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Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford is in talks for September, Mexican Independence Day, for Alvarez’s three super middleweight titles at 168, with no rehydration clause.
If the Canelo-Crawford fight comes to fruition, it could be for the undisputed if Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) faces IBF champion William Scull on Cinco de Mayo weekend in May. Canelo would be a heavy favorite against Scull to reclaim his IBF title.
Crawford has size
Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) walks around in the 170s, so it shouldn’t be a big deal for him to move up to 168 to challenge Canelo. The main problem Crawford will have is trying to win without going to war with Canelo. If Terence is just going to box Canelo, following Mayweather’s plan, as his trainer, Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre, has said he will, it will not succeed in getting a decision.
Canelo punches so much harder than Crawford that even if he eats more punches, the judges will focus on the bigger punches. So Canelo beat Erislandy Lara, who is much bigger and stronger than Crawford, but didn’t land enough punches to win the decision.
We don’t know Crawford’s real reasoning for wanting the Canelo fight. He says it’s about “legacy,” but also mentions money and not wanting to move up to 168 to get a weight class adjustment. That’s fear on Crawford’s part. It only reveals that he is all about the money. I feel like this is just a fortune for him, because if he really believed, he would move up in weight to super middleweight to show that he can compete in this division by beating one or two of the top dogs.
Since he doesn’t, it’s clear that Crawford just wants a pension payout against Canelo. That’s fine. You blame the crowd. If Turki is willing to give Crawford a shot, that’s to his credit, but a lot of fans feel stupid and ripped off afterward for wasting their money on a Jermell Charlo 2.0 type of mismatch. Crawford isn’t even as big or strong as Jermell. he’s definitely not as young as Jermell was when he fought Canelo, Terence will be 38 by the time he fights Canelo in September.
So it doesn’t matter if he loses. All this is sauce for the rest of his life from the undeserved gain that Crawford gets in the lost match against Canelo. He can spend the rest of his life eating caviar and drinking from a glass with his own little finger in the airspeaking with an affected fake British accent of the upper echelon of America’s super-rich society.
Keyshawn’s Crawford Crusade
“How much they count on Terence,” Keyshawn Davis said MillCity boxing on what he disagrees with about the perception fans have of his gym mate and close friend Terence Crawford not having a chance against Canelo Alvarez in September.
“How big is Canelo compared to Terence, and they’ll say he doesn’t stand a chance because of his size. You can box him and still knock him out,” Keyshawn said when asked if Crawford could knock Canelo out or if he would try to box to a decision win.
“Anyone can get knocked out there. I’m not going to count him out for a knockout with Canelo, but boxing definitely gets him the win. Me, put me on that card in the co-main. I don’t care, put me on that card. I will be a world champion (Keyshawn hopes),” Davis said.
Keyshawn shouldn’t let his friendship with Crawford blind him from seeing the fight for what it is. He won’t knock out Canelo. He’ll be too busy running away from him after getting an early taste of his power. Crawford nearly lost his last fight in his debut at 154 against Israil Madrimov on August 3 of last year. His power did not increase from 147, and his face was battered by the end of the fight. Madrimov messed him up and was lucky to get the decision as the champion landed bigger, cleaner and more effective shots.
Begging for a place
“Yo, Turk (Al-Sheikh), put me on the card,” Keyshawn said, begging Turk to co-headline the Canelo vs. Crawford fight. “You know who I’d like to fight. I would love to fight Isaac Cruz. I don’t know why. I just feel myself, and he would give a great performance. I just feel like it would be an action packed fight. I would also like to fight ‘Ray’ (Jose Valenzuela). I feel both of them always come to fight.”
It’s too late for Keyshawn to fight Isaac Cruz because he’s already fighting Ryan Garcia. He’s not going to fight Keyshawn and wrestle him to the ground.
“I’d love to fight both guys, and they’re both at 140. We don’t have to fight for the belt,” Keyshawn said. “We could just fight. Let’s just fight, and both have losses. So it’s not like they’re ducking or running to avoid losing their Os. I’m sure I’m not bending over backwards to lose the O (Note: Keyshawn refuses to fight Andy Cruz, who beat him four times). I just want to fight.
“Win, lose or draw, I’m making millions of dollars. I don’t care. I would love to fight those two for sure. I would love to fight those guys. Just action-packed combat. We both don’t give up and try to control the center of the ring. We’re both trying to perform,” Keyshawn said when asked how a fight between him and 5’4″ Isaac Cruz would play out.
“I’m going to keep throwing them. I’m not saying I’m gonna fight this guy in the middle of the ring bro. You saw me wrestle Miguel Maduen (I wrestled a lot, picked Maduen up, used a lot of pushes and rabbit punches) on the back foot the whole fight. In some rounds I went forward, and in some rounds (mostly) I went backwards. “All I’m saying is (recently defeated) Isaac Cruz would be an action-packed fight and I feel like it would be great for the sport of boxing,” Davis said.
Keyshawn needs to put a sock in it. Isaac Cruz has bigger fish to fry, negotiating a mega-money fight against superstar Ryan Garcia on Turki Al-Sheikh’s May card in Times Square in Manhattan, New York. Cruz will waste no time on Keyshawn Davis, fighting for a change, and will likely wrestle all night in an ugly, foul-filled fight.
If Keyhawn is looking for a fight, he needs to find some courage and face his four-time conqueror Andy Cruz to try and avenge at least one of his losses against the talented Cuban. I don’t think Keyshawn will, but he should show that he’s not a fake.
No contracts have been signed yet, but Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, and Terence Crawford plan to meet on Mexico’s Independence Day weekend in September, if everything pans out. And as Crawford has said all along, it will happen at 168 pounds with no rehydration clause. pic.twitter.com/Gw0DoA21uH
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) January 19, 2025
