On September 13, Terence Crawford will compete in the biggest fight of his career.
'Bud' is certainly no stranger in the spotlight, but his upcoming matchup with Canelo Alvarez will bring things to a different level.
In 2019, Crawford Amir Khan defeated in New York to maintain his WBO Welterweight title with the competition that ended in a controversial low stroke.
To this day, Khan is the only man who has confronted both Crawford and Canelo in the ring, although there are several other links that can be made between the two men.
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Terence Crawford was defeated in 2007 by Sadam Ali, who would come across with Jaime Munguia in a world title defense
After he had set up a pair of gloves for the first time at the age of seven, Terence Crawford put together an impressive amateur career before he became a professional in 2008.
'Bud' would go 58-12 on the amateur circuit, winning various major tournaments and beating much-praised opponents such as Mikey Garcia and Danny Magdaleno, who would both become world champions.
Crawford was able to build a serious momentum by winning different amateur tournaments so that he saw the top lightweight ranking in the United States.
With one eye on representing his country at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, his urge to this honor was terminated after a loss for Sadam Ali, which then led to Crawford who became a professional shortly thereafter.
Ali, who last participated in 2019, would become the WBO -Light Middle Weight Champion, but in his first defense of the title in May 2018 he was stopped by Jaime Munguia in the fourth round.
In February last year, Munguia faced Canelo Alvarez and after a strong start of the challenger's fight, Alvarez won a convincing decision through the score cards.
Sadam Ali and Canelo Alvarez shared another common opponent
Before the title line of Sadam Ali was ended by Jaime Monguia in May 2018, he defeated Miguel Cotto in a huge upset to win the title.
Many expected Cotto to close his career with one last victory, but Ali had other plans, in which they beat the multiple world champion through a unanimous decision two years after Canelo Alvarez had done the same.
The next outing of Alvarez saw him stop Amir Khan in the sixth round while he continued to place his 2013 loss at Floyd Mayweather Jr. Behind him.