WBO Welterweight Champion Terrence Crawford is currently preparing for his latest title defense. He will defend his welterweight title against contender David Avanesyan on December 10, 2022 in Omaha, Nebraska. In promotion for his upcoming fight, Crawford has made the rounds at several media outlets, including The Last Stand, Max On Boxing and several other platforms. Most recently, he sat down with Ariel Helwani of The MMA Hour. The majority of their conversation was geared toward Crawford’s career, but Helwani did take a bit of time to ask Crawford about YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. The Omaha native did note that he doesn’t spend much of his time watching Jake Paul fight, but he did give Paul credit for the effort he puts into developing entertaining events.
“I can’t knock the next man for putting food on his family’s table,” Crawford said, per Boxing Scene.
“It’s entertainment at the end of the day. They’re just going in there to entertain the fans, and if the fans are going to pay them to entertain them, so be it.”
Paul last fought Anderson Silva in Glendale, Arizona on October 29, 2022. He earned a unanimous decision victory, improving his record to 6-0. Moving forward, Crawford would like to see Paul share the ring with a more experienced fighter.
“When you look at Jake Paul, he’s been training for years. He’s been fighting without headgear and fighting in the back of his yard. Jake Paul definitely became a professional in this sport,” Crawford explained, per Boxing Scene.
“I just want to see him actually fight a real fighter, At this point in time. Any real boxer. Not an MMA fighter that you’re bigger than. Somebody your weight. Get him a real fight. Test him out. Not somebody in the top ten, just a real fighter that we can say, ‘OK, Jake, you fought such and such, he was ranked 15,’ or something, and we can gauge from there.”
