Terence Crawford on Canelo Fight: Proving “No.1 Guy” in this era

Terence Crawford says if he gets his wish, a fight between him and Canelo Alvarez will prove who is the #1 fighter in the “post-Mayweather era.” A fight between Canelo and Crawford will not confirm who is the #1 fighter in this era of boxing.

It would be a simple cash grab between Crawford, a small, older fighter headed for retirement, and superstar Canelo. There are many outstanding fighters in the sport who deserve to be ranked above Crawford.

A fight between him and Canelo proves nothing but how desperate Crawford is for a golden parachute to raise money for a Rockefeller-esque type of dynasty with a giant nest egg passed down from generation to generation.

This fight means much more to Crawford than it does to Canelo because it only helps one person. This is Crawford. Mexican star Canelo already has an estimated net worth of $275 million, which is now likely to increase $300 million after his last fight against Edgar Berlanga.

Canelo won’t receive credit for beating Crawford because fans will say he beat a smaller guy, which would be true. Crawford had just moved up to 154 last August and looked like a shell of his former self, struggling to beat Israil Madrimov.

The few fans who believed Crawford had a chance to beat Canelo abandoned that idea after seeing him go toe-to-toe with Madrimov. That match showed that Crawford is too weak, small and old to move beyond the 154-lb division.

This would be the equivalent of Crawford leaving Earth and trying to colonize the exoplanet TOI-700 e. Crawford’s chances of handling the harsh environment at 168 against Canelo will be too much for the soon-to-be 37-year-old.

“I feel like it’s a legacy fight, and I feel like it’s a fight I can actually win,” Crawford told ESPN. about a match against Canelo.” I think it will be the (who is the) no. 1 guy in the post-Mayweather era tells who the king of kings is.”

No one is taking Crawford seriously about his true intention to move up to 168 to challenge Canelo. They see it as just a money thing, which Crawford has already partially acknowledged. If Crawford really wanted to prove himself worthy, he would move up to super middleweight and fight Benavidez instead of his tiresome housing Canelo.

“If the money is right, why not, at this point in my career,” Canelo said of the fight against Crawford.

Canelo is open to fighting Crawford if paid more than $100 million, but so far no one has been willing to pay his price to make the bout a reality. What likely prevents the match from being made is Crawford’s unproven PPV history. He is not a lottery ticket. So, whoever pays the kind of money to make the fight happen will lose huge amounts of dough.

Mf be just hate just to fit in. You people are weird.

— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) September 18, 2024