Crawford Waits: No Tune-Up Before Canelo Mega-Fight
Canelo Alvarez will be fighting on his regular Cinco de Mayo holiday date this May before a likely match against Terence Crawford later in September.
Canelo Alvarez will be fighting on his regular Cinco de Mayo holiday date this May before a likely match against Terence Crawford later in September.
In an interview today, Bernie Tha Boxer from Team Crawford confirmed that the Canelo Alvarez fight is “on” for September 13th with Terence.
Mexican superstar and for some The Face of Boxing, Canelo Alvarez is now aged 34 and he will turn 35 in July.
Shakur Stevenson reiterated today that Terence Crawford would beat Canelo Alvarez when they fight in September on the Mexican Independence Day weekend.
David Benavidez is still salty about Canelo Alvarez, who never gave him a shot at his titles when he was his mandatory at 168.
Terence Crawford was angered after hearing Canelo Alvarez diminish his career legacy this week, saying that he’s only “beat one good fighter,” Errol Spence.
According to the man in the know, Mike Coppinger of ESPN, a deal is inching ever closer to being made for a Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford showdown.
Ryan Garcia says Canelo Alvarez will “be too big” for Terence Crawford if their fight gets finalized for September on the Mexican Independence Day Holiday weekend in Las Vegas.
Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford has the template to follow for him to defeat Canelo Alvarez in September, using the Mayweather blueprint created in 2013.
Though it seems plenty of fans continue to shoot down a Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford fight as a mismatch in favor of the reigning 168-pound king from Mexico, there are some experts who feel “Bud” is special enough to be able to pull off a win over Canelo.