Terence Crawford vs. Dierry Jean: Winner, Recap and Reaction

Say goodbye to free, premium-cable Terence "Bud" Crawford fights. After Saturday night's 10th-round TKO win over Dierry "All In" Jean at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, Crawford is certainly going to be a strictly pay-per-view boxer from now on.

HBO Boxing provided a look at the fight's finish:

The hometown favorite Crawford (27-0, 19 KOs) defended his WBO world junior welterweight title in typically resounding fashion, using nearly everything in his expansive toolkit to dissect and dismantle Jean (29-2, 20 KOs). He fought both orthodox and southpaw, set up power punches off the jab, played defense when he needed to and landed precision combinations.

Bleacher Report's Kelsey McCarson summed it up early:

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@ironmikegallego He's The One.

— Kelsey McCarson (@KelseyMcCarson) October 25, 2015"

Crawford spoke directly to Jean—whose only previous loss came at the hands of Lamont Peterson in January 2014—after the bout, per HBO Boxing:

Bad Left Hook felt it was a terrific performance, one that makes him worthy of a scrap with Manny Pacquiao:

If that is Crawford's preferred next step, he might have only one chance to make it happen. According to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, Pacquiao will retire after one final fight April 9, per ESPN.com's Dan Rafael.

If there were ever a sure sign Crawford's stock is quickly rising, hanging out with billionaire investor Warren Buffett, aka the Oracle of Omaha, would have to be it, per HBO Boxing:

Even so, you didn't need an oracle's gift of foresight to have predicted the savage result of this contest.

The first round, up until just before the final bell, was a typically cagey, measured start for Crawford. In an orthodox stance, he traded jabs with Jean as they danced on the edges of each other's range. With just seconds left in the frame, Crawford, having switched to a southpaw stance, stuck Jean with a hard left and a right hook, sending him to the canvas.

HBO Boxing shared the highlight:

Similar to the first, an even second round turned into a Crawford round as he staggered Jean just before the bell with a vicious combination. Crawford's southpaw stylings forced Jean to abandon his game plan. The Montreal boxer couldn't find an opening to throw his right hand, leaving him with a jab that Crawford was able to nullify on most occasions.

Write on the Button summed up the action after three rounds: 

Crawford dominated the middle rounds. Like a lion stalking his prey, Crawford pounced on Jean whenever he saw his guard drop even a little. Jean did a better job of throwing power punches with his right in the fifth, but it was only a slight improvement and not enough to change the overall trajectory of the bout.

Boxing scribe Daniel Roberts noted Jean—nursing a cut over his right eye that opened in the fifth—was no match for Bud's brute-force boxing algorithm:

Here's a nasty Crawford combination, per HBO Boxing:

Crawford got tired of merely holding the marionette strings in this bout and went to cut Jean down in the later rounds. Jean popped up for a few good shots, but Crawford was too accurate and quick for the opposition. He pounded Jean at the end of the ninth with a couple of hooks for a second knockdown. 

HBO Boxing provided a look at the highlight, which shows that Crawford tagged Jean on the back of the head:

Jean was wobbly while getting to his feet, and it was clear he had nothing left by the 10th. Crawford pounded him into a pulp, forcing referee Tony Weeks to step in and stop the bout. 

With the bout playing out as the coronation many expected it to be, Crawford should be in line for a big-name opponent. A bout with Pacquiao would be the ideal duel, one that could potentially propel Crawford to mainstream superstardom (assuming Crawford beats the fading legend).

It would give plenty of casual boxing fans a chance to see Bud's consummate skill in the ring as a true technician who is going to be worth the price you pay to watch him work his craft.