Tim Bradley has sent a plea to a boxing legend to end his retirement and take on unbeaten star Terence Crawford.
Crawford has established himself as arguably the number one pound-for-pound fighter on the planet after becoming undisputed champion in a third weight class when he moved up two divisions to dethrone 168lb king Canelo Alvarez in September.
Attention has now turned to who ‘Bud’ may potentially take on next, and two-weight world champion Bradley believes he has the solution.
Speaking to FightHype, Bradley has urged Floyd Mayweather Jr to return to the sport and face Crawford, with Bradley insisting that he finds that much more appealing than a rematch between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
“The fight that I want to see is not a Manny Pacquiao or Mayweather fight. We talk about era vs era all the time, Michael Jordan, Lebron James, all this stuff. If you want to break records, you want to make money, you want to put that 0 on the line and want to be huge in this generation. Mayweather and Terence Crawford. I promise you you would break records and be paid beyond your wildest dreams.
Everyone on planet Earth would be watching. Everyone saying ‘I think Crawford would beat Mayweather’, well let’s see it. Mayweather is constantly in shape, he’s constantly doing exhibitions. Why not? You’re about that money right. Why not? They got to be willing to put those 0s on the line. I know Crawford is but I’m not sure if Mayweather is willing to put his 0 on the line. Mayweather is still a killer, so why not share the ring with Crawford.”
As mentioned, Mayweather had been linked to a rematch with Pacquiao next year, but it appears the Filipino icon could now be favouring a bout against WBA welterweight champion Rolly Romero instead.