Shakur Stevenson Says Floyd Mayweather Jr Could Beat Terence Crawford

shakur stevenson said Floyd Mayweather Jr would have been the fighter most likely to beat Terence Crawford in a prime-versus-prime matchup. Stevenson framed it as a 50/50 fight, adding another voice to the long-running debate over where Crawford fits among boxing’s greats.

Stevenson’s Mayweather read

Speaking to The Agnew Podcast, Stevenson said the matchup was difficult to separate because both men brought different strengths. He said Mayweather could have edged Crawford, but only in a fight where the margins stayed tight from start to finish.

"It is hard to say with this s**t because, with both of them guys, they different, so it is hard to even picture who would win. Now, what I do say, I think that Floyd, early on in his career, he struggled with southpaws; I feel like ‘Bud’ is probably going to be a southpaw and be the southpaw that he has ever been against. So that would probably play a part."

Crawford’s prime case

Stevenson pointed to specific stretches from Crawford’s run to explain why he viewed the fight as close. He said Crawford had little issues with Egidijus Kavaliauskas and noted that Yuriorkis Gamboa was winning some rounds against him, even while Crawford kept building toward his unbeaten finish.

"But, I’ve seen ‘Bud’ have little issues with guys like ‘Mean Machine’ [Egidijus Kavaliauskas], who was orthodox and [Yuriorkis] Gamboa was winning some rounds, so it is a 50/50 thing. You just never know who would come in on point and win that fight, so it’s hard for me to even give an answer."

Crawford’s place in the debate

The comment lands after Crawford retired with an undefeated record through 42 fights and after his September victory over Canelo Alvarez made him boxing’s fifth five-division world champion. That résumé has pushed him deeper into all-time comparisons, with Mayweather still the benchmark in conversations about elite skill and unbeaten runs.

For Stevenson, the argument is not settled by status alone. He put Mayweather and Crawford in the same tier for a fantasy matchup, then leaned on southpaw history and Crawford’s past rounds against Kavaliauskas and Gamboa to explain why he would not give either man a clean edge.