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Canelo Didn’t Have To Think Twice When Asked If Terence Crawfor

By Admin September 9, 2025

Canelo Didn’t Have To Think Twice When Asked If Terence Crawford Is Better Than Floyd Mayweather

Canelo Alvarez is just a few days away from his much anticipated clash with fellow pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford.

The 35-year-old from Guadalajara, Mexico will defend his undisputed super-middleweight championship against the unbeaten American at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday night, with the event broadcast live worldwide on Netflix.

Canelo Didn’t Have To Think Twice When Asked If Terence Crawford Is Better Than Floyd Mayweather

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Canelo will be looking to add yet another huge name to his decorated resume, which includes the likes of Gennady Golovkin, Miguel Cotto, Sergey Kovalev and Shane Mosley to name just a few.

Another legendary fighter that Canelo has shared the ring with is five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather, who handed the Mexican superstar the first defeat of his tenure when they clashed for the WBC light-middleweight title in Las Vegas back in 2013.

In an interview with The Sun. Canelo was asked who he believes is the better fighter out of his former rival Mayweather and ‘Bud’ Crawford.

“I think Crawford is better than Mayweather because he turns his guard to both sides, he’s more intelligent. I think he’s better than Floyd Mayweather. That’s what I think.”

Crawford will be looking to become the first male fighter in boxing history to win an undisputed championship in three weight classes when he faces Canelo on Saturday, having already achieved this at super-lightweight and welterweight respectively.

The 37-year-old from Omaha has made the move up to 168lbs ahead of this weekend’s clash, which has been dubbed by many boxing fans and analysts around the world as ‘The Fight Of The Century’.

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[VIDEOS] Canelo Alvarez: ‘Everybody has issues’ with switch-hitters like Terence Crawford

By Admin September 8, 2025

Terence Crawford prototypes are few and far between, which means Canelo Alvarez can only try to find fellow fighters who can mimic the prolific switch-hitting style that he will present when they meet Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Netflix.

Topping the list of the undisputed super middleweight champion’s sparring partners for this camp has been former unified welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis and undefeated Cuban middleweight knockout artist Yoenli Hernandez.

“Sparring is very important to get ready for a fight. Obviously, they need to be as good as my opponent,” Alvarez said on Netflix’s two-part countdown program documenting the buildup to the fight.

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“I enjoy sparring the most. I can spar every day, but [coach Eddy Reynoso] doesn’t like it. … [Crawford is] a really good fighter, and this is a challenge for me. It’s different. We need to spar with both southpaws and right-handers.

“Everybody has issues with that kind of style. But I’m working for that. And I have the experience to face every style now. I’m different. I have everything to lose because he is coming up two weight classes. But I always like to challenge myself.”

Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) is undefeated against the seven southpaws he’s faced over his last 56 professional fights. But he’s fought just two of them in the last 10 years.

The last time Alvarez faced a lefty was when he dropped, bloodied and bruised John Ryder en route to a unanimous decision during a homecoming fight in Mexico in 2023. Alvarez’s other wins against southpaws during that stretch have come against Billy Joe Saunders (RTD 8), James Kirkland (KO 3), Erislandy Lara (SD 12), Austin Trout (UD 12), Ryan Rhodes (TKO 12) and Ricardo Cano (UD 12).

Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), who called himself the “best switch hitter ever” during the buildup of the bout, can certainly make things uncomfortable for Alvarez despite being undersized.

“Terence Crawford is one of the best fighters. But me, too. That’s why I took this fight. You can see the magnitude of the fight,” Alvarez said. “He doesn’t have the confidence, he doesn’t have that 100% that he can do it. I’m going to do it. I am a winner. I’m going to win. I can feel it. …

“My style doesn’t change. I can do everything. I can box, I can go forward, I can counterpunch, I can do whatever I want. I think this fight is going to be one of the best fights in boxing history. Everything is involved — our legacies. It’s a big moment for boxing.”

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Watch Terence Crawford broke a 100-year-old record with a history

By Admin September 8, 2025

Terence Crawford broke a 100-year-old record with a history-making world title win in 2014

Terence Crawford has made history numerous times over his career, but breaking a century-old record was one of his most impressive feats.

