Former two divisions world champion Tim Bradley says Terence Crawford will frustrate Canelo Alvarez with his skills, force him to make mistakes and utilize them by landing head shots at their 12-round headlist on September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Beyond the smiling facade
‘Canelo gets frustrated. Did you see him against (William) Scull? I’ve never seen Terence Crawford’s face turn into a fight. The only other thing I see him in a fight is smile. That’s it. But you never see this man panicked, ‘said Tim Bradley on his channel.
Crawford seemed worried on August 3, 2024, in his last battle against WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov. ‘Little GGG’ Madrimov got the better of the lump with the powerful right hands he shot in the middle as if they were a laser missiles and jumped off his head.
Terence followed up on November 14, 2020, in the early battle against Kell Brook. Brook landed very hard bumps in the first three rounds and swollen Crawford’s face and hit his lips. There was a look at panic in Crawford’s face in the fourth round. It was the Post-Gennady Golovkin version of Kell that he faced.
“I see panicked in Canelo’s eyes many times when he fights, when he can’t reach his opponents,” Bradley said. ‘Crawford is going to frustrate hell out of Canelo. He’s going to be frustratedTo get angry, talk about “come and fight me.” ‘
The fans did not ask
Bradley fails to recognize how much money Crawford is paid for the Alvarez-Mega feg, how much hype is involved in this competition, and what the expectations are for him. Turki Alalshikh, the financier of this event, chose Crawford by hand for this battle. He is the one who wanted him for this battle, not the supporters. This is his baby, his little monster.
No one asked Alvarez to fight against 37-year-old Crawford. They wanted David Benavidez or Dmitri Bisvol. Crawford is not even mentioned. Fans wanted to see Bud fighting against Jaron Ennis, Vergil Ortiz Jr., Sebastian Fundora and Bakhram Murtazalev of the 154-pound division.
The Turki Alalshikh mandate
Turki chose Terence, and he has already issued his No Tom-and-Jerry Fights’ mandate. With the estimated $ 50 million wallet and Crawford chosen by Turki, he will not try to frustrate Canelo. If he did, he would run like William Scull in the ring and be driven out of Allegiant Stadium. Crawford will swap with Canelo and try to hit him as he did the post-Crash Errol Spence which he stopped in the ninth round on July 29, 2023.
“This here (The mind) will win the fight for Crawford,” Bradley said. “If Canelo gets upset, he’s going to get the head upside down. Crawford goes to the body. He’s going to see if you like it. ‘
Tim assumes that the annoyance that Canelo showed in his last fight against non-pleasant IBF super-middleweight champion William Scull is a sign that he will also be frustrated against Crawford, if things go. Canelo was upset about Scull because their fight was on May 3, 2025 because he moved all night and did not show interest in standing and fighting. In other words, Scull fought as if he had survived.
A look at Crawford’s career
Crawford’s opponents from 2015 to 2025
2024: Israil Madrimimov
2023: Errol Spence Jr.
2022: David Avanesyan
2021: Shawn Porter
2020: Need Brook
2019: Egidijus Cavaliauskas
2019: Amir Khan
2018: Jose benavidez jr.
2018: Jeff Horn
2017: Julius Indongo
2017: Felix Diaz
2016: John Molina Jr.
2016: Viktor Postol
2016: Henry Lundy
2015: Animal Riding Jean
2015: Thomas Dulorme
Crawford’s resume for the past ten years has been thin, which would explain why he could smile a lot, as Bradley mentions. However, Crawford does not smile against Brook, Madrimov or Cavaliauskas. He looked concerned in those battles.
Last updated on 08/27/2025
