Terence Crawford was photographed standing subsequent to undisputed mild heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, wanting virtually the identical measurement because the four-belt 175-lb champion. In between fights, Crawford appears monumental in measurement, and it’s clear that he’s 1000% able to tackle the massive canines at 168 and 175.
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh shouldn’t restrict himself to simply Canelo Alvarez as a possible opponent for the celebrity Crawford to battle in 2025.
Beterbiev: A True Check for Crawford
With Canelo dragging his ft on the thought of preventing Crawford, Turki ought to give attention to matching Bud towards the winner of the Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch on February twenty second. The 37-year-old Crawford has received the dimensions, and he’s virtually three years youthful than Beterbiev, who turns 40 on January twenty first.
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If Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is critical about transferring up in weight to tangle with Alvarez at 168, he would possibly as effectively go up the additional seven kilos to problem Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) for his 4 titles in 2025. That may be an enormous legacy battle for Bud Crawford, who desires to make historical past earlier than he retires.
Turki might use his fast decision-marking to chop in entrance of PBC, with their plans to match the winner of the February 1st battle between David Benavidez and David Morrell towards the Beterbiev-Bivol 2 victor. Matching Crawford towards Beterbiev could be a wonderful battle towards Bivol.
Who Needs It Extra?
We all know that Crawford has labored like a politician working for workplace, attempting to get a battle towards Canelo, nevertheless it’s fairly apparent that the Mexican star has misplaced his potential to take dangers and is afraid to face the Omaha, Nebraska native for concern of shedding or wanting dangerous. Beterbiev wouldn’t be afraid, and neither would Bivol.
A match between Crawford and Beterbiev could be extra attention-grabbing as a result of it could contain a slugger towards a boxer, and that’s the form of battle that followers wish to see. Crawford vs. Bivol could be two boxers and numerous transferring. It will be a chess match, and that’s boring for many boxing followers, preferring to see motion.
