John Ryder said Terence Crawford should play two or three fights in 154 games to fit in weight and then rise to 168 to challenge Canelo Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight title on September 13.
Canelo’s weight advantage
Ryder believes weight will play a role in combat, and Canelo has too much advantage over Crawford. He believes Bud should fight in the 154 and 160 matches before reaching 168.
“I think weight will be a problem. Canelo is a special talent and I think weight will play a factor in the fight,” John Ryder said Fighting TV. “I would have hoped Crawford would be even more stuck in the middleweight and middleweight. But when they come you take these opportunities, that’s what great means.”
After the problems Crawford had against Israel Madrimov, he and Turki Alalshikh chose not to fight any of the other talents at 154. You could tell from watching Terence’s performance against Madrimov that he would lose if he fought the other young junior middleweights, like Bakhram Murtazaliev, Vergil Ortiz Jr., Sebastian Fundora, and Yoenis Tellaz.
Age, size and inactivity captured Crawford. If he stayed at 154, he would lose repeatedly, just as Ryder hoped he would do it. As for the rise to 160, it would be even worse for Crawford, fighting with Janibek Alimkhanuly, Carlos Adames and Erisland Lara among others.
It’s not just the dimensions that will cause Crawford to undo. This is his inactivity. Fighting once a year in five stable years has already taken a lot of games, and it’s too much when you add to his age and under-represented body.
Turki Alalshikh’s Lifeline to Crawford
If Turki hadn’t thrown Crawford by fighting his Canelo, Crawford would likely have retired after Madrimov’s round.
“Silver” Canelo Opportunity
Too bad, Turki didn’t use his money to more fighters in the 168-pound division, such as Diego Pacheco, Christian Mbilli and Olseys Iglesias. These fighters should be more able to fight Canelo than Crawford. He should defeat the battle, not win their battle because Turki likes him, rather than fighting on the silver plate.
“Yes, you built it in it. His (Crawford) battle with Madrimov was his first fight in 154.” “He was still growing and gaining weight. He could have done more there and then went up to 160.”
Crawford was rushing because he saw the writing on the wall after his decision on Madrimov. He might lose to all these fighters:
– Bakhram Murtazaliev
– Eriksen’s Rupee
-Sebastian Fundora
– Vergil Ortiz Jr.
– Jaron Ennis
-Serhii bohachuk
– Janibek Alimkhnuly
– Erislandy Lara
– Carlos Adames
Boxing is a sport for young people, and there are more problems with not staying active fighters. Without his professional tank, Crawford could not keep 154 points per minute. It’s not possible to reach 160 at all and mix it with Janibek, Lara or Adames. Although Crawford is younger than Lara, 42, his inactivity makes him older, and he is not as old as he is, nor has the technical talent.
Can Crawford retire in Canello?
“He won’t be wearing muscles completely and gaining weight, and he obviously wants to do it to lower it to 154 and take on other challenges. It’s not his long-term goal to stay there,” Ryder said.
We don’t know if Crawford will return to the 154 pound department, because he didn’t mention it. If he loses and doesn’t play a rematch with Canelo, he’s more likely to retire. This will depend on Turki Alalshikh. If he wants to continue subsidizing Crawford’s career and give him unavailable opportunities, he can continue to do so until the bottom falls.
Last updated on August 10, 20125
