Terence Crawford is right at the top of many pound-for-pound lists, but he’s not done yet and is chasing more legacy-building fights.

‘Bud’s place in the history books was cemented last year when he put in a career-defining performance against Errol Spence Jr. The fight was viewed by many as a 50-50 clash, but Crawford made it look easy, dominating from the opening bell and eventually stopping Spence in the ninth round. With that win he became the first man to ever be undisputed champion in two weight divisions in the four-belt era.

Since then Crawford has been targeting one man – super-middleweight ruler, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

Although a Canelo fight would require Crawford to jump three weight classes from his last outing, the 36-year-old doesn’t believe the jump is too far.

Speaking on the Earn Your Leisure podcast Crawford believes the only man that can beat him is himself.

Crawford will take his first steps in closing the weight gap to Canelo when he makes his 154 debut against WBA champion Israil Madrimov on August 3 in Los Angeles.

Teofimo Lopez has not got over Terence Crawford yet! At a time when Lopez should focus on Steve Claggett since they fight on the 29th of this month with the former’s WBO Super-Lightweight title on the line, ‘The Takeover’ dares to imagine himself against ‘Bud’ Crawford. While it is not the first time Lopez has called out Crawford, the 26-year-old feels he has a point to prove!

One must recall that in January this year, ahead of his title defense against Jamaine Ortiz, Teofimo Lopez, having branded himself as a “great fighter,” invited Terence Crawford to taste the “tough competition” ‘The Takeover’ believed he contained in himself. Additionally, the former unified Lightweight champion tried to inveigle ‘Bud’ claiming the former two-time undisputed champion could “make more money than you made with Spence.”

As per Lopez, with a fight against ‘Bud,’ he could become a “greater fighter” in the sport. However, the boxing world burst into laughter when Crawford instructed Lopez to fight “little guys” and left his dream of becoming a greater fighter hanging. But, despite zero interest shown by ‘Bud,’ Teo has not given up hope. Therefore, on the Danza Project, the 26-year-old boxer expressed his desire to be a three-time lineal champion. “I done shocked this world twice,” said Lopez, referring to his victories over Vasyl Lomachenko [135 lbs] and Josh Taylor [140 lbs].

“It’s to the point that they can’t even give me Crawford,” Teofimo Lopez added. “I’m like ‘Yo, give me Crawford so I can make it thrice.’ Let’s duke it out in the ring. Let’s show who the best of the best is.”

By and by, Teofimo Lopez suggested fighting Terence Crawford at catchweight.

Teofimo Lopez to go up in weight class for Terence Crawford

On August 3rd, Terence Crawford will make his Super-Welterweight debut and try to win the WBA Super-Welterweight title from Israil Madrimov. As Crawford is moving up to 154 lbs from 147 lbs where he faced Errol Spence Jr. last year, Lopez wants to climb too. Following the upcoming title defense against Steve Claggett, ‘The Takeover’ expects to gain seven pounds. And as of now, he hopes ‘Bud’ will take Lopez into consideration after the debut at 154.

In his opinion, Crawford should ultimately fight ‘The Takeover’ at a catchweight so that Lopez can finally have a career similar to Roberto Duran’s. “We’re not too far in weight class. He just moved up to 154, shoot, I’ll go to 147. We do a catchweight. I ain’t scared of these guys,” announced Teofimo Lopez casually. With that said, do you want to see Terence Crawford vs. Teofimo Lopez? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

Terence Crawford moves into a fourth division on August 3 but he doesn’t plan to stop there.

The two-time undisputed champion catapulted to the top of pound-for-pound lists last year with a dominant victory over Errol Spence Jr. During his media victory lap, he set his sights on Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez.

The Mexican great, who currently holds all four belts at super-middleweight, initially dismissed the fight, saying he would get no credit for beating the smaller man.

Crawford would have to make a three-division jump from welterweight, but makes the first tentative step this year when he moves to 154 to challenge WBA champion Israil Madrimov.

Speaking to ES News, former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson warned ‘Bud’ Crawford against the weight jump, saying he didn’t have to do it for a legacy already cemented.

Crawford’s performance against the undefeated Uzbek will be a good measuring stick for his ability to still pack on pounds after winning his first world titles at lightweight.

Canelo is expected to return in September to defend his belts at 168 with Edgar Berlanga a frontrunner.

Meanwhile, Tyson himself is preparing for a fight – one some might say, like his own advice, ‘he doesn’t have to do.’ He will face Jake Paul in November in a professional contest with slightly altered rules. It was initially postponed

Terence Crawford has already conquered three-weight classes and has his sights set on more before he hangs up the gloves.

The 36-year-old won titles at lightweight before becoming undisputed at super-lightweight and, just last year, achieved the same feat at welterweight with a dominant victory over Errol Spence Jr.

Seemingly uninterested in top 147 contenders like Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, the Omaha fighter is now ready to move up once more – but that’s not to say there aren’t tempting match-ups that could see him return.

In an interview with The Breakfast Club following the Spence victory, Crawford reacted to Gervonta Davis saying he could knock him out.

‘Tank’ Davis has fought as high as the super-lightweight limit of 140 – a win over Mario Barrios for the WBA Regular belt – although looks much more suited to 135 where he is currently full WBA Champion.

Asked if he would stick around to make 147 for the fight, ‘Bud’ said yes for the money rather than the credit, but warned Davis against that scale of weight-jump.

As ‘Tank’ now pushes to become undisputed at lightweight, the gulf deepens as Crawford moves to 154 on August 3 to challenge for a world title in a fourth division, this time against Israil Madrimov.

He has an ambitious weight jump of his own in his sights thereafter, adamant that he wants a shot at undisputed 168 champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.