Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Canelo Alvarez will work with His Excellency Turki Alalshikh or anybody if “the deal is true” for him following his subsequent combat in opposition to Edgar Berlanga on September 14th.
Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) not too long ago rebuffed Turki, letting him know that he didn’t need to focus on placing a combat along with Terence Crawford in 2025. The Mexican star needed to attend till after his title protection in opposition to Berlanga subsequent month.
Canelo’s Flexibility
Alvarez isn’t the kind to carry grudges, and he can be prepared to work with Turki to hearken to his concepts for a combat in 2025. Whether or not Canelo will likely be all for preventing Crawford is unclear, because it should make sense.
It’s not a combat the place Canelo positive aspects credibility from followers by preventing an older, smaller fighter coming off an unimpressive debut at 154 in opposition to Israil Madrimov. Crawford appeared underpowered in opposition to Madrimov, and you’ll solely think about how over-matched he’d be transferring up two weight courses to tackle the highly effective Canelo Alvarez at 168.
It will be virtually not possible for the Nebraska native to tackle a fighter that a lot larger and stronger than him.
Canelo’s Enterprise-First Method to Boxing
“I really like Canelo. I feel he’s an excellent fighter. He has his personal thoughts. He does enterprise his means. If the deal is true, it doesn’t matter who it’s. Saul will get it accomplished,” mentioned promoter Eddie Hearn to Secondsout about his perception that Canelo Alvarez and His Excellency Turki Alalshikh can patch up their variations and work collectively for an enormous combat.
Canelo vs. Crawford would appeal to a lot curiosity from hardcore boxing followers within the U.S. The query is whether or not the informal followers are as enthusiastic about this combat. The reviews of Crawford vs. Madrimov bringing in 200K PPV buys earlier this month on August third aren’t an excellent signal.
These numbers present that Crawford, regardless of his nice expertise, isn’t marketable to most of the people within the U.S.
