Teofimo Lopez Rejects Terence Crawford’s Mount Rushmore Claim—Beating a Faded Canelo Doesn’t Make You a GOAT

Teofimo Lopez states that he doesn’t embody Terence Crawford on the “Mount Rushmore of boxing” after his win over Canelo Alvarez on September thirteenth in Las Vegas.

Crawford’s followers have put in him because the #1 GOAT [greatest of all time] after beating Canelo. Earlier than the combat, Terence shamelessly campaigned for a spot on the Mount Rushmore of Boxing, saying, “A win towards Canelo Álvarez would put me on Mount Rushmore. I’d be one of many best fighters ever.”

Why Rushmore Has Guidelines

Nicely, Teofimo disagrees with Crawford that he deserves to be among the many prime 4 on the Rushmore of boxing. I agree with Teo. I don’t see a victory over the flat-footed, pale 35-year-old Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KOs) as being almost ok to earn the respect to be in that unique, prestigious nation membership. Crawford doesn’t have the credentials.

Benavidez: The Check He Dodged

There’s a method for Terence to earn a spot, however he’s already refused by rejecting a combat towards ‘The Mexican Monster’ David Benavidez. What’s the previous saying, ‘The physique is prepared however the thoughts is weak.’ The braveness is missing for Bud to get to Rushmore. The blokes on that mountain now, they wouldn’t have turned down a dangerous combat like Benavidez.

“It will depend on which Mount Rushmore. On mine? Nah,” mentioned Teofimo Lopez to Battle Hub TV when requested if Terence Crawford deserves to be on the Mount Rushmore of boxing after his win over Canelo Alvarez.

The Mount Rushmore of Boxing

Sugar Ray Robinson
Muhammad Ali
Joe Louis
Henry Armstrong

Solely the Courageous Get Carved in Stone

These are the extensively thought-about GOAT on Rushmore. They took dangers with their careers, achieved huge issues, and demonstrated the qualities wanted to be one of the best. We are able to’t decrease the requirements to let simply anyone on this unique membership, can we? What would folks say if any stray was allowed in after constructing a fluff report?

At this level, Crawford doesn’t make even the highest 20 best of all time (GOATS), as a result of his resume is just too mediocre. The fighters that Terence beat to turn out to be a three-time undisputed champion have been both marginal, previous, or car-crash-ravaged.

The Immortals of the Ring

Sugar Ray Robinson
Muhammad Ali
Joe Louis
Henry Armstrong
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Willie Pep
Roberto Durán
Sugar Ray Leonard
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Julio César Chávez
Rocky Marciano
Manny Pacquiao
Sam Langford
Benny Leonard
Ezzard Charles
Archie Moore
George Foreman
Jack Dempsey
Mike Tyson
Roy Jones Jr.

Written by Nation Vegas, Boxing Analyst masking world title fights since 2013.