Crawford is in league of sport's best

I FIRST set eyes on Terence Crawford in Glasgow 2014 when he fought Ricky Burns.

- BARRY MCGUIGAN

He looked very special, a southpaw with slick, silky moves, drifting in and out of punching range.

You don't see that very often. Burns was a strong, determined, attacking fighter. But before us was someone unique, turning Burns inside out.

He came to the away ground and silenced it. I knew then that I was watching a generational fighter. I liken him to a ramped up Pernell Whittaker. I like his sense of calm under pressure, effortlessly sliding in and hitting hard.