Ryan Garcia, the 26-year-old boxer from Los Angeles, has picked Terence Crawford as the best fighter in the world right now.
Garcia shared his opinion just before his return to boxing. He'll face Rolando 'Rolly' Romero on May 2 in Times Square, New York City. This fight marks Garcia's comeback after a one-year doping suspension.
DAZNBoxing/status/1914932967878832357?t=c3B61Xc0a-Iz82NzGxQnyw&s=31" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Garcia's praise for Crawford came during a recent interview
where he was asked about his current pound-for-pound number 1 fighter.Crawford, 37, from Omaha, Nebraska, has won world titles in four weight classes. He's also been undisputed champion at super-lightweight and welterweight. Crawford's next big challenge could be a mega-fight with Canelo Alvarez later this year. If he wins, he'll become a five-weight world champion and possibly a three-weight undisputed champion.
Despite naming Crawford as the best, Garcia thinks Canelo will win if they fight.
"I expect Canelo to win that fight,"Garcia said.
Canelo isn't sitting idle either. He's got a fight coming up on May 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, against William Scull for the IBF super-middleweight title.
Garcia's got his own plans after the Romero fight. He might face Devin Haney next, but both fighters need to win their May 2 bouts first. Haney will be on the same card as Garcia, taking on former unified super-lightweight champion Jose Benavidez.
The potential Crawford vs Canelo fight has got everyone talking. It's shaping up to be one of the biggest boxing matches in history, with two of the sport's top talents going head-to-head.
