Terence “Bud” Crawford doesn’t need anyone to bolster his confidence or reinforce his swagger. He certainly doesn’t need another fight to accentuate his résumé.

If he retired today, Crawford would be considered one of the greatest fighters of this century.

But even he knows how much Saturday night’s super middleweight title fight against Canelo Alvarez at Allegiant Stadium would mean to his legacy.

“Terence Crawford’s legacy, you know, pre-Canelo fight — he’s a Hall of Famer, first ballot, period,” Crawford said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press. “Terence Crawford defeating Canelo Alvarez, I mean, he’s one of the all-time greats, period.

”(This is) the greatest of all the fights that I done fought. This is the one.”

The 37-year-old spoke confidently about adding a thir

See Full Page