“I don’t know,” Terence Crawford admitted to NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe when asked if his fight with Canelo Alvarez could surpass the $600 million record set by Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao in 2015. Bud Crawford explained that today’s era is dominated by digital platforms and piracy, making it harder to reach the same numbers as before. He even joked, “My kids be talking about, ‘Oh yeah, I’m watching the UFC fights.’ I’m like, ‘I ain’t pay for no UFC fight.’ They watching it on their phones.”
He compared it to the early 2000s when artists struggled to sell music because of pirated CDs. Even so, Terence Crawford remains confident the fight with Canelo will deliver huge numbers and a major impact, even if it doesn’t break all-time records. “I just think it’s going to do t