Wearing a tan mesh vest, denim shorts and a dark sun hat, Terence Crawford savoured the hero’s welcome in his hometown Omaha. The 35-year-old American had lived up to his reputation of being a generational fighter, becoming the first male boxer to be crowned the undisputed champion in two weight divisions in the four-belt era.
Even as he luxuriated in the afterglow of his welterweight unification bout win over Errol Spence Jr. during the victory parade, Crawford’s thoughts turned to the odds he had overturned in reaching boxing’s pinnacle.
