Middleweight Aaron McKenna says Terence Crawford would make a better fight for Canelo Alvarez if the fight was made at a catchweight of 164 rather than 168.
(Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom)
He sparred with Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) and impressed with his technical skills and power. However, McKenna thinks the power and size of unified super middleweight champion Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) will be a problem for Terence unless he agrees to come in a little lower at a catchweight.
164 For a Fair Fight
Canelo probably won’t agree to give Crawford, 37, a handicap because he’ll be the star of their fight, and there’s no reason for him to help the smaller fighter give him an edge. Crawford has talked about wanting to move up to super middleweight to challenge Canelo for his three titles for “legacy” purposes, but not fighting at the full 168-lb weight limits that.
If Crawford wants the fight with Canelo so badly, he will agree to move up to 168 to challenge him. It would be pointless for him to expect a handicap to be given.
“Canelo is the strongest fighter in the world at 168 at that weight. If it was at a catchweight, I think it would be a really good fight at 164,” said Aaron McKenna. Sean Zittel about Terence Crawford having a better chance of defeating Canelo Alvarez if he is given a handicap by the contests being held four pounds under the 168-lb limit.
“Crawford definitely has the skills to give him a lot of trouble, and he has the timing and the range. It’s only if he can hold Canelo’s power, but I think it will be a very good fight. 168, yes, but I think it would be even better if it was at a catch weight to make it more on the line.
“He’s hard to catch. You have to be calculated. You cannot fall short. You cannot overreach. It has to be perfect sparring,” McKenna said of Crawford.
