Terence Crawford is in a rush to get the Canelo Alvarez battle earlier than he exits the game as a wealthy millionaire. The Canelo battle would depart Crawford rich, making his retirement years fairly snug.
Crawford moved as much as 154 just lately, and he talked about plan B: turning into undisputed if he couldn’t land the Canelo mega-fight. Nonetheless, Crawford’s tougher-than-expected battle towards Israil Madrimov on August third appears to have brought about him to vary his thoughts about capturing the 4 belts at 154.
Crawford has modified his targets and is specializing in getting that Canelo battle. It’s put His Excellency Turki Alalshikh in a tricky place as a result of the Mexican famous person Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) is conscious of how determined Crawford is and is ambivalent in regards to the battle. It’s not one which he wants or desires.
That is all Crawford. Canelo can ask for big cash, and it doesn’t matter if Turki declines. Crawford would be the just one upset as a result of he’s searching for retirement cash.
In accordance with Forbes, along with his internet price estimated at $275 million, Canelo doesn’t want Crawford to proceed to roll within the cash.
Crawford seems to be like a man making an attempt to get the largest retirement payday earlier than getting out of the sport. As Malignaggi mentions, Crawford doesn’t wish to stick round and battle all these ravenous sharks at 154 after his expertise with Israil Madrimov on August third.
The 154-lb Ceiling
That battle gave Crawford a glimpse of what could be in retailer for him if he continued to swim within the shark-infested waters of the 154-lb division, the place it’s harmful for older fighters, particularly ones which are simply searching for a big-money heist earlier than exiting the sport.
The Madrimov battle confirmed that Crawford’s final ceiling for his combating skill is 154, and he can’t go previous this weight class to 160 or 168.
Crawford isn’t bodily constructed to battle above 154 and can battle if he makes an attempt to battle Canelo at tremendous middleweight.
“He realized these high 154-pound guys aren’t any joke. He [Crawford] needed to dig deep to drag out the win over Madrimov, and the 154-lb division is filled with guys like Madrimov,” mentioned Paulie Malignaggi to Probox TV about Crawford realizing that it’s not going to be a stroll within the park for him to try to turn out to be undisputed at 154 like he’d completed at 147 and 140.
Lack of Ardour for Boxing
I feel Crawford has misplaced his love for boxing and hasn’t beloved it since 2020. He’s been combating yearly for the final 4 years, and that’s a purple flag for somebody who has misplaced curiosity within the sport. Crawford is searching for one final golden parachute retirement payday towards Canelo after which hangs up his gloves.
It’s not worthwhile for Canelo to battle Crawford as a result of he can’t promote. He’s by no means been a PPV draw, and his current battle towards Madrimov reportedly introduced in low numbers. Furthermore, it didn’t promote out on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, even with a stacked undercard. You can see empty seats within the stadium on the evening of the battle.
