Terence Crawford’s assistant coach Bernie Davis says he is upset about Turki Alalshikh for pointing out that he wants David Banavidez to come to 168 to fight Crawford. He says Turki Crawford (42-0, 31 COs) tries to control money.
An obligation to take risks
Of course, Turki Crawford paid a lot of money in fighting where he was seen as the benefit against a faded Canelo Alvarez and Israil Madrimov.
It was Gimmes for Crawford in which he did not go. But now that Alalshikh indicates that he wants Crawford Benavidez (30-0, 24 COs) to tackle, he is not on board, and his training team does not want to fight.
Gimmes for Crawford: Risk -free battles
- Canelo Alvarez
- Israil Madrimov
Why should Turki not want Crawford to test himself Two gimmes He gave him? Doesn’t Bud have a sense of obligation for Alalshikh to repay him by fighting against who he wants this time? We know that Crawford wants Canelo. But what about him doing a solid for Turki now?
Crawford, his trainers and pro-media, made a big fuss about his victory over Canelo, because he believed it was enough to put him in boxing among the big ones. Those fighters were different.
They do not avoid risky fights, not even late in their careers. To be one of the great fighters of all time, they must take battles where they are the underdog and have the potential to lose. Why won’t Crawford take the risks these fighters have done?
Greaters of all time do not duck fights
- Sugar Ray Leonard
- Muhammad Ali
- Henry Armstrong
- Roberto Duran
- Thomas Hearns
You can’t bring Crawford in with the guys if he rejects the benavidez fight. He does not belong to the top 10 greats of all time with his non-risk attitude. During your career, you must have shown courage to be in the business with the greats of all time. I don’t see it with Crawford, and certainly not with the people who train him. I smell fear.
Terence’s resume is still weak, filled with fewer guys or those who were at the end of their careers. Who did he beat? Shawn Porter? He was 34 at the end. Errol Spence? He has looked like a broken fighter since his car accident in 2019.
Bernie mentions that benavidez is a ‘big guy’ and that he has to fight a light heavyweights Dmitri Bivol and Artur Betterbiev. If it’s not them, Davis says that Benavidez should fight Canelo Alvarez, even though he has a loss of Crawford.
Fear from Crawford’s angle?
“I agree no. David benavidez has always been a big guy. He never fought at a lighter weight. It disturbs me about Turki, ‘Bernie Davis said Millcity Boxing. “That p **** me off and let me start talking, just for stupid s *** so. It’s as if he got the money. ‘ I can basically control you with the money. Now I’m going to host the benavidez fight. ‘
“No, no, no, no. Benavidez will fight Biblical, Betterbiev because he is ready for that kind of competition,” Davis said.
Will Turki subsidize another gimmick?
Turki clearly indicates that he wants Crawford to fight against Benavidez. It doesn’t matter what Davis wants. He is just an assistant coach. Turki is the one that drops tips. Who’s going to fight Crawford as a “blurred? Does he expect Turki to pay him $ 100 million to fight one of the middle weights, such as 42-year-old Erislandy Lara, Carlos Adames, or Janibek Alimkhnuly?
If Crawford opens opponents for his first defense of his 168 -pound title, should Turki continue to subsidize his battles? I don’t see why he would.
Last updated on 09/23/2025
