His Excellency Turki Alalshikh replied to a social media submit a few attainable Mexico vs. USA 5 vs. 5 occasion with Canelo Alvarez combating Terence Crawford in the primary occasion.
It will primarily be a celebrity-esque combat during which Crawford jumps up three divisions and is given a title shot on a silver platter towards undisputed tremendous middleweight champion Canelo with out incomes it or proving himself.
For Crawford to earn the combat towards Canelo within the true sense, he would want to beat David Benavidez or David Morrell, which isn’t taking place. Crawford could be strolling the plank over shark-infested waters if he took on a type of killers, and he ain’t about that.
Alalshikh posted a smiling emoji, suggesting that he’s within the Canelo vs. Crawford combat when requested if it was taking place.
Considerations About Crawford’s Weight Leap
The boxing public within the U.S are desirous to see the previous three-division world champion Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) transfer up three divisions to problem Canelo (60-2-2, 39 KOs) for his undisputed tremendous middleweight championship.
I’m not excessive on the thought of the 36-year-old Crawford placing on a variety of weight and leaping up three divisions with out proving himself at tremendous middleweight or getting acclimated to the 168-lb division.
Granted, the 33-year-old Canelo isn’t the identical fighter in his prime, however he can nonetheless punch and take an excellent shot on the tremendous middleweight stage. The one puncher Crawford has confronted in his 16-year professional profession is post-car crash Errol Spence Jr.
In opposition to Crawford, Canelo will step on the gasoline towards him as a result of he’s a real welterweight shifting up three weight courses, and never younger.
A Celeb Match, Not a Sporting Occasion?
After all, I assume it doesn’t matter. This combat could be focused at informal boxing followers, and it wouldn’t be a real sporting occasion. It will be extra like a celeb match.
That a lot of a weight bounce with out Crawford incomes or proving himself at 168 makes a combat towards Canelo a glorified celeb match. It will be a one-off occasion with Crawford going as much as tremendous middleweight for the payday towards Canelo, after which returning to 154, which is the place he intends on campaigning at.
Crawford has stuffed out and appears good at 154 as he prepares for his August third combat towards WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov in Los Angeles. Nonetheless, Crawford nonetheless hasn’t fought at 154, and we don’t know the way he’ll carry out on this weight class towards the large puncher Madrimov.
Madrimov: A Formidable Hurdle
Assuming Crawford wins, he nonetheless wants to maneuver two weight courses, skipping the damaging sharks at 160 to combat at 168 towards Canelo. Crawford has already moved up two weight courses after beginning his profession at light-weight in 2008.
I believe it’s foolish for boxing followers to start out getting excited a few combat between Crawford and Canelo at 168 after we nonetheless do not know how Terence goes to carry out at 154 in his title problem towards the hard-hitting Madrimov (10-0, 7 KOs) in August.
That man can punch, and he received’t be weight-drained or wrecked by two automotive accidents the best way Spence was when he fought Crawford. What occurs if Crawford is staggered repeatedly, knocked out, or struggles like mad to defeat Madrimov?
How do you make an argument for Crawford shifting up two weight divisions to combat Canelo Alvarez after watching Madrimov punch holes by means of him?
@Turki_alalshikh, is that this taking place? #Boxing pic.twitter.com/6b0TCJUhSW
— Danny Zelaya דני (@therealdannyz) Could 25, 2024
