Bakhram Murtazaliev’s coach, Roma Kalantaryan, doubts that Terence Crawford will need to struggle Bakhram as a result of he’s chasing big-money fights towards the unified tremendous middleweight champion.
Crawford Gained’t Battle Murtazaliev
Roma thinks Crawford wouldn’t need to face Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs). He does really feel that it will be an entertaining struggle for followers, a giant man with energy taking up a smaller, extremely technical fighter.
If Crawford hadn’t had such a tricky time in his debut at 154 towards WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August third, he’d be agreeable to combating Murtazaliev. However with the issues Crawford had towards Madrimov, barely profitable, he’ll possible by no means conform to struggle him ever earlier than retiring.
He’s bought to know that 154 just isn’t one which he’s suited to, and, in fact, neither is 168. Clearly, the aim of Crawford shifting as much as 168 is cash, and it’s not a giant deal if he loses.
Preventing Murtazaliev could be a hardship for Crawford as a result of he doesn’t have the facility to struggle somebody like this with out sustaining a variety of harm.
Murtazaliev’s Measurement and Energy Benefit
“After a struggle like this, I’d like to have him struggle Terence Crawford, however I don’t see Crawford combating him. That struggle would look superb,” mentioned coach Roma Kalantaryan to On The Ropes Podcast a couple of struggle he’d like for IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.
“That struggle goes to appear like a giant man [Murtazaliev] combating a extremely small man [Crawford]. A giant, highly effective puncher combating a really slim, technical man, and it’s going to be a loopy struggle. The way in which I see Terence Crawford. He’s after the large cash proper now, and I don’t know if it’s going to occur. I hope it occurs, however I don’t know,” mentioned Roma.
Crawford would look very small within the ring with Murtazaliev, and he’d be freely giving a variety of punching energy as properly. That may be a really ruling struggle for the 37-year-old Crawford, who doesn’t transfer in addition to he used to and wouldn’t have the ability to beat Murtazaliev by jabbing and counter-punching.
“On the opposite aspect, you have got Fundora and Spence. That struggle might really occur as a result of Fundora beat Tszyu by a break up determination. Spence is coming off a loss, and he hasn’t been energetic for therefore lengthy. So, I feel that struggle makes much more sense as a result of Crawford fights for Crawford. He’s chasing the large cash. Everyone knows what he’s chasing,” mentioned Roma.
Fundora or Spence will solely struggle Murtazaliev if that’s the perfect obtainable choice for a pleasant payday. His Glorious Turki Alalshikh might select to match the winner of the December twenty first struggle between Israil Madrimov vs. Serhii Bohachuk towards the Spence-Fundora winner. Each have already fought on Turki’s Riyadh Season occasions.
“We’ll see. I’m hoping we get both one so long as they provide me sufficient time to organize for this struggle. We have now sufficient time to organize. We’re going to be prepared regardless of who is available in,” mentioned Roma.
Spence or Fundora could be keen to struggle Murtazaliev in the event that they have been paid sufficient by one of many promoters. PBC isn’t going to pay them huge quantities of assured cash for a struggle towards Murtazaliev. It will require His Excellency Turki Alalshikh to finance a struggle involving Murtazaliev towards one among them.
“We had ten fights at 160 earlier in his profession, and each single one among them ended early,” mentioned Roma about Murtazaliev having fought at middleweight earlier in his profession. He knocked out each single one among them.”
Murtazaliev ought to be prepared to maneuver as much as 160 if he can’t get a struggle towards Crawford and the winner of the Spence vs. Fundora struggle. The very last thing that Murtazaliev wants is to remain stagnant at 154, be prevented just like the plague, and be caught making defenses towards fighters that the followers aren’t aware of.
The Choices at 160
Janibek Alimkhanuly
Erislandy Lara
Carlos Adames
Hamzah Sheeraz
Chris Eubank Jr.
Most of these fighters would possible reject a struggle towards Murtazaliev, however not all of them. Some would conform to struggle him.
