Crawford vs Canelo Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) is ready to headline a September 13 Zuffa/Riyadh Season card on Netflix to its 300 million subscribers. This mega combat is already the speak of the boxing world, and as we construct towards Las Vegas, Terence Crawford has solely spoken with Dan Rafael on the newest Large Battle Weekend/Battle Freaks Unite podcast about preventing on Netflix, reshaping his physique, current inactivity and what to anticipate on September 13.
*Try half 1 of the Terence Crawford interview.
Terence Crawford Talks Canelo, Netflix and Future Plans After September 13
Weight Technique and Physique Transformation
When discussing his bodily evolution main into this combat in opposition to Alvarez on September 13, Crawford notes, “Not having to chop muscle, not having to fret about making weight and wrestle and issues like that.”
Rafael requested Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) whether or not he intends to bulk as much as 168lbs or are available lighter to protect velocity: “I don’t know. We will see. We received a bit below two months to determine that out. We’ll make the most effective answer for combat night time,” stated Crawford.
Terence Crawford on Preventing Canelo on Netflix
Crawford sees Netflix as a serious alternative for boxing’s future: “I feel it’s gonna be nice. I feel boxing is shifting away from pay-per-view, and I feel it’s factor as a result of lots of people with the piracy and stealing fights and issues like that – I feel that’s killed the pay-per-view.
I feel giving it to the plenty which have the app and issues like that would be the subsequent neatest thing, not just for the followers however for the game of boxing.”
Inactivity Since 2020
Crawford addressed his restricted ring appearances lately: “I might undoubtedly favored to combat extra and been extra energetic, however given the circumstances that I had with my contract after which the circumstances with Spence…
We had a rematch clause, and that was dragged out for a yr, after which turned out that the rematch wasn’t gonna occur, then attempting to get an opponent after which preventing Madrimov as a result of I used to be attempting to combat Fundora, and he didn’t wanna combat me both. I needed to go to plan B.”
Terence Crawford Displays on Canelo’s Final Efficiency
“I feel it was simply him being pissed off as a result of Scull wouldn’t combat the combat he wished to combat, and he was simply both irritated or bored.
I simply suppose kinds make fights on the finish of the day,” Crawford stated relating to Canelo’s efficiency in opposition to William Scull.
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Wanting Past September 13
When requested if Canelo Alvarez will probably be his final combat, Crawford stored his response open-ended: “We don’t know. One combat at a time. Let’s see how this combat goes. Perhaps I’ll return right down to 154 and attempt to grow to be undisputed. Perhaps I’ll look to do a rematch, who is aware of? Proper now we simply centered on the duty at hand.”
The Omaha native made it clear he’s not aiming for a knockout, simply the win: “I don’t gotta knock him out, I simply gotta beat him. Everyone getting hyped on the knockout,” stated Crawford.
“I don’t ever go in none of my fights on the lookout for a knockout. If it comes, it comes; if it don’t, so long as I get the victory, that’s all that issues.”
