JRE MMA Show #76 with Terence Crawford
Joe Rogan (host), Brian “Bo-Mack” McIntyre (guest), Terence Crawford (guest), Guest (guest)
In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Brian “Bo-Mack” McIntyre, JRE MMA Show #76 with Terence Crawford explores terence Crawford Breaks Down Greatness, Grit, Training, And Boxing Politics Terence Crawford and his longtime trainer Brian “BoMac” McIntyre discuss Crawford’s unique style, work ethic, and mentality that have made him one of boxing’s pound‑for‑pound greats. They detail how his natural habit of switching stances evolved into a weapon, and how he studies opponents, adjusts mid‑fight, and structures training camps with old‑school grind plus modern conditioning. The conversation dives into boxing business and politics, including the stalled Errol Spence Jr. fight, promoter/network conflicts, and how that affects superfights. They also touch on longevity, health risks in combat sports, life after boxing, inspiring the next generation, and how personal adversity and discipline shape a champion.
Terence Crawford Breaks Down Greatness, Grit, Training, And Boxing Politics
Terence Crawford and his longtime trainer Brian “BoMac” McIntyre discuss Crawford’s unique style, work ethic, and mentality that have made him one of boxing’s pound‑for‑pound greats. They detail how his natural habit of switching stances evolved into a weapon, and how he studies opponents, adjusts mid‑fight, and structures training camps with old‑school grind plus modern conditioning. The conversation dives into boxing business and politics, including the stalled Errol Spence Jr. fight, promoter/network conflicts, and how that affects superfights. They also touch on longevity, health risks in combat sports, life after boxing, inspiring the next generation, and how personal adversity and discipline shape a champion.
Key Takeaways
Mastery comes from combining natural instincts with relentless, structured practice.
Crawford’s trademark switch‑stance style started as a kid’s instinct that coaches tried to stop; he insisted, so they eventually trained him that way, refining it through years of disciplined repetition.
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Elite performance requires obsessive work ethic, even when you don’t feel like it.
Influenced by watching Floyd Mayweather train at all hours, Crawford built a philosophy of never wanting to lose because of conditioning, pushing through extra runs, yoga, stairs, and strength work while others stop.
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The first rounds are data‑gathering, not just exchanges.
Crawford describes early rounds as studying opponents—testing reactions, speed, preferences, and vulnerabilities—then “dissecting” them once he has the timing and reads, instead of fighting on emotion.
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Overtraining can be as dangerous as undertraining; a trusted coach must govern intensity.
BoMac explains his main job is pulling Crawford back when he wants to do more, stair‑stepping camp volume and using feel, mood, and sparring feedback to avoid burning him out before fight night.
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Boxing’s biggest fights are often blocked more by egos and politics than by fighters.
On the Errol Spence Jr. ...
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Recovery, flexibility, and injury prevention are non‑negotiable for longevity.
Crawford leans on massage, Epsom salt baths, some cryotherapy, yoga, altitude training, and cross‑training like swimming to stay flexible, balanced, and durable, even though he hates cold‑water ice baths.
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Staying grounded and giving back keeps success from derailing you.
Despite Hall of Fame credentials and celebrity fans, Crawford still lives where he grew up, mentors kids in his home gym, trains with local pros, and plans to focus on coaching and his five children after retirement.
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Notable Quotes
“With or without him, I'm going to the Hall of Fame.”
— Terence Crawford (on Errol Spence Jr.)
“If I'm in the best shape that I possibly can be in, nobody beating me. Nobody.”
— Terence Crawford
“You just got to do it when you don't want to do it.”
— Terence Crawford (on training)
“I don't want you to do your boxing inside the gym. You gotta have something left when you go to the fight.”
— Brian “BoMac” McIntyre
“There's no shortcuts. For the best ever, you have to train.”
— Joe Rogan
Questions Answered in This Episode
How would Terence Crawford’s style and training approach translate if he ever transitioned into MMA or trained MMA fighters?
Terence Crawford and his longtime trainer Brian “BoMac” McIntyre discuss Crawford’s unique style, work ethic, and mentality that have made him one of boxing’s pound‑for‑pound greats. ...
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What specific adjustments would Crawford and BoMac game‑plan for if a Pacquiao or Errol Spence Jr. fight finally materialized?
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How can young fighters realistically apply Crawford’s “never get tired” philosophy without access to world‑class resources like altitude camps and full teams?
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Given the promoter and network barriers, what structural changes could make superfights in boxing easier to make and more common?
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How does Crawford mentally process personal loss and adversity around big fights without letting it disrupt his focus or performance?
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Transcript Preview
Ladies and gentlemen, one of the best boxers on planet Earth and his trainer, (slaps table) Bo Mack and Terence Crawford. Gentlemen, thank you very much for coming here.
Thank you, man.
We're live now.
Appreciate it, appreciate it. (laughs)
(laughs)
Hey, man, I'm a big fan of yours. I've... We've talked about you many times on this podcast. I'm a, I'm a huge fan of the way you switch stances. You know, you switch, s- switch stances as smooth as anybody ever. Like f- like, you gotta go back to Marvin Hagler to find a champ that switched stances like as fluidly as you. It's pretty, pretty impressive stuff, man.
A lot of practice.
Have you always been doing that?
A lot of practice. Yeah, since I was little. I remember getting in trouble 'cause I used to always switch 'em. My coach used to always say, "You need to worry about fighting-"
(laughs)
"...the one style first and perfecting that before you try to, try to, uh, switch and do a different style." But I always switched, so it got to the point where there was just like, "All right, well, if you gonna fight like that, we gonna train you like that."
Wow, so you forced it through.
Right.
Wow. Now, when you first started out, was there anybody that influenced you to switch like that, or was it just something you felt naturally?
It was just naturally.
Wow.
It was just like, "All right, this not working, so I gotta do something else."
Just make it more tricky.
Right.
Yeah, well, that's, that's part of what's interesting about watching you fights... Wa- Watching you fight is that you could see you trying to figure out what's up. Like, first rounds with... when, when you fight is one of my favorite things to watch 'cause I see you measuring dudes, I see things happening, and you're switching stances, and then when you start finding the timing. It's like, timing is one of the more fascinating things to watch about boxing, 'cause a guy who has perfect timing and perfect p- Like, when you see a guy make a read and then execute and it's perfect, it's one of the most beautiful things in all of sports.
Right, right. It's like you, you know, you watching their every move and then you just dissecting 'em slowly.
How do you think... Do you think about it like... When you, when you start a round, a, a first round of a fight, is it different for every fighter, or do you always wanna do that? Do you always wanna, like, put them into the computer?
No, it's different, it's different. Like, sometimes I just wanna go out there and just be like, "All right, I'm gonna see what this dude got, see if he can take it."
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