Coach Robert Garcia says Canelo Alvarez will struggle Terence Crawford in Could 2025. Nevertheless, he doesn’t see Crawford profitable as a result of he’s getting older, and Canelo is of course stronger than him.
He additionally takes a great punch and has been hit by tougher punchers than Crawford, who appeared weak in his debut at 154 in opposition to Israil Madrimov on August third.
Crawford’s Age And Decline
Robert says Crawford isn’t ducking a struggle in opposition to WBC interim 154-lb champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. He simply feels that the 37-year-old Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is getting older and needs to get the most important cash doable earlier than he quickly retires.
Garcia says Crawford may make thrice more cash combating Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) than he would in opposition to Vergil Jr. If Turki Alalshikh is keen to pay Canelo an unlimited amount of cash to struggle the older, thinner, weaker Crawford, the struggle can occur.
On condition that Terence could be making his debut at 168 by transferring up two weight lessons, it will be not possible to see a situation the place he may win. It will be a business-level struggle.
A Movie star Match
Once you get a fighter as previous as Crawford, who didn’t look good in his debut at 154, going up one other two weight lessons to 168, it’s not a severe struggle. It’s a celeb match.
For it to be severe, Crawford must attain 168 and show himself in opposition to the highest contenders. If he succeeds in three or 4 robust fights, then he may face Canelo.
Terence’s Path to Legitimacy
Put Crawford in with these three to permit him to point out he’s worthy of combating King Canelo:
- David Benavidez
- David Morrell
- Osleys Iglesias
He’s not fascinated by proving himself with even one struggle at 168; that simply exhibits you what he’s after. It’s the cash and NOT legacy. That’s a joke. That has nothing to do with what Crawford’s function is.
If this have been the actual world, Crawford must transfer as much as 168 and achieve the prerequisite expertise to show that he’s fitted to the place and deserves it.
Terence doesn’t have to try this right here, and those who will lose are the followers as a result of he’s going to get wiped by Canelo or make it very, very boring like Jermell Charlo did when he moved up from 154 in 2023 to problem Canelo. Jermell is larger, sooner, and stronger than Crawford.
He couldn’t do something with Canelo and was pressured to run to save lots of his disguise. The struggle was unwatchable, however Charlo acquired his massive payday, and he hasn’t been seen since contained in the ring. It was a money out for him, and the followers acquired a poor product for the cash they paid to see the struggle on PPV.
Monetary Motivations
“We might take the struggle straight away. It’s not a simple struggle. Crawford is a good fighter, pound-for-pound #1, #2 or #3,” stated Robert Garcia to Fighthype when requested about his curiosity in a struggle between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Terence Crawford.
“He’s already 37, on the lookout for the most important payday. I feel he’s a struggle in opposition to Canelo, the place it will triple the cash he may make in opposition to Vergil,” stated Robert about Crawford. “So, he’s simply taking part in it sensible. I don’t blame him. He’s already 37 and the perfect fights on the market for him relating to funds.
“What I hear is it [Canelo-Crawford] could occur by Could. I feel Crawford is among the greatest fighters on the market, however he’s up there in age. We received’t know till he fights once more. There’s that likelihood. It occurs in boxing,” stated Garcia about fighters age in a single day, particularly once they close to their late 30s, like Crawford.
Terence is getting older and nearing 38. He appeared horrible in his final struggle in opposition to Madrimov at 154, and he would probably be destroyed in a rematch or if he took on the sort of division, IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Muratazaliev. That man is combating at a better degree than Canelo now and has extra energy. What he would do to Crawford along with his left hooks wouldn’t be fairly.
“I decide Canelo. He’s greater, stronger [and younger than Crawford]. Canelo can take a extremely good punch. I see Crawford placing up a great struggle. Cnaleo is the larger man bodily, stronger,” stated Garcia.