“Bud” will be aiming to make history against Canelo Alvarez on September 12, when he attempts to jump up to Super Middleweight to challenge the all-time great Mexican fighter in Las Vegas.

Crawford wants to become a five-weight champion, matching legends like Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Ray Leonard in this impressive feat.

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This bout comes more than a decade after he demolished a 100-year-old record to become a hero in his hometown state.

Terence Crawford became the first Nebraskan to win a world championship in 100 years

Crawford’s 2014 win over Ricky Burns was not just the culmination of a lifetime of work to become world champion, but saw him achieve something nobody had done for the past century.

Bud challenged the reigning WBO Lightweight champion in the UK on March 1, 2014, with a 22-0 record, leading him to this title fight.

While he didn’t manage to knock “The Rickster” out, Crawford was dominant throughout the 12 rounds, silencing the British crowd to win a unanimous decision victory in Glasgow, Scotland.

While this was Crawford’s first fight outside the United States, the world title win broke a record much closer to home for the Nebraska native.

It had been 100 years since fellow Nebraskan Perry “Kid” Graves captured the Welterweight world title, knocking out Johnny Alberts in a Brooklyn brawl.

In the century since, nobody from the state had tasted world title gold until Crawford broke the record to become just the second man from Nebraska to win such a prestigious championship.

However, while impressive, it is not the only record Crawford has smashed throughout his career.

Terence Crawford made history as an undisputed champion in multiple weight classes

Crawford’s first world title was a crowning achievement for Bud, but he made more history as his career got better and better.

The undefeated fighter became the first male boxer to hold the Undisputed championship in not one, but two different weight classes.

He managed the feat at both Super Lightweight and Welterweight, the former coming in August 2017.

Crawford knocked out Julius Indongo after just three rounds to become the first-ever Undisputed Super Lightweight champion of the four-belt era, making history just three years after breaking Graves’ record.

He went one better in July 2023, unifying the WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF Welterweight belts with Crawford’s best win of his career, when he finished Errol Spence Jr in the ninth round of their superfight.

He will aim to add a third undisputed record to his name by beating Canelo Alvarez later this month, cementing himself as one of the best fighters of all time.

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Terence Crawford Might Walk Away From The Super Middleweight

By Admin September 8, 2025

Terence Crawford Might Walk Away From The Super Middleweight Belts After Canelo

Terence Crawford says he’s coming for “those belts” in his fight against undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez this Saturday night on Netflix from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) views the fight as “business.” He wants what Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs) has got with his four titles. Interestingly, he’s not mentioned anything about defending them unless it involves a rematch with Canelo.

A Three-Division Quest

Winning those titles would make Crawford a three-division undisputed champion. He captured the undisputed championship previously at 147 and 140. He chose not to try to do the same at 154, likely due to the time involved with rounding up the three titles he needed. Canelo has made it convenient for Crawford by holding all four belts.

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The Catch and Release Plan

Without a rematch, Crawford will surely treat the belts in a catch-and-release type scenario, like fishing and letting the fish go. It’s too risky for him to hold onto the titles because the contenders are younger, bigger, and just as strong as Canelo.

If Crawford is ordered to defend against IBF mandatory Osleys Iglesias, it’s unrealistic to assume that he’ll make the defense.

“Canelo is big, but he’s not a massive fighter. He’s not 6’0″. He’s big, but he’s not this giant. So, picking Canelo was something that we looked deeply into at the time,” said Terence Crawford to Netflix about him not being concerned with the jump up in weight to fight Canelo Alvarez at 168.

Canelo’s Punching Power

It’s not the size of Canelo that Crawford has to be concerned with. It’s his punching power and his body attack. Alvarez hits harder than anyone Crawford has fought during his career, and he doesn’t have to load up to generate the power. We’ve seen Crawford hurt twice in his career against Yuriorkis Gamboa in 2014 and Egidijus Kavaliauskas.

In Terence’s last fight against Israil Madrimov at 154 on August 3, 2024, he handled his power well without showing signs of being hurt. However, Madrimov wasn’t loading up on his punches in the fight. He was just reaching out to connect. Both of Crawford’s eyes were still puffed up from the shots he had been hit by from Israil.

“I think it’s going to be a tough fight. He’s going to bring the best out of me, and I’m going to bring the best out of him. It’s going to be an exciting fight,” said Crawford. “It’s business. I want what he got, and that’s them belts and that’s the undisputed title.”

