Canelo Alvarez is rumored to be preventing junior middleweight Terence Crawford subsequent in Might 2025.
This struggle has not been confirmed, and Canelo can be criticized for taking it. Crawford, two divisions beneath at 154, has zero expertise at 168 and is coming off an in depth determination win in his debut at junior middleweight.
PPV Potential
The famous person Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) will return to the ring in Might to defend his three 168-lb titles, and he wants a notable fighter that followers are concerned about waiting for him to proceed to usher in the PPV buys that he’d executed up to now throughout his greatest years.
Turki Al-Shiekh is reportedly concerned about a struggle between Canelo and WBA 154-lb champion Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs). Canelo had reportedly requested for $150 million for Crawford, which is perhaps greater than Turki can be keen to pay, contemplating that Terence has by no means confirmed himself to be a PPV draw.
It’s a match-up that may catch fireplace with hardcore boxing followers, who’ve heard of the 37-year-old Crawford, however maybe to not the casuals as a result of he’s solely been concerned in a single high-profile struggle in his 16-year skilled profession towards Errol Spence in 2023.
Crawford’s PPV Historical past
- Errol Spence: 700,000 buys
- Shawn Porter: 135,000
- Amir Khan: 150,000
- Viktor Postol: 50,000
The highest 168-lb contenders are even much less recognized to informal boxing followers than Crawford. A few of them would current a threat to the 34-year-old Canelo as a result of they’ve dimension, youth, and energy.
Canelo’s Selection
The best way that Canelo struggled towards a really restricted and unqualified Edgar Berlanga in his final struggle on September 14th means that he must be extra selective in who he picks for his matches.
Prime 168-lb contenders
Christian Mbilli
Osleys Iglesias
Diego Pacheco
William Scull
Canelo didn’t need to struggle David Benavidez or David Morrell once they campaigned at 168. They’d have been preferable to utilizing a small, previous, and unqualified Terence Crawford as an opponent. Nonetheless, Canelo would have way more threat in preventing Benavidez or Morrell than Crawford.
“Again within the ring! The whole lot factors to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s first struggle in Might or June 2025. Though his opponent has not but been confirmed, folks anticipate him to face Terence Crawford,” reviews Televisa Puebla on X.
