Joe Rogan Experience #10145 — Terence Crawford Transcript

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0:00 Joe Rogan Podcast, check it out! So it's a wonderful thing that I had to fight to, you know, get everybody approval. your defense was on point those hooks that you were landing in close were magnificent. time and time again so it was it was it came natural and easy for me when when the fight came you know like i It's like you just were a master in there.

2:55 and, oh, well, who I was fighting. And right now, you're at the top of the fucking mountain. It was something that was on the table. blocking like what was the what was the hold which is business wise you know I just felt like I was worth X amount and they felt like I wasn't and they wanted to do the deal a certain way and I wanted to do a deal We talked about everything.

5:54 When I came to the welterweight division, this, he was that because how talented I am. Yes, he has. And that's what, you know, my feelings was. Right, and I was chasing Manny Pacquiao for probably five years, and some of them went the other way. You were dancing with your mom. It was a sign of relief. So I already knew how he fought. That's interesting.

10:46 okay, I noticed that he's doing this when he's doing this. and we just go from there when you switch because you're you're in my opinion the best ever at the press conference, the weight, the moment. So I was like, I'm coming out Southpaw and we're going to box just to start off. But at the same I'm like, man, I'm going to be right there in front of him like I always do.

13:27 I think it's depending on the opponent. Yeah, that's when I started actually practicing it. left was actually way stronger than my right when it came back so I had to get my right back stronger I think when I switch, I gain something in both stands You ain't even got the orthodox stance down, When did he stop telling you to stop switching? middle of the third you started to turn the heat up then you start closing the distance

17:16 I feel like that's what led me to get more control what are the offers now? Are people coming? Right. What can they say? Yeah, if he win or Charlo, the winner. You don't know? So, yeah, that wouldn't be nothing that, you know, we'd have to see. That's the biggest fight in boxing, hands down. You know, it's just about preparation and what type of fight he fight

22:01 Because how much, is it difficult for you to make 47 or is it pretty easy? Your body adapts. You do swimming? It's better on your joints, you know joints because we don't run every day. Little quick twitch muscles. weight is if I catch you in the right spot at the right time you're gonna feel it you know and I Yeah. How hard did Spence hit? I think he's just a volume puncher.

25:50 Yeah. Then once you get tired and once your body starts weakening, Because the experience at the time, you know, you got to understand, He was on the pound-for-pound list. Like you're saying, going up from six rounds to eight rounds to 10 to 12 And the guy who beat that better than anybody was Bernard Hopkins. Achilles. That's a He said he thought somebody

30:10 I know you're very disciplined. But my eating habits is not the best. Yeah. I just liked it, you know, the Jolly Ranchers, the chewy ones. And everybody's like, why would he do that? I'd be like, I need a Sprite. You know, and I think when beef, I stopped eating beef like probably like seven years ago. And I had backed up shit all up my back. That's crazy.

32:49 Yeah, fish. I think that's the most of my diet is meat. Nah, maybe you should do a colon had so did you do like a colonic nah i just you know the client is rough just taking a hose up Yes. So that's, what that is, is that is that um that dude from balco yeah Yeah. Like, where's this? It's canceled two weeks out. And them the worst ones when they come at the last minute and they ready.

36:42 The Helanus fight, he was like moving back, and he went like that. In the history of the heavyweight division, we have some giant punchers. Yeah. then Deontay goes like this. He beat him last, I mean, I thought he came back and won the rest of the I think I told everybody, both fighters won that fight, the first fight. And I feel like Tyson Fury won on points.

