{"id":639647,"date":"2025-10-30T07:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=639647"},"modified":"2025-10-30T07:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:34:27","slug":"jermell-charlo-calls-out-terence-crawford-veteran-analysts-share-their-thoughts-on-this-bold-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/jermell-charlo-calls-out-terence-crawford-veteran-analysts-share-their-thoughts-on-this-bold-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Jermell Charlo Calls Out Terence Crawford; Veteran Analysts Share Their Thoughts On This Bold Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Desperation changes how fighters call out their desired opponents in very noticeable ways over time. Confident champions issue direct challenges claiming they will destroy anyone who accepts the fight without hesitation. But fighters coming off losses or extended inactivity sound much different when seeking big opportunities. Jermell Charlo was once considered one of boxing&rsquo;s elite champions at light middleweight with impressive skills. He captured the undisputed championship at 154 pounds before moving up to challenge Canelo Alvarez in May 2023.<\/p><p>That Canelo fight turned into arguably the most boring <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>boxing<\/a> fight of the Mexican superstar&rsquo;s entire career. Charlo looked completely outmatched and never threatened Canelo throughout twelve rounds of action that disappointed everyone. He hasn&rsquo;t fought since that loss over two years ago, leaving his career in strange limbo. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128483;&#65039; &ldquo;I&rsquo;d give him the best fight of today&rsquo;s era.&rdquo;<br><br>Jermell Charlo calls for a fight with Terence Crawford &#128064; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ltwbdFqKcR\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/ltwbdFqKcR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/1980102550117294275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Now Charlo is calling out Terence Crawford following Crawford&rsquo;s historic victory over Canelo Alvarez last month. The hosts of the popular boxing show &lsquo;Inside The Ring&rsquo; analyzed Charlo&rsquo;s callout with fascinating observations about his changed tone. Their breakdown revealed how much Charlo&rsquo;s confidence has diminished since his undisputed championship days at 154 pounds.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Max Kellerman Questions Charlo&rsquo;s Greatness After Weak Callout<\/h2><p>Max Kellerman provided an interesting perspective on Jermell Charlo&rsquo;s career trajectory and current standing in the boxing hierarchy. The veteran boxing analyst explained there are different levels that separate fighters throughout the sport clearly. According to him, there are levels of good, very good, excellent and great. He acknowledged that Jermell Charlo (<a href=\"https:\/\/boxrec.com\/en\/box-pro\/433135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>35-2-1<\/a>) had an excellent career with legitimate achievements at light middleweight before facing Canelo. But Kellerman noted that great fighters don&rsquo;t call out opponents the way Charlo just did publicly.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong><em>&ldquo;A great fighter would not say that &lsquo;I think I can give this dude a better run than this other dude. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQaS4jpEciJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>A post shared by Inside The Ring (@insideringshow)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>Great fighters exude confidence that they will win rather than just hoping to perform better than someone else. Charlo&rsquo;s actual words during his recent interview revealed exactly what Kellerman criticized about his approach entirely. <em><strong>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d give him the best fight of today&rsquo;s era. I don&rsquo;t think that there&rsquo;s no other fight out there in the boxing world for Crawford to make right now,&rdquo; <\/strong><\/em>Those comments focus on giving Crawford a good fight rather than beating him convincingly.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mike Coppinger Notes Charlo&rsquo;s Changed Tone From Two Years Ago<\/h2><p>Mike Coppinger, senior insider for The Ring, jumped into the conversation with even more damning observations. He compared Charlo&rsquo;s current callout to how the fighter talked about Crawford two years ago.<\/p><p>Coppinger explained that Charlo&rsquo;s language has shifted from confidence to something resembling reverence almost uncomfortably. He revealed that two years ago, Charlo was saying that he would beat Crawford badly and more. Now he says that it would be an honor to fight Crawford. This, according to Coppinger reveals everything about Charlo&rsquo;s diminished confidence after the Canelo loss and subsequent inactivity. Fighters seeking respect from opponents rather than threatening them shows a fundamental shift in mentality completely.<\/p><p><strong>(Image Credit: Thomas Shea &ndash; Imagn Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desperation changes how fighters call out their desired opponents in very noticeable ways over time. Confident champions issue direct challenges claiming they will destroy anyone who accepts the fight without hesitation. But fighters coming off losses or extended inactivity sound much different when seeking big opportunities. Jermell Charlo was once considered one of boxing&rsquo;s elite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":639662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1783],"tags":[10423,2373],"class_list":["post-639647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mma","tag-jermell-charlo","tag-terence-crawford"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jermell Charlo Calls Out Terence Crawford; Veteran Analysts Share Their Thoughts On This Bold Move - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Analysts break down the motives of Jermell Charlo and assess whether the former unified champion truly wants to face Terence Crawford.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/jermell-charlo-calls-out-terence-crawford-veteran-analysts-share-their-thoughts-on-this-bold-move\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jermell Charlo Calls Out Terence Crawford; 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