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No Retirement, No Surrender: Turki Alalshikh’s Post-Canelo Plan F

By Admin September 8, 2025

No Retirement, No Surrender: Turki Alalshikh’s Post-Canelo Plan For Terence Crawford

Turki Alalshikh told Terence Crawford on Saturday that he didn’t want him to retire following his big fight against Canelo Alvarez on September 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

ALALSHIKH’S CHALLENGE TO CRAWFORD

Fans believe that the soon-to-be 38-year-old Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will hang up his gloves win or lose after his title challenge against the undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs).

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Alalshikh’s Investment and Vision

Turki has invested a lot of money in Crawford since last year, putting him in a position to become a three-time undisputed champion against the aging Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs). With the millions that Turki has invested in Crawford, one of his favorite fighters, he understandably doesn’t want to see him walk off into the sunset after Saturday’s fight.

While visiting Crawford at the training session at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas on September 6, 2025, Turki said, “deliver the job” against Canelo on September 13. “The job ain’t done yet. But listen, no retirement,” said Turki about wanting Terence to continue fighting after his super fight against Canelo.

Alalshikh clearly wants Crawford to defend the undisputed 168-pound championship two or three times if he’s victorious against Alvarez or return to 154 to attempt to become a four-division undisputed champion. That would be impressive if Crawford could accomplish that feat.

It would be a good idea for Canelo to ensure that he scores a knockout to avoid losing a decision to Crawford. The last thing Alvarez needs is to wind up getting outpointed by Crawford and having his legacy tarnished from the defeat. Getting beaten by Dmitry Bivol and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is one thing, but it’s a lot worse if he loses to the smaller, older 37-year-old Crawford.

THE GAUNTLET AT 168

If Crawford does choose to follow Turki’s advice of continuing his career, he would be facing this gauntlet of fighters at 168 to make three defenses:

Christian Mbilli

Osley Iglesias

Diego Pacheco

Beating the hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Iglesias (14-0, 13 KOs) might be impossible for Crawford. Iglesias hits hard with either hand, and he’s young at 27. Turning southpaw won’t help Terence against Osley because that’s his stance. He’s a left-hander, and his reach is identical to Crawford’s at 74 inches. So, Bud can’t count on using his jab to dominate him like he’s done against short-armed fighters throughout his career.

Assuming Crawford does get through that gauntlet at 168, he will have accomplished a lot. That would make him a candidate for the all-time great list.

THE PATH TO ALL-TIME GREAT

The hard part for Crawford would be for him to return to the junior middleweight division to try to become a four-division undisputed champion. To accomplish that, Crawford would have to defeat these three champions:

Sebastian Fundora: WBC

Xander Zayas: WBO

Bakhram Murtazaliev: IBF

To beat all the champions at 154, Crawford can’t afford to take a year break between each fight. He would be in his early 40s by the time he faces the final champion in the weight class, and likely too old to become a four-division undisputed champion if he makes it that far.

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Explosive: Crawford Finally Answers If He Could Take Down

By Admin September 7, 2025

Explosive: Crawford Finally Answers If He Could Take Down Mayweather or Tyson

Terence Crawford, who has a mega fight coming up against Canelo Alvarez on September 13, has now revealed how he’d have fared against Floyd Mayweather or Mike Tyson.

‘Bud’ looks ready for his super middleweight fight, and with a win against Canelo, he can become the first ever three division men’s undisputed champion.

Ahead of the fight, Crawford appeared for an interview on the Full Send podcast. When asked, Crawford gave a clear-cut answer on how he’d have fared against Mayweather or Mike Tyson if ‘Iron’ Mike were his size.

Interestingly, Mike Tyson vs Floyd Mayweather has been announced for a 2026 exhibition fight.

Crawford is backing himself all the way, be it against Mayweather or Tyson. Speaking to the Full Send, he said, “Me. No questions. Why would you think that I would say Floyd?”

VIDEOS: Canelo Alvarez must snap four-year streak to claim lucrative bonus on the line in Terence Crawford fight

By Admin September 7, 2025

An interesting post-fight bonus is on the line for Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford next weekend, but the Mexican must buck a worrying trend to land it first.

