Israil Madrimov intends to spoil Terence Crawford’s plans for a battle towards Canelo Alvarez in early 2025. Crawford wants a victory over WBA junior middleweight champion Madrimov on August third to cement his place to leap up two weight courses to problem Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) for his undisputed tremendous middleweight championship.
Apparently, Madrimov hasn’t been talked about as a potential possibility for the Canelo battle, which means that few individuals consider him able to beating the previous lion Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) on this battle subsequent month on August third.
Some followers could be shocked if Madrimov got here out victorious, exhibiting that that they had it fallacious about him and did not see what was obvious from the get-go.
A Fashionable-Day GGG?
A victory for Madrimov will put him in a strong place to get the Canelo battle for himself early subsequent yr. The visible imagery of Madrimov combating Canelo could be like a time machine bringing again the classic GGG from 2017, which many felt received the higher of the Mexican star.
The unbeaten WBA junior middleweight champion Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) defends his belt towards Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) on August third in the primary occasion on ESPN+ PPV in arguably the perfect card the U.S has seen in properly over a decade on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Canelo: A Dream Matchup
“Everybody’s dream is to battle the largest title fighters, and I’m fascinated by the duty forward of me, Terence Crawford,” mentioned Madrimov to the Ringside Intel YouTube channel about his title protection on August third towards Terence Crawford in Los Angeles.
What’s unclear is whether or not His Excellency will alter his plans for Crawford to face Canelo, whatever the final result of his battle with Madrimov. If it doesn’t matter what occurs to Crawford on August third, it makes the Madrimov battle appear pointless.
Why not make the Canelo-Crawford battle now quite than placing Crawford in a dangerous state of affairs the place he may get knocked out by a youthful, stronger fighter who might punch holes by way of him?
“I see all of the discuss, and persons are speaking about Canelo-Crawford. Perhaps it’s time to speak about Madrimov-Canelo,” Madrimov continued.
Ideally, His Excellency ought to inform the followers that the Crawford vs. Madrimov battle winner would be the one combating Canelo as a result of that will carry extra drama and pleasure to the occasion.
As it’s, the battle appears extra like a coronation for Crawford to be topped prematurely as the subsequent royal opponent for Canelo to battle in early 2025.
Ignored No Extra
“After the battle, I’ll search for the largest fights. The chance to battle Canelo is a particular one. I might love that one proper after Crawford,” mentioned Madrimov.
Followers could be extra forgiving of Canelo if he defended towards Madrimov than Crawford as a result of he’s a pure 154-pounder and never somebody who began off at 135 and is taking pictures as much as junior middleweight for one battle earlier than going up two divisions to face Alvarez.
