Terence Crawford and His Excellency Turki Alalshikh called out Canelo Alvarez after his win over Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Crawford is thirsty and willing to take an L for that payday against Canelo.
It appeared to fans on social media that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) was begging Canelo again for that retirement check. Unless Crawford wants to step up and take on the big dogs, he needs to give up his campaign to get that payday. Canelo has bigger fish to fry rather than helping a needy, over-the-hill 37-year-old looking for a golden parachute.
Instead of Crawford chasing Canelo, he should give Israil Madrimov a rematch at 154 because their fight last month was too close. Canelo has already said he wants $150 million for the Crawford fight, and I don’t think he’s kidding. He says he’ll only fight Crawford if he gets $150 million, and that’s his final price.
Crawford and Turki were in town at the Sphere for the UFC event. The Nebraska native went live on Instagram to call out Mexican star Canelo online rather than attend his fight against Berlanga at the T-Mobile Arena.
Terence Crawford: “Tell them what we’re doing next.”
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh: “Yes, let’s go. Canelo, come on, we’re ready.”
Crawford: “You heard it from him. Just put me in the game. Canelo-Crawford, the biggest fight in boxing. However, we remain ready. That way we don’t have to be ready.”
The way Crawford fought Madrimov, he would have lost to Edgar Berlanga tonight if he had been there with him at the T-Mobile rather than Canelo. We saw poor and old Crawford looked at 154 in his junior middleweight debut against Madrimov. He’s too small to fight at 168, and he’ll be treated like a little kid by Canelo.
If Crawford really wants that Canelo retirement payday, he needs to fight these four fighters at 168:
- Caleb Plant
- Christian Mbilli
- Osley’s Inglesias
- Edgar Berlanga
Last updated on 15/09/2024