39:29 Lock me in a room with any man and I'm coming out alive. He's not beating John now. And he's the most, he has the highest octagon iq I hope he doesn't knock this guy out in 10 seconds. He's like, I'm going to get my son out there and do it. This is it. The punches come so fast. It's just that he's willing to take a hit to get his powerful hit off. So what you think about the about the business uh side of mma and in boxing in what

43:14 The one bad thing about the UFC I mean it was a last-minute fight i'm talking about the that aspect of i'm It's very rare that a UFC fighter gets all the way to a title fight great crazy you know i mean just because he lost to a all-time great fighter and myself you know uh that's all the fighters that i didn't fault that's what was always said terrence crawford i haven't fought anybody terrence crawford

46:49 You're like David Goggins. tough. You know what I mean? I love my mom to death. That's my, that's my heart. It's my girl, $5 if they can win. But sometimes they're wrong. And I'd go out there and win. You know what I mean? doing dude you got a big fight tomorrow like you need to be focusing you need to be resting Have you ever worked with a sports psychologist or anything?

50:14 I used to have an anger problem. You say something I don't like, I'm whooping your ass. talking to me you're not listening now we gotta fight i gotta beat your ass because now now you're Yeah. in disbelief like i'm just so proud of you and i just be like thank you because nobody thought that But because your mind is centered. Yeah. money gone when all the fans done chatting your name now who you really is right now you got a

54:25 have a rock-solid philosophy i love that that's it's one of the things i really admire about andre Looks fantastic. Went through the whole Super 6 tournament. It's crazy. Like the Bill Spence fight? You got a lot to accomplish. But look, now even that it is, you still want the next challenge. I invested great with my money. You yelled at him from the ring.

57:49 It's not interesting to me no more because I'm trying to make all time history. That's a fight because it's a challenge. and just be like, okay, let me prove him wrong once again. it could happen. He bigger than me, but I'm faster. So that's why I was like, man, that's a fight. But going up and becoming an undisputed against Canelo, whoo! That's the only thing yet for me.

1:00:47 Y'all better leave me alone. then, yeah, I'm going to try to pursue that. It's like you have to have that mountain to climb. From 147 to 168. That's true. 21 pounds. I probably can be great. Definitely. I couldn't. Unfortunately, somebody spoiled it for me. I actually got Paramount Plus just for you. because that's what boxing is. can move around in weight classes or go up or come down like

1:04:53 eyes off what stopped that fight from they didn't want to fight it's too dangerous they didn't want because he fought the most champions, beat the most champions, guy in the in the era you know that the young guys want to try to get a piece of until we meet that fighter that's going to test him. Nah. oh you know arrow arrow said he was the big fish, and I said we was going to fry him.

1:08:00 Boxing is, this is a great time for boxing. Canelo showed a lot of heart and grit. Lomachenko, he showed a lot of heart and grit. what he's basing his rounds on or why he give what round to who. that it sort of diminished the accomplishments of both fighters because Devin Haney fought a brilliant fight and so did Lomachenko Definitely. you're not even going to compete with those two dudes.

1:11:06 You know, I get it. Like, yeah, that's a dangerous man right now because he got something on his mind that, you know, he want to accomplish. You know, he's so economical. away rounds but you know he just in his if he's giving away a couple rounds. Yeah, he'd definitely be giving away rounds, but, you know, he just, in his mind, So hats off to Tank.

1:13:34 at the elite Like, you know, he doesn't fight like anybody else. I know he's small for the weight class, but God damn, that dude's good. because i'm pretty sure that's probably what it came down to So, you know, who was behind the reason why it didn't happen? fights should be mandatory to happen so you can clean up the sport of boxing it I think we need all that.

1:17:00 And I think that's wrong. I'm going to fight again, then I'm going to get it again. And now you're looking like, damn gotta make this stretch and then you ain't got no work ethic skills because you've been If you say, all these belts are bullshit like i'm the fucking champion whether it's the ring magazine belt or whatever you you sanction whatever you sanction do you think it's possible

1:19:22 How much do you have to pay? It's like I'm paying you to make me a belt. like come on now i'm paying you you're not paying me i'm paying you so right the only one that Yeah. So you're like, okay, so what are you doing with the money? letters at all at all they just know terrence crawford's the best and who he's fighting who or he's a champion of the world.

1:21:36 and with them sanctioned bodies can go to our kids and our family. A lot of people. You know, I would do it. Right. If you're Floyd, people just want to see you perform. That's an interesting thing because you've got a guy in Francis Ngannou Ever. But add some more ounces on, you know, it's a different game. I think he could fight good boxers if he learns those lessons.

1:25:02 Yeah. Right. Yeah. Let me oh. Yeah. Made all that money? Yeah. Yeah. Man, fighters go through the most to just entertain money you know for people to be cheering And it's like you don't know. You know, they don't see all the sacrifices I had to make to get to this point. but this shit was hard. No. paid for, so y'all good. But, yeah, like, come on now.

1:29:45 No matter what you say, how hard you train genetics is genetics. Well, at least the president doesn't rely too much on genetics. It's the Buster Douglas story, right? my mom living room on the box TVs with the big backs and stuff. He's going to get up. He's going to win. He always wins. He's going to and I still couldn't believe it. I'm like, he's going to get up. He's going to get up.

1:31:56 Everybody was just like, what? Like, you know, like when you go on a roller coaster, I just knew Roy was going to win. Right. But he shouldn't have fought him again. You know, every time he'd get hit with a clean shot, it was like rattling on him. It's your skull. Man, you know, I got friends I ain't never knew that they changed anything. weight classes that's the problem.

1:35:44 Yeah. You're one of the only elite boxers Minoki, yeah. Have you ever trained with any of that stuff? Them dangerous. And Inoki was lying on his back, which is even crazier, and with shoes on. Look at that. your fingers $5,000 I know. So they fighting their ass off to get that bonus. Yeah. I'm just a commentator. All the way Yeah. dang, man. Israel, cool. That dude he beat, that Oh, he's amazing. Israel, cool.

1:40:13 Yeah. Aljamain, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, he's fighting this weekend against Joe O'Malley. I think I went to the last one I went to was Amanda Nunez. I forgot his name. Yeah, Anthony Smith. She had to retire because her legs are so damaged from kicking. You got to think, you're getting shins slammed into those nerves over and over again. He don't got no wrestling background.

1:42:40 Yeah, nah. it's over with a street fight or in the mix So you might bite him. Did you wrestle in high school? What happened? And we just start dying. school wow yeah it was crazy but i was quitting wrestling anyway i ain't wrestling was tough man So if you got a good base, good foundation, it's going to be hard to move for anybody. Yeah, there was a discussion.

1:46:31 is you land punches in tight spaces, Because if you're watching a few of my past fights, I kind of open up. And all I got to do is be myself, and then I believe I'll beat anybody. one fighting they're not the one that you know been doing this their whole life so for them to One of the things that happens with some boxers is they leave a lot in the gym in sparring sessions.

1:50:10 You spar how you fight. getting used to that now your body is getting in shape to withstand the rounds the time the you or BOMAC longer. I'd be like, man, I don't want to do that, man. we're going to do four-round sparring. did you eat some days i'll be like no i didn't eat before i came i could tell you know or you're moving kind of slow you all right you know so it's very important that you be honest with your

1:53:33 You know, you need to put the phone down at this time and, you know, just all that. Not really. And how far out do you start cutting weight? Then, you know, we probably change up the times of the workouts But it's better to not. Like, this last fight with Spence, it was tough. I don't use a sauna. No? No, I don't use sauna. this I was trying to put my hands under my armpits, and I was just shaking like this.

1:57:26 I was little. like needles was going through. Like, come on. Yeah. But the crazy part about that is two days after that, I had got a cold. I don't know why. It was all hot. yeah how far from the fight was that a week oh shit week so i was down but i was just like man He was like, yeah, trust me. Just one and a half. Oh, we was good. How many days did you have to take off from that cold? Just one and a half.

2:00:39 Well, that's fortunate. Peaking in your conditioning, peaking in your physical training, your technical training. gym you weigh you weigh above schedule so we got to pull you back. Working too hard, get you some rest. they're like okay we still got like three four weeks you know and he's looking like this at this I love excellence It's an honor to talk to you

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