Best of the best impressed: 'Brady is the gold standard'
In this still image from video provided by the NFL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) speaks during Super Bowl 55 Opening Night, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (NFL via AP)Ahead of his 10th Super Bowl appearance, The Associated Press asked the best of the best โ eight current and former champions from seven sports โ what impressed them most about Tom Brady. Tom Brady does that every day. โฆ That takes superhuman dedication and discipline โฆ Tom Brady is always in the back of my mind during training camp and between fights. ... That takes a lot of dedication and hard work, and ultimately weโre seeing the results at his age โฆโHeโll have a bad game, which we all do as athletes, and when youโre young, people say: โWell, he had a bad night, bad game, bad week.
Crawford returns to ring in title defense against Brook
What Crawford is still waiting on is the one signature fight that will put an end to all those arguments. Crawford wonโt get that Saturday night when he defends his piece of the welterweight title against Englandโs Kell Brook. โIโm optimistic that if Terence wins, we can put the fight on and if Terrence doesnโt win and Kell Brook wins, maybe Iโll make Kell Brook with Manny,โโ Arum said. Crawford is a huge favorite in Las Vegas sports books to beat Brook, who is coming down from his recent weight of 154 pounds to challenge Crawford. ``I think Terence knows Iโm not an easy fight,โโ Brook said.