Terence Crawford wears a lot of hats. He’s a noted pugilist, armed with swift feet, piston-like hands and the sort of guile befitting of an earlier generation.
Out of the ring, Crawford is similarly gifted. He’s a businessman, having quietly accrued a portfolio decked in green and gold.
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Above all, though, Crawford is a showman. He does so with his hands, as most boxers do. But he also does so with his antics, as he proved ahead of his highly-touted bout with Mexican star Canelo Alvarez.
With that, here’s what you need to know about Crawford’s walkout number against Alvarez, a stride filled with a distinctly Mexican flourish.
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Terence Crawford walkout, explained
Crawford wasted little time asserting himself against Alvarez. In fact, while traipsing down the walkway prior to his confrontation with Alvarez, he laid his bravado bare.
Crawford waltzed to the ring accompanied not by an English soundtrack, but rather by the stylings of one of Mexico’s greatest exports: mariachi. Check it out for yourself:
Terence Crawford makes a Mexico inspired RING WALK 🇺🇸 🇲🇽#CaneloCrawford on Netflix l #RiyadhSeasonCard | @RiyadhSeason 🥊 pic.twitter.com/CquZhCXqtd
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) September 14, 2025
Crawford’s gallant entry into the ring looked to be a clear nod to Alvarez’s Mexican roots. The track used also sounded eerily similar to the walk-up song UFC welterweight champion Ilia Topuria uses before his fights. The two have shared a high-profile war of words in recent weeks.
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Terence Crawford just happened use the same song as Ilia Topuria after they were beefing this week 👀😂pic.twitter.com/HnE3m169hQ
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) September 14, 2025
An Omaha, Nebraska, native, it’s not an impossibility that Crawford came into mariachi at some point in his life. It’s an incredibly popular genre of music after all. Nevertheless, the likelier suggestion appears to be that the unbeaten fighter was trying to score some flavor points over his Mexican rival.
Did it work? We’ll let you — and social media — be the judge.
Bud pulling a page out of Mayweather book 😭 #CaneloVsCrawford pic.twitter.com/WzFLTgkv0y
— Black Forrest Gump (@Phxlly) September 14, 2025
