Israil Madrimov says he needs the Canelo Alvarez struggle subsequent after he defeats challenger Terence Crawford on August third of their extremely anticipated struggle ten days from now on the BMO stadium in Los Angeles.
WBA junior middleweight champion Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KO)s) many individuals have jumped the gun, assuming that Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) will defeat him after which transfer on to the Canelo mega-fight in Could 2025.
Followers are so accustomed to seeing Crawford win that they will’t fathom him dropping to anybody, and so they’ll be in shock if Madrimov is the primary to defeat him. Hopefully, they settle for the truth and never cry that he was robbed and begin pressuring the WBA to order a rematch.
Madrimov Being Ignored
Sadly, fighters should lose in the event that they keep across the sport lengthy sufficient, take yearly holidays, get previous, and transfer up weight courses recklessly based mostly on their want for more and more greater paydays.
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh hasn’t mentioned whether or not Madrimov can struggle Canelo if he’s victorious in opposition to Crawford on August third.
The truth that Turki hasn’t mentioned that Madrimov has the Canelo possibility, too, if he’s victorious, means that Crawford will solely be supplied a match as a result of he’s a star within the U.S. Madrimov is simply the belt-holder that Crawford should overcome to get the struggle in opposition to Canelo at 168.
“They at all times say Terence Crawford is pound-for-pound as a result of he’s shifting left and proper. He’s sensible,” mentioned Israil Madrimov to Little Big Boxing about his up-and-coming struggle on August third.
When a fighter is inactive and previous, like Crawford, you may’t put them on pound-for-pound lists as a result of he doesn’t struggle typically sufficient and hasn’t fought anybody harmful for a few years.
“Nothing,” mentioned Madrimov when requested what he thinks of Crawford desirous to struggle Canelo Alvarez subsequent. “We’re ready for August third to see who’s the champion, after which Canelo-Madrimov. Possibly.”
Crawford’s Determined Payday Pursuit
Crawford needs the large payday earlier than retiring. You possibly can’t blame him for that. The massive cash that he obtained in his fights in opposition to Errol Spence and David Avanesyan spoiled him rotten, and now all he needs is large money.
The one one he can struggle to get that cash is Canelo. So, it is smart that he chirping about that as a result of he’s solely his manner out of the game, and he’s not going to stay round till he’s in his 40s.
He doesn’t wish to find yourself meals for the younger sharks that may chew him up. There’s loads of them proper now that may feed on Crawford, however he’s not going to struggle them.
“Lots of people speak about Canelo-Crawford, however we have now a struggle on August third. Don’t neglect. I’m focusing solely on my sport plan, and I’m ready to point out it within the ring. Me too. I can go left and proper. I feel this struggle could be very attention-grabbing for boxing followers,” mentioned Madrimov.
It’s obtained to be annoying for Madrimov that followers and the media are already crowning Crawford the brand new WBA 154-lb champion, because it’s a completed deal. Folks have gotten too accustomed to seeing Crawford win, and so they don’t soak up the truth that he’s been defeating ho-hum opposition his complete profession.
He’s by no means fought an elite-level fighter, and also you don’t know what he’ll seem like at 37 in a brand new weight class in opposition to a man who would beat everybody he’s ever fought. Prime Rank did one of the best they might with Crawford through the a few years they’d him, however he by no means fought anybody good throughout all that point. They had been at all times previous, shot, or backside feeders.
“I don’t wish to say early [what I’m going to do]. I like to attend till the struggle to point out how we make the struggle,” mentioned Madrimov.
It could be sensible for Madrimov to search for a knockout as a result of Crawford might be troublesome to beat by a choice. Crawford is the A-side, and the judges will possible give him each shut spherical as a consequence of his star energy. Madrimov wants to concentrate on that as a result of he’ll be upset afterward if it goes to the playing cards and he’s not given a good shake by the judges.
