‘Send the contract, Dana White!’ – MMA fans react to footage of boxing superstar Terence Crawford showing off wrestling skills
Terence Crawford continues to impress fight fans with his skills.
‘Bud’ recently dominated Errol Spence to become the undisputed welterweight champion and boxing’s pound-for-pound number one.
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After wowing fans of the sweet science, the 35-year-old is now being praised by the MMA community for his surprisingly impressive wrestling skills.
A clip going viral on social media shows Crawford playfully grappling with a young man during what appears to be a family party.
The boxing superstar proved he had good wrestling fundamentals while tussling with his opponent who also clearly knows what he’s doing when it comes to the ancient sport.
Neither man landed a takedown and the video ends with laughter.
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However, it was enough to convince some people that Crawford should join the UFC.
The most popular comment read: “Send the contract, Dana White!”
Another social media user wrote:“Pound for pound best fighter in the world happens to be a wrestler doesn’t surprise me.”
A third person tweeted: "Would love to see him go into the UFC and test himself.”
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Someone else said: “Max Holloway vs Terrence Crawford book it now.”
Former UFC champion Cris Cyborg even reacted to the footage, writing: “Bud know that front yard tussle.”
However, not everyone was convinced Crawford’s wrestling ability would translate well to the UFC and some predicted he would struggle against the best MMA fighters.
One fan claimed: “Mighty Mouse [Demetrious Johnson] would submit this man with all 4 limbs tied behind his back blindfolded.”
Another wrote: “[He’d] actually get destroyed in the UFC it’s not even funny.”
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Crawford is from a family of wrestlers, and even though he chose to take a different path from his grandfather, father, and uncles, his young sons are training in the sport.
Other videos of him wrestling have previously gone viral, and Crawford did once talk up his MMA debut by calling out UFC legend Conor McGregor.
Now, he's focused on boxing ahead of a potential rematch with Spence.
Crawford is also targeting Jermell Charlo who holds all four belts at light-middleweight and is booked to fight Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on September 30.
