Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford will fondly look back at all that he has accomplished whenever he decides to call it a career.

That statement will ring true for the unbeaten three-division champion even if he were to do after this weekend.

“I feel like I’m able to retire whenever I want,” Crawford told ESPN’s Andre Ward during the ESPN special ‘Terence Crawford: Relentless’, promoting his title defense versus Kell Brook. “Truthfully, I feel like I’ve done enough to be in the Hall of Fame right now, today.

“When I look at fighters in the Hall of Fame today, I say ‘Man, I accomplished WAY more than them. So I think in my head, I know for a fact that when I retire I’m gonna be in the Hall of Fame.”

Granted, there is still plenty of fight left in the switch-hitting pound-for-pound entrant from Omaha, Nebraska. Included among the lot is a voluntary title defense versus Sheffield’s Brook (39-2, 27KOS), which airs this Saturday live on ESPN in the United States and Premier Sports 1 in the United Kingdom from The Bubble at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The bout will mark the fourth defense of the welterweight title Crawford claimed in a June 2018 stoppage win over previously unbeaten Jeff Horn. The feat made Crawford a three-division titlist, having previously enjoyed lineal championship reigns at lightweight and junior welterweight.

Along the way, the undefeated 33-year old has emerged among the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, while collecting numerous awards. Crawford was named 2014 Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America, while earning a coveted ESPY award as the best combat sports fighter (boxing or mixed martial arts) in 2018.

Opportunities galore still remain for Crawford to enhance his résumé. The historically talent-rich welterweight division boasts fellow unbeaten pound-for-pound entrant Errol Spence Jr. (26-0, 21KOs) along with legendary eight-division champ Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39KOs).

A fight with either of the two remains elusive, something which Crawford has done well to avoid having it serve as a distraction. That said, there is only so long where you can pursue the same opportunities and have nothing to show for it before becoming content with all that you were able to accomplish.

“Three different weight classes, undisputed (at junior welterweight), Fighter of the Year, ESPY award winner,” Crawford fondly recalls of his achievements to date. “Everything that I’ve accomplished in the sport of boxing. Deep down in my heart, I know where I’m heading.

“I’m not ashamed if I walked away from the sport of boxing because I’ll walk away with my head held high.”

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox