no no disrespect him but uh you know uh sometimes he is he a little crazy the people talking about a a small fighter like Charlo he's big which he is big teren Crawford and Canelo Alvarez are going to have one of the longest buildups in recent boxing history and the two world champions are set for the challenge it's a legacy defining fight that's surely going to be the fight of the Year Terence Crawford is climbing a high mountain with this one moving from the welterweight division to the super middleweight division in just two fights is
an unimaginable feat what do you say about that I tell you like this the man must have seen something when he called Canelo out cuz got remember B called Canelo out so he must see something in order for him to get to get that win um and he know he can win but if there's one fighter who can make such a mind-blowing leap it has to be Terrence Crawford one special gift the Omaha boxer also has is his ability to shut his ears against naysayers He Did It Before the Errol Spence fight and ended up
sending the truth on exile from boxing for almost two years now this time Crawford is also shutting his ears against naysayers who have criticized him for moving up two weight classes to face Canelo Alvarez and should he get everything right he'll be the only male boxer to be Undisputed in three weight classes a feat that'll forever leave his name imprinted in the history books of boxing so no says no no no make sense when you guys say that right now at the end of the day I don't I don't want to have credit to face
uh gra but you know you never know to achieve this feat Terence Crawford understands he has to violently prepare for the biggest night of his boxing career and while he prepares Canelo Alvarez is also preparing for a showdown against William skull in May it's not common anymore to see Fighters with the resume of Crawford and Canelo Alvarez face each other between them there are over 100 boxing fights tens of world championship titles and victories between them in a match as Technical and intense as this many feel the weight difference will be the deciding factor an
idea which may totally be untrue on the night first off how excited are you about it and break the fight down for us well I ain't going to break the fight down for you cuz I don't want to get a game plan away but I'm excited for chance more than anything to uh get the fight that he wants to show the world that he's great he's great one of the great well many feel Crawford should take a tuneup fight at a 160 lb catchweight to prepare him for the fight it's not a sure thing though
given how important the fight against Crawford is Alvarez could choose to take more time off and keep his body fresh but he doesn't like to take too much rest time if his past history is anything to go by as for who he would fight William skull appears to be the main option the ibf super middleweight champion has been in talks with canelo's Team since the beginning of the year this is it's a little gra the people talking about a a small fighter like Charlo he's big Canelo though is now 34 years old while he has
shown no signs of slowing down he is arguably nearing the end of his career in a recent chat with Ring magazine Canelo revealed when he might consider hanging up the gloves he said I don't know yeah I'm getting closer to retirement obviously but I'm feeling great I feel better than ever but maybe at 38 yeah I think 38 would be the perfect time to start thinking about that he further added I have had difficult fights and ones I didn't need in those moments I take risks my whole career I really love the challenges and what
I do and I try to show everybody how good I am I love to go up and down in wait I never look at my record and say I did this my trainer always talks about it and he always shows me the things I've done all the world champions and it's very impressive has named you and Terrence Crawford as one of the top five fights that he wants to see this year is that a fight that you're considering now we'll see we'll see every everything is possible uh we'll see we want to talk about it
sit down Canelo Alvarez last beat Edgar banga back in September 2024 report suggest his rumored bout against Terrence Crawford is close to becoming a reality in 2025 for now the future of this potential fight remains quite certain both Fighters have existing commitments and the possibility of an agreement will hinge on several factors including contract negotiations and strategic decisions from both teams there aren't many fighters that have shared the ring with both Terrence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez the only man to do so inside a professional ring was Amir Khan suffering stoppage defeats to the pair and
he's already given his thoughts on how a potential Crawford versus Canelo matchup would go what do I think of that fight yeah I think that uh you know everybody knows that cord got the skill I do think that canelo's a little big he's a little big for Crawford and it'll be a tall task for the win there are a few more that have sparred the two men though and one of them has now given his take on how he thinks the fantasy Clash could unfold that man is middleweight Contender kerone Davis who even took on
