Pound for pound number one or number two for most Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford’s reaction to Ryan Garcia’s shock defeat to Rolly Romero.
Crawford was in Saudi Arabia at the weekend watching his next opponent, Mexican star Canelo Alvarez.
He was aware of what happened back home in America, though, and said on the X platform of Romero’s surprise UD win over Ryan Garcia:
“Ooowweee I told yall Rolly looked strong”
He was not alone in his analysis of that prior to the fight.
Although it shocked most, some in boxing were concerned about the ring rust that Garcia had after a year out of the ring.
To go straight back in at world title level after that kind of layoff and the year he had, is not easy to do, for anyone.
Garcia will be much better in his next fight.