Terence Crawford has made history numerous times over his career, but breaking a century-old record was one of his most impressive feats.
“Bud” will be aiming to make history against Canelo Alvarez on September 12, when he attempts to jump up to Super Middleweight to challenge the all-time great Mexican fighter in Las Vegas.
Crawford wants to become a five-weight champion, matching legends like Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Ray Leonard in this impressive feat.
This bout comes more than a decade after he demolished a 100-year-old record to become a hero in his hometown state.
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Terence Crawford became the first Nebraskan to win a world championship in 100 years
Crawford’s 2014 win over Ricky Burns was not just the culmination of a lifetime of work to become world champion, but saw him achieve something nobody had done for the past century.
Bud challenged the reigning WBO Lightweight champion in the UK on March 1, 2014, with a 22-0 record, leading him to this title fight.
While he didn’t manage to knock “The Rickster” out, Crawford was dominant throughout the 12 rounds, silencing the British crowd to win a unanimous decision victory in Glasgow, Scotland.
While this was Crawford’s first fight outside the United States, the world title win broke a record much closer to home for the Nebraska native.
It had been 100 years since fellow Nebraskan Perry “Kid” Graves captured the Welterweight world title, knocking out Johnny Alberts in a Brooklyn brawl.
In the century since, nobody from the state had tasted world title gold until Crawford broke the record to become just the second man from Nebraska to win such a prestigious championship.
However, while impressive, it is not the only record Crawford has smashed throughout his career.
Terence Crawford made history as an undisputed champion in multiple weight classes
Crawford’s first world title was a crowning achievement for Bud, but he made more history as his career got better and better.
The undefeated fighter became the first male boxer to hold the Undisputed championship in not one, but two different weight classes.
He managed the feat at both Super Lightweight and Welterweight, the former coming in August 2017.
Crawford knocked out Julius Indongo after just three rounds to become the first-ever Undisputed Super Lightweight champion of the four-belt era, making history just three years after breaking Graves’ record.
He went one better in July 2023, unifying the WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF Welterweight belts with Crawford’s best win of his career, when he finished Errol Spence Jr in the ninth round of their superfight.
He will aim to add a third undisputed record to his name by beating Canelo Alvarez later this month, cementing himself as one of the best fighters of all time.