Defending the undisputed super middleweight crown for the first time in his second reign, Canelo Alvarez will welcome the title charge of the unbeaten Terence Crawford on September 13.

And in the blockbuster title affair backed by Saudi adviser Turki Alalshikh, an interesting post-fight bonus is up for grabs for the main event victor.

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However, if Canelo in particular is to avail of that premium, he will have to bring an end to an unwanted four-year streak.

Knockout bonus on the line for Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford

While both Canelo and incoming challenger Crawford would likely be more than happy with a win by any method in their title fight; however, they would be leaving some lucrative spoils on the table.

As confirmed by the royal adviser Alalhsikh, in a bid to bring around more activity, a post-fight financial bonus is up for grabs between the duo.

And following their respective disappointing performances en route to wins over William Scull and Israil Madrimov last time out, Canelo and Crawford have been offered an incentive.

Canelo Alvarez has officially landed in Las Vegas ahead of his showdown with Terence Crawford ✈️#CaneloCrawford live on Netflix l #RiyadhSeasonCard | @RiyadhSeason | Sept 13th 🥊 pic.twitter.com/4xMkjC1q5W

— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) September 7, 2025

“We will not have [a fighter who is running] anymore [on our shows], this is the first thing,” Alalshikh said in June. (H/T The Ring)

“The second [thing], we will have in [Alvarez vs. Crawford] and [future] fights, bonuses for KOs,” He continued.

Having being forced the twelve-round distance in each of his six most recent wins at the super middleweight limit, Canelo will have to go against the grain to take advantage of that post-fight bonus, however.

Canelo Alvarez’s most recent knockout win

Racking up six straight wins since his light heavyweight title fight loss to Dmitry Bivol, interestingly enough, Canelo’s most recent win by stoppage came in his first undisputed super middleweight title fight.

Pitted against then-IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant in a tense 2021 grudge match, Jalisco star Canelo would prevail to capture all the gold at 168lbs.

And following their bad-blooded pre-fight verbal and physical assaults on each other, Canelo would add the IBF crown to his mantle with a penultimate round knockout win at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Canelo Alvarez made history in 2021 after knocking out Caleb Plant to become the first undisputed super-middleweight champion in boxing history 🏆#CaneloCrawford live on Netflix l #RiyadhSeasonCard | @RiyadhSeason | Sept 13th 🥊 pic.twitter.com/0xLPI64cPy

— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) September 2, 2025

For Crawford to win a post-fight bonus, he would first need to overcome the odds as the smaller man against Canelo; however, his staggering 11-fight knockout spree was halted in his forgettable decision win over Madrimov last summer.

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Terence Crawford Doesn’t Hesitate to Predict His Own Fate Against Prime Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather

By Admin September 7, 2025

Terence Crawford is days away from his mega fight against Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas.

With just over a week remaining, news of another big fight hit the boxing world like a freight truck. Coming off his unanimous decision loss to Jake Paul last year, Mike Tyson is returning to the ring one more time to square off against the undefeated Floyd Mayweather next year for an exhibition fight. And Crawford just made things interesting.

The two-weight undisputed champion appeared on the Full Send Podcast with host Kyle Forgeard. The pair discussed a plethora of subjects, including his upcoming bout, but the real fun began when Forgeard brought up Mayweather and Tyson. He pressed Terence Crawford about his thoughts on facing both fighters in their prime, asking for a prediction in both scenarios from the Nebraskan technician. And Crawford didn’t hold anything back with his answers.

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Terence Crawford has zero doubt about his take

“Me,” Crawford quickly responded when asked who would win in a fight between a prime Floyd Mayweather and himself. “Why would you think that I would say Floyd?” Stunned by Crawford’s confidence, Forgeard admitted he expected Crawford to hesitate. But ‘Bud’ doubled down, clarifying, “No, not at all.” Still, he made sure to acknowledge that Mayweather was one of the fighters he admired during his prime.

When asked about past greats he would have loved to face, the undefeated champion rattled off a list of legends. “It’s a lot, you know,” Crawford said. “If I [could] go back in history, it’d be Roberto Durán. It’d be Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, those types of fighters.” The host then posed a hypothetical: a prime-for-prime matchup with Mike Tyson, if Tyson had been Crawford’s size.

