Canelo Alvarez stays open to combating Terence Crawford subsequent if the cash is correct and if he’s victorious within the September 14th title protection of his tremendous middleweight belts towards Edgar Berlanga.
Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) doesn’t care that the WBO ordered Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) to problem WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora subsequent. It would occur if he needs the battle with Crawford, supplied His Excellency Turki Alalshikh affords him sufficient cash to just accept it.
Canelo’s Openness
Canelo feels that Crawford is an “straightforward” battle for him, and he’s proper. Crawford didn’t look sturdy in his latest debut at 154 towards Israil Madrimov, and he’s not the identical fighter on this weight class as he was at 147 and beneath.
Fundora’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, doubts whether or not Crawford will battle together with his fighter. He thinks he’ll maintain out for the cash battle towards Canelo relatively than take the dangerous match towards ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora as a result of he is aware of the outcome.
Crawford’s efficiency towards WBA junior middleweight champion Isrial Madrimov on August third confirmed that he’s not constructed for 154 and could be meals for Fundora, Tim Tszyu, Erickson Luibin, Charles Conwell, and Vergil Ortiz Jr.
These are just a few fighters that may be a pure 100% nightmare for the soon-to-be 37-year-old Crawford. Towards a phenom like Canelo, Crawford would stand no probability in any respect of successful. Even when he tries to imitate the Floyd Mayweather Jr. blueprint by jabbing and working all night time, it received’t work towards Canelo.
Crawford is just too fragile and thin-boned to battle at 168 towards rugged killers like Canelo, David Benavidez, David Morrell, Christian Mbilli, Diego Pacheco, or Osleys Iglesias. As Canelo just lately stated, “There are weight courses for a purpose.”
A Mismatch at 168
Crawford’s mixture of age, inactivity, and transferring as much as a weight class past his capability affected him in that battle. Crawford going as much as 168 to problem Canelo could be an entire mismatch in favor of the Mexican star.
“I’m not saying that battle can’t occur. That order doesn’t matter,” stated Canelo to Boxingscene a few battle towards the Nebraska native Crawford.
Crawford could be a very good stay-busy battle for Canelo to maintain lively in between critical title defenses towards skills like Mbilli, Pacheco, and Iglesias. The cash could be good for Canelo, and his recognition would improve after he made straightforward work of Crawford, a smaller, older, weaker model of Jermell Charlo.
We noticed what occurred with Jermell when he moved up from 154 to 168 to problem in September of 2023. Jermell was too weak and small to compete with Canelo.
