With the kind of records that Terence Crawford established and all the honors and accolades he accrued in a sterling career spanning one and a half decades, it would be easy for many to make assumptions about his past. The fact remains that the Welterweight champion went through some tough early years. Living through those challenging times molded him into a man of steely resolve. Celebrated commentator Joe Rogan might thank his stars as he joined a lucky few listening through the champion’s formative years firsthand.
Terence Crawford had to endure many challenges to reach his recent accomplishment. So the discussion in ‘The Joe Rogan Experience,’ as could be expected, waded through the momentous match and how ‘Bud’ knew it was his time. Given Errol Spence Jr.‘s reputation as one of boxing’s hard-hitters, the latter was in for a surprise when he received a few punches from the New York-born former champion.
Fighting through fury: Terence Crawford tells Joe Rogan
After exchanging their views on UFC-MMA, Rogan asked the world champion about his mother. He said, “One of the [most] craziest stories about your career is your mom…how your mom [just] never gave you any praise. It’s like. It’s not good enough.”
So ‘Bud’ replied that his mother had always been strong and resilient. He loved her to the moon and back. For her stern demeanor, he reasoned,”…that was just her way of pushing me to be great….” Then he also explained how she would set up fights for him to compete in and win. Laughing, Rogan mentioned that the method might contradict how a psychologist would suggest raising a child.
The Nebraskan added that those years taught him to fight back even when someone doubted his skills. So Joe Rogan asked, “Have you ever worked with a sports psychologist or anything?” Refuting this, Terence Crawford said he used to visit counselors during childhood since he habitually got into one problem or another. He shared, “I used to have an anger problem. I used to be mad at the world. And I always tell people, I don’t know why I was so mad.”
With his father no longer by his side and given his mother’s strict upbringing, his pent-up anger would turn against others. In between the talks, Crawford shed some light on the possible lineup against Jermell Charlo or even Canelo Alvarez. He clarified that his next goal is to become the undisputed three-division champion.
An excellent ending for a new beginning
In many ways, Terence Crawford cleared the last hurdle blocking his access to boxing greatness. He defeated Errol Spence Jr. in a thriller that climaxed in the ninth round. The highly anticipated match, touted as akin to the good-old Mayweather Jr. versus Pacquiao, managed to keep a crowd waiting with bated breath on the tenterhook till the referee Harvey Dock intervened to stop the match.
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