha, Nebraska.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not the best fighter in the world,\u201d Usyk continued. \u201cThat is Terence Crawford.\u201d <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ring views him as the No. 1 fighter in the world. 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