Boxing champion and Nebraska native Terence Crawford, 37, won’t be buying real estate in New York City any time soon if his feelings toward the “Big Apple” hold true.
Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) dissed the city while leaned back in his chair and sporting an arrogant grin during a recent episode of “Ring Champs with Ak & Barak,” where the champion mercilessly let loose.
“I don’t like New York, I don’t like California, I don’t like Vegas. New York is just dirty. Everybody rude, everybody moving so fast,” Crawford said. ”You hold the door open for somebody … they bump you.”
The city has been ridiculed for its cleanliness with issues like trash and rats often being cited. Meanwhile, some argue the bad perception is influenced by factors beyond street cleanliness, such as its homeless encampments, and residents flanked by mean mugs. Crawford also criticized how New Yorkers frame things people say.
“New York, man,” Crawford said after being teased. “When you are in New York, you can’t say nothing. Everything is ‘Pause! … No Diddy!’”
Crawford, who holds the Super WBA and WBO welterweight titles, is the first male boxer to become undisputed champion in two weight classes in the “four-belt era.”
As Crawford made his feelings clear, the west coast (to a lesser extent) also caught strays.
Ironically, Crawford will fight Mexican boxing legend and fellow champion Canelo Alvarez, 34, on Saturday Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, also known as “Sin City.”
