No one expected Terence Crawford to do what he did last Saturday night in front of 70,482 fans at Allegiant Stadium, standing across from the then-reigning super middleweight king Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. His victory wasn’t beyond imagination, but sheer dominance seemed unthinkable. Yet, the 37-year-old stepped forward, absorbed Canelo’s best shots, and hit him right back while refusing to back down—earning the respect of the man who had dismissed him in the lead-up to the fight. The scorecards told the story.

The judges scored it 116–112, 115–113, and 115–113, all in Terence Crawford ’s favor. When announcer Michael Buffer read out the result, Bud’s dream became reality. He dropped to his knees and broke into tears. Days later, Andre Ward , who was on play-by-play duty, reflect

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