Turki Alalshikh told Terence Crawford on Saturday that he did not want him to retire after his big fight against Canelo Alvarez on September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Alalshikh’s challenge to Crawford
Fans believe that soon 38-year-old Crawford (41-0, 31 CO’s) will hang or lose his gloves victory after his title challenge against the undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo (63-2-2, 39 COs).
Alalshikh’s investment and vision
Turki has invested a lot of money in Crawford since last year and put him in a position to become a three-time undisputed champion against the outdated Canelo (63-2-2, 39 COs). With the millions invested by Turki in Crawford, one of his favorite fighters, he understandably does not want to see how he runs to the sunset after Saturday’s fight.
Turki said during the training session at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas during the workout at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, Turki said, “Deliver the work” against Canelo on September 13. “The job is not done yet. But listen, No retirement, ” Turki said he wanted to keep fighting Terence after his super fight against Canelo.
Alalshikh clearly wants Crawford to defend the undisputed championship of 168 pounds two or three times if he were to conquer Alvarez or return to 154 to become an undisputed four -section champion. It would be impressive if Crawford could achieve the performance.
It would be a good idea for Canelo to ensure that he recorded a knockout to prevent him from losing a decision to Crawford. The last thing Alvarez needs is to be pointed out by Crawford and ward off his legacy of defeat. To be by Dmitri Bivol and Floyd Mayweather jr. To be beaten is one thing, but it’s much worse if he loses the smaller, older 37-year-old Crawford.
The Gauntlet at 168
If Crawford chose to follow Turki’s advice on the continuation of his career, he would face this battle of fighters at 168 to make three defenses:
- Christian Milli
- Osley Iglesias
- Diego Pacheco
It is impossible for Crawford to beat the hard beaten Cuban Southpaw Iglesias (14-0, 13 COs). Iglesias strikes hard with any hand, and he is young at 27. To turn Southpaw, Terence will not help against Osley because it is his attitude. He is a left hand, and his reach is identical to Crawford’s at 74 inches. So Bud cannot rely on using his sting to dominate him as he did through his career against short armed fighters.
If he assumes that Crawford is coming through the Gauntlet on 168, he will have achieved a lot. It would make him a candidate for the wonderful list of all time.
The road to all times wonderful
The difficult part of Crawford would be that he returned to the junior middleweight division to become an undisputed four -division champion. To achieve this, Crawford will have to defeat these three champions:
- Sebastian Fundora: WBC
- Xander Zayas: WBO
- BAKHRAM MURTAZALIV: IBF
To beat all the champions at 154, Crawford cannot afford to interrupt a year between each fight. He would be in the early 1940s by the time he faced the final champion in the weight class, and probably too old to become an undisputed four -section champion if he made it so far.
Last updated on 09/07/2025
