Terence Crawford could have to make one other incremental transfer up in weight if he fails to get picked out by Canelo Alvarez for his subsequent combat in Could 2025.
For Terence to assist enhance his probabilities of getting a combat with Canelo, he’ll have to maneuver as much as 160 and tackle Janibek Alimkhanuly (16-0, 11 KOs) for his IBF and WBO middleweight titles.
Too Far Aside
Crawford ought to transfer up one division and show himself in opposition to a high canine reasonably than go up two, and it’s an excessive amount of of a leap.
Janibek, 5’10”, may be too huge and too robust for Crawford. However he’s going to need to do one thing if Canelo chooses to not combat him in Could 2025.
If Crawford stays at 154, he will probably be dismissed by Canelo as being too removed from his weight class, and he gained’t obtain credit score for combating somebody at 154. That’s Canelo’s major argument for not combating Crawford.
He’s two divisions beneath him, and solely just lately moved as much as 154. Staying at junior middleweight will result in fan stress on Crawford to combat the opposite belt-holders, like IBF champion Bakhram Muratazaliev and WBC and WBO champion Sebastian Fundora. These guys may beat him, and that might be the tip of any probabilities of Crawford getting a combat in opposition to Canelo.
Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) moved to 154 final August after spending 5 years at 147, capturing all of the belts to grow to be undisputed welterweight champion in 2023.
The Nebraska native Ternce hopes that Turki Alalshikh will have the ability to line up the combat with Canelo, however that will not occur. Turki could quickly uncover he’s met a fighter that he can’t direct into the fights that he desires.
Alvarez is already tremendous rich, with over $250 million internet price. He’s not somebody who can lured with cash into taking fights that he’s not curious about, particularly when it includes a smaller man who has already made it identified that he’s going to make use of motion to attempt to win a call in opposition to him.
160? 😎🙂 pic.twitter.com/HtqQBFIro3
— Janibek Alimkhanuly (@qazaqstyle) August 4, 2024
