Bud Crawford Has No Regrets Lacking Olympics, Gold Medal Wasn’t My Dream!

Terence Crawford‘s profession is much from over and he is achieved extra than simply about any lively skilled boxer … there’s only one factor he is lacking, an Olympic medal.

However, Bud ain’t sweatin’ it!

TMZ Sports activities spoke with the undefeated champ because the 2024 video games in Paris have been in full swing — together with boxing — a sport Crawford at present dominates.

Terence is a professional, and never eligible for the video games … however that is to not say he by no means needed to compete within the Olympics. Actually, in 2008 Bud didn’t qualify after dropping to contender Sadam Ali.

However, Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) is not trippin’ about it … as a matter of truth, he says it was by no means his primary purpose.

“The Olympics was by no means in my dream,” the 36-year-old mentioned. “By no means was my dream to be an Olympic gold medalist.”

“My dream was at all times to be a world champion so my dream got here true.”

Mission completed.

Terence can proceed dwelling out his dream on Saturday when he faces champion Israil Madrimov (10-0, 7 KOs) on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

Will probably be the first-ever Riyadh Season occasion within the U.S.

“I am at all times listening to that is gonna be my hardest match, each battle,” Crawford mentioned, “I will not know till I get within the ring with him.”

Pretty much as good as this weekend’s matchup is, followers actually need to see Crawford vs. Canelo Alvarez … although Bud says he is not frightened about that bout, at the very least for now.

“Canelo’s not even on my thoughts proper now,” Crawford mentioned. “All of the Canelo discuss is simply discuss that I actually do not care about at this second.”

“Proper now, my focus is Israil.”