fellow Canelo rival David benovitz back in November 2021 having sparred both bud and Canelo Davis told mil city boxing that he thinks it would be extremely tough for Crawford and would back Alvarez to get the victory Canelo is a big guy it's going to be a lot he can take a punch so you're not going to hurt Canelo I don't think Crawford can hurt him with one punch maybe he can cut an eye or something or bother him to the body it'll be a lot you have to um it'll be a lot to to get
that Victory based on you know size alone not that size when fights but you got got guy got size and skill be it'll be hard I mean he has to get some flesh on gloves and go to the body it's going to be a tall task Canelo can really fight he has moves and traps it's not easy in boxing nothing is impossible but if I had to bet I'd put money on Canelo I'm not taking anything away from Crawford but Canelo is great can Canelo stop him he's a bigger guy I think one punch can
do it Oscar De La Hoya despite his complicated relationship with Canelo Alvarez has shared his thoughts on a possible showdown between the Mexican superstar and Terence Crawford Oscar um Terence Crawford says he wants to fight can he he's changed his tune he said he he's willing to move up through weight divisions to me that's kind of crazy but that just shows you like man the the dog that's in Terrence Crawford if Canelo is Victorious against Charlo which De La Hoya insists that his predictions regarding any potential fight involving Canelo are unbiased Oscar De La Hoya
has a bold opinion on the potential outcome of this hypothetical matchup the former world champion believes that Canelo with his greater size and power would have a clear advantage over Crawford at 15 5 4 Crawford didn't really look too dangerous up in the ring against a beast so imagine Canelo being the bigger guy being a beast it's almost like a no contest I mean come on when has a smaller good guy ever beaten a good bigger guy it's never happened in the history of the sport it's rare De La Hoya told fight Hub TV Crawford
renowned for his technical ability and punching power would face a significant physical challenge in taking on Canelo at his natural weight Canelo he Terence Crawford will beat Canelo anytime yeah anytime because and this is this is while some experts believe Terence Crawford possesses the skills to compete with Canelo the disparity in size and power could prove decisive Demetrius Andrade a former super middleweight world champion weighed in on this highly anticipated matchup um just too much overall like is that kind of the same thing with the Crawford and Canelo because of of the weight classes the
the weight between them yeah I believe so I love Crawford he's a good friend we reach out to each other we've been traveling the world through the amateur program he saw me beat people up I saw him beat people up I think the stories could go on but when it comes to weight empowerment that stuff is real Andrade said during an interview with fight Hub TV Andrade who himself was once linked to a fight with Canelo acknowledged Terence Crawford's immense talent and skill however he believes Canelo holds a significant Advantage due to his size and
experience at higher weight classes Canelo is a big bad wolf and he can run the whole night I think Crawford has the skills but when it comes to Saul getting shots and blocking his power shots Canelo knows how to move too he has agility not like a robot I mean it's going to be tough Andrade explained I love Propet he's a good friend you know we reach out to each other we been travel the world through the amateur program I he see me beat people up I see him beat people up he see me get
beat up I got beat up we both in an interview with mil city boxing Jones Jr shared his perspective on this hypothetical Clash while praising Crawford's talent and skills the legendary boxer leaned toward Canelo as the favorite Bo boot had to take over start beating the guys around him he's the best of that group bud is in a group above him B don't need to come back down to 47 to meet him that's crazy I like Terrence but I'm going to lean towards Canelo with his size early but if he lets Terren get into the
fight Terren is going to be a problem if Terren can deal with the size he will beat him Jones Jr emphasized the importance of canelo's punching power as a decisive factor in the fight I would he B looking to try to make history and get out get his big bank and get out his big bank is who Canelo he willn't take that gamma that's what I'm saying we don't know until we see Terren get hit cuz we haven't seen him get hit with that power Jones Jr said that's the deciding factor if you can change
