Crawford Names the Boxer Who Changed How Fans Treat Fighters with Losses

Two-time undisputed world champion Terence Crawford believes that Floyd Mayweather’s perfect legacy has shifted boxing culture — and not for the better. According to Crawford, Mayweather’s influence has created unrealistic expectations, leading to unfair treatment of fighters who take a loss — especially in comparison to how things work in the UFC.

“One of the things I like about the UFC is that a fighter can lose and still get love. In boxing today, Floyd Mayweather made it so that if you lose, they throw you away.

They’ll say, ‘Oh, you’re trash.’ But man, he lost to a top fighter. You get what I’m saying?

Floyd retired with a perfect record, and he set the bar way too high. Now everybody’s trying to protect that zero, because the moment you lose — boom, you’re benched. It’s like, ‘You’re done. You’re not shining anymore.’ That’s because of the fans and the media creating that atmosphere.

Back in the day, fighters used to go at it two or three times. I lost to him, then I beat him. They had trilogies. You don’t see that anymore,” said Crawford.

Crawford’s likely next opponent is Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.

Floyd Mayweather retired with a flawless 50-0 record and officially never tasted defeat.