Coach Robert Garcia says Canelo Alvarez will battle Terence Crawford in Could 2025. Nevertheless, he doesn’t see Crawford successful as a result of he’s getting older, and Canelo is of course stronger than him.
He additionally takes a superb punch and has been hit by tougher punchers than Crawford, who seemed weak in his debut at 154 in opposition to Israil Madrimov on August third.
Crawford’s Age And Decline
Robert says Crawford isn’t ducking a battle in opposition to WBC interim 154-lb champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. He simply feels that the 37-year-old Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is growing older and needs to get the largest cash potential earlier than he quickly retires.
Garcia says Crawford might make thrice more cash preventing Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) than he would in opposition to Vergil Jr. If Turki Alalshikh is prepared to pay Canelo an unlimited sum of money to battle the older, thinner, weaker Crawford, the battle can occur.
Provided that Terence could be making his debut at 168 by shifting up two weight lessons, it could be not possible to see a state of affairs the place he might win. It will be a business-level battle.
A Movie star Match
Whenever you get a fighter as outdated as Crawford, who didn’t look good in his debut at 154, going up one other two weight lessons to 168, it’s not a critical battle. It’s a star match.
For it to be critical, Crawford must attain 168 and show himself in opposition to the highest contenders. If he succeeds in three or 4 robust fights, then he might face Canelo.
Terence’s Path to Legitimacy
Put Crawford in with these three to permit him to indicate he’s worthy of preventing King Canelo:
David Benavidez
David Morrell
Osleys Iglesias
He’s not excited by proving himself with even one battle at 168; that simply reveals you what he’s after. It’s the cash and NOT legacy. That’s a joke. That has nothing to do with what Crawford’s objective is.
If this had been the actual world, Crawford must transfer as much as 168 and acquire the prerequisite expertise to show that he’s suited to the place and deserves it.
Terence doesn’t have to try this right here, and those who will lose are the followers as a result of he’s going to get wiped by Canelo or make it very, very boring like Jermell Charlo did when he moved up from 154 in 2023 to problem Canelo. Jermell is greater, quicker, and stronger than Crawford.
He couldn’t do something with Canelo and was pressured to run to avoid wasting his cover. The battle was unwatchable, however Charlo acquired his large payday, and he hasn’t been seen since contained in the ring. It was a money out for him, and the followers acquired a poor product for the cash they paid to see the battle on PPV.
Monetary Motivations
“We’d take the battle straight away. It’s not a simple battle. Crawford is a good fighter, pound-for-pound #1, #2 or #3,” mentioned Robert Garcia to Fighthype when requested about his curiosity in a battle between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Terence Crawford.
“He’s already 37, searching for the largest payday. I believe he’s a battle in opposition to Canelo, the place it could triple the cash he might make in opposition to Vergil,” mentioned Robert about Crawford. “So, he’s simply taking part in it good. I don’t blame him. He’s already 37 and the most effective fights on the market for him in terms of funds.
“What I hear is it [Canelo-Crawford] could occur by Could. I believe Crawford is among the greatest fighters on the market, however he’s up there in age. We gained’t know till he fights once more. There’s that likelihood. It occurs in boxing,” mentioned Garcia about fighters age in a single day, particularly once they close to their late 30s, like Crawford.
Terence is growing older and nearing 38. He seemed horrible in his final battle in opposition to Madrimov at 154, and he would seemingly be destroyed in a rematch or if he took on the type of division, IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Muratazaliev. That man is preventing at the next stage than Canelo now and has extra energy. What he would do to Crawford together with his left hooks wouldn’t be fairly.
“I decide Canelo. He’s larger, stronger [and younger than Crawford]. Canelo can take a very good punch. I see Crawford placing up a superb battle. Cnaleo is the larger man bodily, stronger,” mentioned Garcia.