Bud's fight plan you've got a chance of beating him but if you can't hurt him you can't change his fight plan and you've got problems this analysis underscores Crawford's need to neutralize canelo's renowned power if Crawford can impose his technical boxing skills and avoid canelo's devastating punches he could stand a chance of pulling off a historic upset while the potential fight between Canelo and Crawford remains a dream scenario for fans Canelo Alvarez is currently focused on preparing for his next bout beat him if he beats him he may go fight B if he don't beat
him he say Okay I to half I a go I'm done that'd be crazy that'd be crazy if he gets the win like international boxing Federation interim Champion William skull has been mentioned as a possible opponent this wasn't always the case for Roy Jones Jr though the Hall of Fame fighter and current promoter trainer and respected analyst Roy Jones Jr had earlier shared scenarios in which he sees both Terence Crawford and David benovitz beating Alvarez before going against his former prediction he began with David benovitz saying it's a tough fight to call because benovitz throws
a lot of punches sometimes power can intervene and make that a different situation Jones said in an interview with boxing scene.com a little big for Crawford I'm not sure about that because Crawford does have does have punching power and shock but I think canelo's a little big show tonight he's pretty big so I probably rather see fight see the problem is is Canelo willing to take the risk I don't really think he will right now because I don't think he feels like he has a reason to if he can't hurt benovitz early in the first
three four rounds I don't see him winning that fight the two-time 168 lb titlist benovitz has been pounding the table for a crack at Alvarez over the last two years formerly recognized as the best welterweight in the world Crawford is open to moving up two weight classes for the chance at clashing with the Mexican Star Alvarez meanwhile maintains that a win against Crawford would do little for his legacy even though many are giving Crawford a real chance to score the win char will fight Crawford first and then see what how that goes if he does
good against Charlo with the weight then let's see if come up a fight can yes but if anybody can do it and pull it off it's Crawford so you can't tell him no said Jones I was the kind of guy that if someone said they were better than me and if I can get close to your weight here I come I gave John Ruiz 33 lbs when I won the heavyweight title in 2003 I didn't care I wanted to prove that I was pound-for-pound the best and to do something historic that had never been done
that's probably how Bud feels right now he wants to do something historic to solidify his legacy in boxing who doesn't want to see the pound-for-pound best from yesterday fight the pound-for-pound best from today who wouldn't want to see that fight it's a mega fight if he puts the muscle and wait on how can you doubt him one thing that's for sure is that he's going to go out there and fight and not just collect a paycheck he's going to go out there and try to win the fight because that's who bud is if he carries
the weight it'll be a good fight he can box just like Floyd Mayweather and he can also fight he hits and doesn't get hit if he can take the punch at that weight he'll probably win the fight but not right now I want to see him I want to see craw come up with some weight classes and show he going to be dominant at 54 you understand think that part will go C and cord Crawford want a p fight the fight Jones who fluctuated in weight during the latter half of his career as a four
division title holder said Alvarez should continue his career moving forward at Super middleweight it's definitely best that Alvarez stays at 168 I didn't understand why he went to 175 to fight Dimitri bval Anyway said Jones he had already beaten Sergey kovalev who was at the end of his career bival was in the middle of his they are two different animals he got the crusher at the right time go back down and dominate where you are at don't try to fight another one because lightning ain't going to strike twice but former WBO and WBC light Welterweight
Champion Tim Bradley doesn't believe either of the two can derail the bud train instead he feels Crawford himself is the only man who can end his reign of terror over the sport uh I don't think we've seen anything like Terence Crawford uh in all my years of boxing I know that for a fact uh I do study history um I've never seen anybody that has everything I think the only person that can beat Crawford is himself at this point Bradley told fight hype recently Madre of is the champion and he must be respected but as
far as skill for skill Crawford all day I think he'll do well against Canelo I really do would I be nervous if they were to fight hell yeah because Canelo can punch and all it will take is one big punch but as long as he uses his legs his athleticism and his defense to get out of the way then he should be able to beat Canelo interestingly Bradley thinks Crawford can outbox Canelo just like Floyd Mayweather Jr did 11 years ago when he defeated the Mexican Star when he was 22 years old fighting at a
