Andre Ward says people used “Confusion campaign” try and “bury” Terenka Crawford, leading to his title fight against the undisputed master of super medium weight Canelo Alvarez on Saturday evening in Las Vegas.
Ward states it “They” Crawford said (42-0, 31 KO) was not a draw and could not speak. He did not mention that fans believe that Crawford has no charisma, tedious style of fighting, rarely fights and has a minimal presence in social media.
Did Crawford change his mind?
It is doubtful whether Crawford changed his perception by fans after the last Saturday, because his performance against Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KO) was a low level. He was constantly moving, rarely engaging and did not stand in the trenches to fight.
Turki Alalshikh said at the last press conference: “I want to see blood, shattered faces and broken bones.” How could we see something with Crawford running around the entire creation last Saturday?
Emotional defense of Ward on Crawford
“They tried to bury Terenca Crawford to say that he It was not a draw when the numbers were there so that you can see. It was a swab campaign with his personality. “He doesn’t say. Nobody wants to hear him. No, you don’t want to hear him,” Andre Ward said emotionally All smoke Channel, working on the victory of Terenka Crawford on Canelo Alvarez.
Crawford was not a great draw, and the numbers reflect. Before the fight with Canelo last Saturday, the only time Terenka attracted enormous crowds, was that he fought Errol Spence and when he fought at home in Omaha, Nebraska.
Crawford turnout
Israil Madrimov [2024]: Attendance numbers not announced at the BMO stadium in Los Angeles. However, there are reports of 4,000 tickets.
Jeff Horn [2018]: 8112 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
Jose Benavidez Jr. [2018]: 13 323 at the Chi Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Egidijus Kavaliauskas [2019]: 10 101 at Madison Square Garden in Modern York. The capacity of boxing events at MSG is 20 789.
You need a stream [2020]: No crowd because of the fight during Covid.
Shawn Porter (2021): 11 568 at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
Errol Spence Jr. (2023): 19 900 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
“I don’t hear the swab campaign now. He said,” Give me my chance. I will show you, “and he did it again against Canelo,” Ward said.
The reality of his career
What does Ward talk about? Crawford makes his shots in titles all the time. How did Crawford become a world champion with four divisions before fighting Canelo, if there is no chance to fight? The only time Crawford had to wait for the chance to fight for the title of world champion was that he tried to control Errol Spence.
When Crawford first moved to a welterweight, he received an immediate title against Master WBO Jeff Horn on June 9, 2018. Crawford did not have to wait and was not blocked. It was his first battle in the division. Marking that Crawford sounds, as if the victim does not find the reality of his situation. From the very beginning he was treated like gold.
The reality is that Terenki did not deserve the title shot against Canelo for the unquestionable medium championship, because he never fought in the weight class.
Questioning justice of the fight
Turki Alalshikh made the fight to take place with money, but it was completely undisputed and unfair to pretenders, such as Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez, that Crawford would receive a green airy to move two classes of weight, pack over them to get a straightforward title.
I do not think that Crawford would ever be able to physically get the title shot if he had to defeat Mbilla, Martinez or Oslyys Iglesias to face Canelo for four lanes at the age of 168. In my opinion, the run that Buda against Canelo would not be acting against these three participants. They would get to Crawford and show what would happen when you jump two classes at 38.
The fight should not sanction as a professional competition. It was a fight of a trick similar to the exhibition that mocked this sport.
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Paulie Malignaggi has offered his reaction to a reported clash between Shakur Stevenson and Manny Pacquiaowhich could feature on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.
The all-British heavyweight showdown is expected to take place on December 11, headlining an event at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
That is, of course, if Fury and Joshua actually make it to the ring, as despite it being announced earlier this week, The Ring’s Mike Coppinger has since reported that their fight is in jeopardy.
Prior to that, it had emerged that an encounter between Stevenson and Pacquiao – between whom there is a near two-decade age gap – was being planned for the same night in Wales.
Should it come to fruition, this would represent Stevenson’s first outing since signing with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, who he joined after dethroning Teofimo Lopez with a unanimous decision victory in January.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, has not fought since his draw with Mario Barrios in July 2025, when he ended a near four-year layoff and almost claimed the WBC welterweight title.
Yet despite that surprisingly impressive performance, former world champion Malignaggi has emphasised on his YouTube channel that, against Stevenson, the 47-year-old would be facing an entirely different competitor.
“Manny Pacquiao-Shakur Stevenson has no place on this card; [it] has no place in big-time boxing. I am completely befuddled.
“[I’m] disappointed in Stevenson; [I’m] disappointed in Zuffa, obviously. These are ‘click bait’ type of fights. These are names that draw attention, so you can get people to watch. Then the fight’s a dud and all these casuals sit there complaining about boxing, telling you why boxing’s dead.”
Malignaggi went on to credit Pacquiao with being “competitive against the worst world champion I’ve ever seen in my life”, emphasising a considerable difference between Barrios and Stevenson.
World Boxing News provides a round-by-round scorecard as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher and Pirotton collide over ten rounds at heavyweight as Zuffa Boxing stages its latest card in the United Kingdom.
The Romford Bull returns to action with Pirotton standing in his way as the British heavyweight looks to continue his climb.
WBN provides a live scorecard of the contest below, plus live results throughout the event.
Fisher vs Pirotton Scorecard
Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton
(Round-by-round scorecard will refresh every 2 mins)
Heavyweight Copper Box Arena, London 10×3
Round
Fisher
Pirotton
Round 1
10
9
Round 2
10
9
Round 3
9
10
Round 4
9
10
Round 5
10
9
Round 6
10
9
Round 7
10
9
Round 8
10
9
Round 9
10
9
Round 10
10
9
WBN Totals:
98
92
Official Result: FISHER MD – 98-92, 96-95, 95-95
Zuffa Boxing
Preview
Fisher faces Pirotton in the first fight of his lucrative deal with Dana White and Zuffa Boxing.
The Briton enters the contest with a 14-1 record, while Pirotton brings a 12-2 record into the Zuffa Boxing 11 bout.
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
The Fisher vs Pirotton event unfolds alongside more live coverage on World Boxing News.
About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.
Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:41
Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.
22:42
Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.
21:43
Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.
20:52
Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.
20:32
Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.
19:29
Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.
18:40
Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.
18:24
Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.
17:42
Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.
Remaining Bouts
Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight
Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight
TV Coverage
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
Follow WBN’s live boxing coverage throughout the event.
About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
