After defeating Canelo, is Crawford the best fighter of his generation?

"It's time to have a serious conversation about where Terence Crawford belongs in the conversation of the greatest fighters of all time. Crawford, 37, thoroughly outclassed Canelo Alvarez, and earned a unanimous decision victory to become the undisputed super middleweight champion. With the win, Crawford enters an exclusive club as the first men's boxer in the four-belt era to earn undisputed status in three weight classes (junior welterweight, welterweight and super middleweight)."

"If he decides to hang up the gloves after Saturday's performance (and who could blame him if he did) he would retire with a 42-0 record with 31 knockouts, a five-division world champion (undisputed in three) and a victory over the man widely considered the face of boxing with relative ease. This was a far different performance than the one-sided thumping he handed to Errol Spence Jr. in 2023, which was his finest work heading into the Canelo fight."

"This time, rather than violently dispatching his opponent, Crawford expertly outboxed the Mexican superstar and left him shaking his head in disbelief as the rounds wore on. Although the performance could be compared to the one that Floyd Mayweather delivered to a then-23-year-old Canelo in 2013, Saturday's win may have been more impressive. Crawford confounded his opponent with slick footwork, a steady jab, scintillating combination punchi"

Terence Crawford, 37, outboxed and thoroughly outclassed Canelo Alvarez to earn a unanimous decision and claim the undisputed super middleweight title. Crawford became the first men's boxer of the four-belt era to hold undisputed championships in three weight classes: junior welterweight, welterweight and super middleweight. A potential retirement would leave Crawford at 42-0 with 31 knockouts and five-division world titles, including three undisputed reigns. Crawford relied on slick footwork, a steady jab and precise combinations to confound Canelo, delivering a stylistically different and arguably more impressive performance than his knockout of Errol Spence Jr.

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