Terence Crawford’s coach, Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre, is anxious about his problem towards WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August third on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
BoMac says he watched a few of Madrimov’s fights, and he feels he’s “powerful as s***.” Surprisingly, BoMac is just now conscious of what the ring-rusty, soon-to-be 37-year-old Crawford has in entrance of him as a result of hardcore boxing followers know what he was going through when the battle was introduced.
BoMac should have lived underneath a rock all these years for him to not find out about Madrimov and the Golovkin-esque risk he brings to the desk for Crawford. I see Madrimov as a mixture of Canelo Alvarez within the talent division and Gennadiy Golovkin in energy.
Madrimov isn’t the kind of fighter you need to face whenever you’re on the unsuitable aspect of 30, having been out of the ring 14 months and transferring up in weight seven kilos.
Crawford Chasing Glory
Some really feel Crawford is biting off greater than he can chew, transferring as much as 154 and going through what many imagine is the #1 fighter within the weight class, Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs). He’s like a strolling guillotine, and Crawford’s head will likely be on the block subsequent.
Crawford has loved nice success in his final three fights, knocking out previous warriors Errol Spence, Shawn Porter, and David Avanesyan. That’s given him confidence that he can transfer as much as 154 to face the largest puncher the division has seen since feared knockout artist Julian Jackson haunted the division years in the past.
If Crawford loses this battle on August third, he should determine whether or not to remain at 154, retreat to 147, or retire. It will be pointless for Crawford to maneuver as much as 168 to problem Canelo for his undisputed tremendous middleweight championship if he fails towards Madrimov.
That will additionally rely on His Excellency Turki Alalshikh. The battle can nonetheless occur if he continues with the plan for Crawford to face Canelo no matter his loss.
We noticed Francis Ngannou lose to Tyson Fury on one in all Turki’s exhibits after which face Anthony Joshua in his subsequent battle, which suggests losses don’t imply something. They’re simply an avenue for successful.
Will Madrimov Hit the Jackpot?
“These guys from abroad, they’re simply as hungry as American fighters are. Coming over right here to battle a fighter like Terence [is huge]. You beat a fighter like Crawford, you hit the jackpot,” mentioned coach Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre to Fighthype, discussing Terence Crawford’s title shot towards WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August third.
Hopefully, this lights a hearth underneath Staff Crawford’s backsides now that BoMac acknowledges he’s not going through one in all his typical getting old opponents. The blokes Crawford has been preventing since 2020 have been older fighters who had seen higher days.
Madrimov is hungry and will likely be prepared for this upstart, Crawford, in what needs to be the WBA champion’s greatest profession payday.
“We perceive that wholeheartedly that guys come over right here, getting their probability, attempting to feed their households, make historical past for themselves, and be on the high of the world. We perceive that, and we’re well-prepared for it,” mentioned BoMac.
Madrimov is by far the largest risk to Crawford’s profession, and it’s coming on the unsuitable time for him, with him pushing 37, inactive for over a yr on his victory lap, and spoiled from years of preventing previous their prime fighters.
“I watched a few of his fights. The dude is hard as s***, and you may’t sleep on this child,” mentioned BoMac in regards to the unbeaten Madrimov. “He needs it too. You may inform he needs it. I met him and his staff a few weeks in the past. They’re critical about this. That’s simply going to make us higher.”
It’s Madrimov’s Time to Shine
The unbeaten Madrimov ain’t coming to play video games on this battle. He hits like a truck and possesses the intuition of a shark. He’s an ideal destroying machine. If Crawford has slipped a notch from tender residing as a result of his huge fortune, it gained’t be good for him on August third.
“Madrimov is our greatest problem proper now. We will’t sleep on the dude. The dude is fairly rattling good,” mentioned BoMac when requested about Crawford’s curiosity in preventing Canelo Alvarez at 168.
