When Terence Crawford announced his retirement from professional boxing, he was hailed as one of the greatest boxers of his generation – and perhaps one of the greatest of all time. He left the sport with an undefeated record of 42-0, with his last appearance being a comprehensive victory over Canelo Alvarez.
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When you talk about great ways to ride off into the sunset, this is about the best it gets. Crawford has been the subject of speculation about whether his retirement is legitimate, but the man himself has insisted he will not compete again.
In a recent interview, Crawford elaborated on why he made that decision and why he isn’t coming back.
Crawford discusses the decision to retire from boxing
“Win or lost, 1000 percent [I was going to retire]Crawford told The Pivot. ‘Just everything I experienced in camp. I wanted to retire after that [Errol] Spence. I always told myself I wanted to retire from boxing, I don’t want boxing to retire me.
“So just going through all the aches and pains and the things that aren’t talked about. It’s like how many more of these do you want to go through? Canelo is that last fighter at the end of the game. I reached [the heights]where should you go next?”
“A lot of people ask me ‘oh, you’re not retired yet’ or ‘why are you retiring? You’ve got a lot more fight in you!'” Crawford said. “Why should I give it all to you? Why not take some more and use it for something else? If I put all that energy into my kids or into something outside of boxing. I want to have a life outside of boxing.”
“I don’t want to be like those fighters who stayed too long. They can’t enjoy the fruits of their labor. They can’t enjoy playing with their family. They can’t enjoy being able to have a decent conversation. That played a role too.”
Quotes via MMA fighting
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