“If Mike Tyson [were] my size… I would beat him, easy…,” Crawford declared. He even broke down what made Tyson so dangerous in his era. “I think Mike Tyson beat those guys because he was faster and more explosive than those heavyweight guys. When you look at Mike Tyson back in the day, he was ferocious. You know, this is speed and power and explosiveness combined like they couldn’t keep up with it.”

Clearly, Crawford thinks he can beat both Tyson and Mayweather, but what is the secret to overcoming such skilled opponents?

Crawford reveals how to beat Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather may have looked undefeatable throughout his illustrious career, as he took over the sport of boxing and retired undefeated. However, Terence Crawford thinks there’s a way of beating Floyd Mayweather. During an appearance on the Ring Champs podcast, the 37-year-old revealed the secret to penetrating Mayweather’s defense.

Crawford joked, “You’ve got to have four arms and six eyes to beat Floyd.” He also admitted he would have taken the fight had their relationship been different at the time. “Floyd yeah [I would’ve fought him] because I wasn’t as close, me and Floyd are close now, but when Floyd was boxin,g I wasn’t as close with Floyd like I am now.”

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Rematch: Despite Crushing First Loss, Errol Spence Enforces

By Admin September 6, 2025

Rematch: Despite Crushing First Loss, Errol Spence Enforces Terence Crawford Rematch Clause

Spence wants a December rematch with Crawford to be contested up at light-middleweight after struggles to make 147 pounds

Errol Spence has confirmed that he intends to swiftly exercise his clause for a rematch against Terence Crawford, despite being absolutely blown away by his rival.

Crawford produced an all-time great performance to make history as boxing’s first male two-weight undisputed world champion of the four-belt era in Las Vegas on Saturday night, battering a bloodied and stunned Spence and delivering three ruthless knockdowns en route to a brutal ninth-round stoppage

‘Bud’ also laid a huge claim to the title of the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter, staying undefeated at 40-0 with 31 knockouts and inflicting Spence’s first professional loss in the process as he added the WBA, WBC and IBF titles at 147 pounds to the WBO strap he has held since 2018.

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Asked if the public would “buy” a rematch between the duo after the completely one-sided nature of their first fight on Saturday, Crawford said: “Of course the public would buy it, look how many people came out to show us both support tonight.

“If the fight happens again I am pretty sure the support will come out again for both of us.”

Crawford also surprisingly appeared open to the prospect of moving up to 154 pounds to facilitate the rematch with Spence.

“147 pounds was kinda hard for me too,” he said. “I was already talking about moving up and challenging [undisputed light-middleweight world champion] Jermell Charlo, so 154 pounds wouldn’t be out of reach.”

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Terence Crawford Names The Fighter Who Hit Him So Hard His ‘Bo

By Admin September 6, 2025

Terence Crawford Names The Fighter Who Hit Him So Hard His ‘Body Stiffened’

Terence Crawford is over 40 fights into what has been an accomplished professional career to date.

The 37-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska made his debut back in 2008 and since then he has gone on to capture world titles across four weight classes, including the undisputed championship at super-lightweight and welterweight.

He boasts victories over a number of top rated fighters such as Shawn Porter, Amir Khan, Israil Madrimov and Errol Spence Jr, defeating the latter to become boxing’s first undisputed champion at 147lbs within the ‘four belt era’.

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‘Bud’ is now just over one week away from the test of the highest magnitude as he gears up to challenge Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight championship on September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Ahead of that fight Crawford has been speaking on the FULL SEND PODCAST, and when asked which past opponent hit him the hardest, Crawford didn’t hesitate to name Cuba’s Yuriorkis Gamboa as the one to do so, as he claims the former featherweight world champion made his body ‘feel stiff’ after catching him with big shots.

“Got to be [Yuriorkis] Gamboa … It’s just that he caught me off guard, coming in with my hands down, being cocky, things like that and he just caught me to where my whole one side of my body got stiff, so it was just like ‘boom’ he shocked me.”

Crawford stopped Gamboa in the ninth round of their world title bout at the Century Link Center in Omaha back in June 2014, making the maiden defence of his WBO world lightweight title in the process.

The Cuban last competed in April 2022, suffering a fifth round stoppage loss to Isaac Cruz to take his record to 30 wins and 5 defeats. He has since been involved in legal trouble that has kept him our of the ring.

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