Terence Crawford threatens to return and put ‘bad beating’ on world champion: “Here I am”

Terence Crawford has teased a return to the ring in order to face one man in particular.

Crawford hung up the gloves in December last year following his sensational win over Canelo Alvarez three months earlier to become the undisputed super-middleweight champion.

A number of fighters have tried to tempt ‘Bud’ out of retirement since then, with WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia perhaps the most vocal about his desire to face the former pound-for-pound king.

Garcia retained his WBC welterweight title with a second-round knockout victory over Conor Benn last Saturday, and it didn’t take him long to once again call for a clash against Crawford.

It initially seemed unlikely that Crawford would entertain the offer, but that could be about to change, after the 39-year-old posted on social media to send a warning to Garcia.

“I’ll f**k Ryan Garcia up so bad people going to be calling the law on me talking about child abuse. Like why did you do that to that little boy you knew he was just talking for the entertainment. Here I am.”

Crawford followed up with a post about heading to the gym, though most fans will recognise it as tongue in cheek.

It is the latest spat between the two boxing stars, with ‘King Ry’ recently taking offence at Crawford reportedly being involved with Benn’s training camp ahead of last week’s clash with Garcia in Las Vegas.

Despite the latest war of words, for now it still seems unlikely that Crawford will end his retirement and make a return to the ring, even despite boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh backing the fight.

Garcia is instead believed to be targeting a unification showdown with WBA welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez in 2027.