Some attention-grabbing feedback by Saudi moneyman Turki Alalshikh have been posted on social media on X, and Turki has had a lot to say about Terence Crawford. Alalshikh – who just lately stated the Crawford-Canelo battle is off the desk, that he doesn’t need it anymore – writes how a proposal will probably be made to Crawford for him to battle Vergil Ortiz (final seen being pushed more durable than arduous by Serhii Bohachuk, this in a Battle of the Yr that cries out for a rematch), however Turki doubts “Bud” will take it.
And concerning a battle between Crawford and new welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis, Alalshikh says that is “not the highest battle we wish to see.” Alalshikh says he thinks Crawford needs Canelo and no person else and that the 36-year-old pound-for-pound star could retire if he can’t get the Mexican star within the ring.
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“I don’t suppose Crawford will battle anybody besides Canelo,” Alalshikh advised Charlie Parsons earlier in the present day. “We [will] give him a proposal for [Vergil] Ortiz, [but] I don’t know if he’ll take it or not. Now we have an settlement to do [a] huge battle for Ortiz if Crawford doesn’t take the battle.”
So, may we by no means see Crawford battle once more if he can’t get that tremendous battle with Canelo? Who is aware of, however that is what Alalshikh feels might be the case. If he doesn’t ever battle once more, Crawford, we all know, is a lock for the Corridor of Fame, with some saying he deserves all-time nice standing; it is a debate for an additional time.
As for Canelo, Turki says he nonetheless needs to see Canelo battle David Benavidez and that “nothing is unattainable.”
“If anybody could make that battle (Canelo-Benavidez), it’s Riyadh Season,” he stated.
So what may the “huge battle” be for Ortiz if Crawford reveals no real interest in dealing with the unbeaten 154-pounder? May Ortiz find yourself preventing Ennis, who Crawford doesn’t appear fascinated by preventing? Possibly.
Proper now, Alalshikh is busy plotting huge battle situations, and there are guarantees of extra large, stacked playing cards over the approaching months.
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His Excellency Turki Alalshikh thinks WBA junior middleweight champion Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is barely fascinated by a conflict towards famous person Canelo Alvarez at 168, not in a match towards WBC interim 154-lb champ Vergil Ortiz Jr.
It’ll be as much as Turki to place collectively an interesting deal for Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) to conform to a battle towards Crawford, who can be transferring up two weight divisions to take the match towards him.
That’s 14 lbs Crawford can be transferring up, and a variety of weight for a man that seemed weak in his latest debut at 154 towards WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August third.
“I don’t suppose Crawford will battle anybody besides Canelo,” stated Turki Alalshikh to the Stomping Grounds about Terence Crawford solely eager to battle Canelo Alvarez subsequent, not WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Crawford’s Perceived Greed and Danger Aversion
Social media followers criticize the 36-year-old Crawford for under eager to battle Canelo. They really feel he’s grasping and unwilling to take dangers after his unimpressive battle towards Madrimov, which he virtually misplaced.
Folks wish to see Crawford correctly examined at 154 towards Vergil Ortiz Jr., Sebastian Fundora, Tim Tszyu, and Serhii Bohachuk earlier than he can battle King Canelo Alvarez at 168.
Followers really feel that Crawford is ducking Vergil and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, simply on the lookout for a fast mega-money payday to provide him a great deal of money to cushion his retirement.
The best way that Crawford is making an attempt to maneuver straight right into a battle towards Canelo with out preventing the killers at 154 is off-putting to followers as a result of he didn’t look good towards Madrimov. Furthermore, the fighters that Crawford beat at 147, 140, and 135 throughout his profession had been a mixture of previous and lesser guys. Crawford’s resume has no prime elite-level fighters, and he’s nonetheless unproven.
Followers doubt Crawford would beat the younger gun Vergil Jr., they usually don’t like how he’s making an attempt to keep away from that battle, as he did with Boots Ennis, to get that large payday towards Canelo.
Crawford hasn’t earned the suitable to battle Canelo, and his reported low PPV numbers for the Madrimov occasion are much more the explanation why he shouldn’t get the match towards Alvarez subsequent.
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— Charlie Parsons (@CharIieParsons) August 16, 2024