catchweight in 2013 good speed power timing uh can switch the way he switches to have the toughness the meanness that he has the way he finishes guys the way he breaks down guys um Crawford is about to turn 37 has never fought above 147 and would be coming up in weight without being tested at 168 by the top contenders more fans would agree with Bradley if Crawford were interested in providing himself at 160 against the killers and at 168 to show that he can hang the fans perceive Crawford is in a hurry to get a
huge payday against Canelo and a golden parachute so that he can live in luxury in his retirement years one of the smartest guys that I've ever seen in the ring uh right up there with Floyd Mayweather so uh yeah I I would I would pick Terence Crawford to beat a Canelo Alvarez even at 168 this is the problem with the fact that he fought against jereal Charlo charow comes in at 154 said Tim Bradley to fight hype reacting to Canelo Alvarez saying he's not interested in fighting welterweight Terence Crawford because there's nothing to gain from
fighting him he gerell moved up a couple weight divisions to fight Canelo he got in there and laid an egg he just basically went in there and survived he just felt like I'm not on canelo's level but the difference is the mentality of Crawford he's a top pound-for-pound guy said Bradley well we don't know if Crawford will be any different from Jal charow because he's not volunteering to test himself against some of the top Super middleweights to give fans a reference point everybody can call me crazy and whatever you want to say I get it
um yall didn't believe me when I told you about Spence but trust me Crawford will figure out a way if Crawford chose to prove himself against David benovitz or David Morell you could feel confident that he just showed up for the payday against Canelo without trying to win since Crawford has no intention of fighting anyone at 168 before fighting Canelo you can only conclude this is about money and nothing else charlott was never a top pound-for-pound guy the skill set of Crawford is what he brings said Bradley he's a competitor man and he's been after
Canelo he wants to fight Canelo and I think he'll do well against Canelo I really do a secret y don't know and I ain't going to tell you uh why I would pick Terence Crawford but uh it's part of the secret is the reason why I'm picking him to win the fight so is it like a skill set is it like a preparation thing or no and not nope I'm not now am I nervous about the fight if they fight hell yeah because Canelo can punch that dude can punch and all it takes is one
he hits a guy like Terren one time who's coming up three weight classes to be able to face him however just like we saw with Floyd Mayweather he was able to outbox him in 2013 when Canelo was 22 years old and was able to outthink him and outthink him Bradley uses Mayweather as an example to justify his argument that Crawford can give up huge size against Canelo and beat him but we really don't know if that holds water Canelo fought welterweight Mayweather at 154 just G to put it like this if the fight was to
happen if the fight was to happen you you will see M cuz a lot of people think Terren can compete it wasn't a situation where Mayweather moved up to 168 and fought a prime version of Canelo who was at full strength but Bradley had more evidence in support of Crawford I think Crawford has that ability to outbox him outthink him make him Miss make him pay said Bradley as long as he's not catching too many of them and using his legs and his athleticism and his defense to get out of the way he should be
able to beat Canelo once he touches Canelo cuz he's been hit by bigger guys he's not going to I don't want to say show him respect but he's going to be able to get okay I could walk through this I could take a little risk and and set up my traps cut the ring off dig to the body and wear teren down over the rounds I'm just going to tell you like this slow plotting forward canelo's got a good jab good quickness and throws a lot of hooks Crawford just gets away from all of those
and gets underneath them he should be able to beat Canelo we're basing it on what charow was able to do charow didn't do anything he was scared he didn't want get knocked out I don't blame him he didn't want to end up on a poster I understand that but you said you wanted to be great you weren't great that night Crawford is daring to be great and I think he can do it said Bradley while Canelo hasn't paid much heed to the challenge the fans surely did who are divided on what would happen but Shawn
Porter who knows quite well what Crawford could do says he is concerned the other say like no that's two more weight classes like once he gets touched by Canelo it's going to be different I I am concerned about him absorbing a Canelo punch especially through the course of 12 rounds it's a tough fight to predict no doubt just look at Crawford's dominant performance against an elite level boxer like Errol Spence Jr and that's all for now for the very best updates on news moments events and actions in the world of boxing stay connected with us
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