Terence Crawford was best at the title challenge for his Triangle Champion Canelo Alvarez on September 13 in Las Vegas. If Crawford (41-0, 31 kos) has any shots on the win, he has to go further into the fight without adding the extra weight that will slow him down.
In his final battle at Crawford, he had no power in his debut 154 times against WBA junior high school champion Israel Madrimov. Although he looks older than 147 years old against Errol Spence a year ago, his strength has not increased. He is getting slower and slower.
Best Opportunities in Crawford
If Crawford was in bulk, hoping to find more power to match the natural powerful, larger Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOS), he would make a mistake that could lead to a knockout. It is doubtful whether Terrence is still enough to make Canelo hurt him, but he won’t win if he fights him all night defensively. Jermell Charlo and Erislandy Lara tried this approach, and Nevada judges took the style seriously.
It would have been better if Crawford was willing to move to 168 matches, having a few fights in the department to prepare him for the Canelo fight. He won’t do that, because the big reason Terrence was in this game was for money and not trying to prove that he was a top dog at 168.
Crawford’s last battle in 154 showed that his purpose was not to surpass the department. Even in that weight class, if he wants to stay unbeaten, he needs to strategically avoid losses. He is not big, strong or young, unable to defeat the killer at 154, and of course there is no 168.
Crawford rose 14 pounds. Canelo isn’t 168 guys when you see him. He is stout and fits in that department now. When I look at his frame, he should fight at 160. ” Youtube The channel about Terence Crawford has not given up on the scale of Canelo Alvarez.
“If I were Crawford, I would be 160. I don’t need 168. He won’t surpass the canelo of intensity. I know Crawford likes to wrestle, he’s strong. You won’t surpass the canelo of intensity.”
Ade is right. Crawford shouldn’t be heavier than his fight against Errol Spence in 2023, because that’s his best weight. His footage won’t stain Canelo under any weight. Terence can only win by defeating Canelo in a boring battle.
“What he can do is be more fleet and get better when it comes to moving,” Ad said. “You can log in to the punch and come out of your pocket. I think 160-year-old Crawford is better than Crawford, who tried to get into the ring at the age of 180, did better.
“This jump from Crawford is fast and big. It’s not to say that you had four battles at 154 and were used to the extra weight. You immediately took you from 147 to 154 to 168. I Say 160 or 161 and say, “Let’s go. “USYK always plays his fight in 222 heavyweights. He tries to measure the weight that suits him best, and I think Crawford should take a look.”
Canelo’s Weaknesses
It was a big jump for Crawford, but he expected Canelo to sweep it out soon, as he did in his last two battles with Edgar Berlanga and Jaime Munguia. The Mexican star did not stay in the gas tank after four rounds and could only fight briefly for the rest of the game.
“Measure the weight that works best for you, and you don’t have to reach 168. To be super middleweight, all you have to do is weigh more than 160. Go to 161,” Ade said of what Crawford should do.
Last updated on February 12, 2012
