Can Crawford’s ‘Gimmicry’ defeat Canelo? Arum’s stance-coming theory challenged by Crawford’s recent execution

Promoter Bob Arum says Terence Crawford’s ability to switch hit “Befuddle” Canelo Alvarez in September, and he predicts his former fighter will defeat the Mexican superstar.

Strategy for stance switch

Arum believes that changing views are that All Bud should defeat Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 food). If Crawford is winning by changing all night, he can deceive himself. It is not David Avanesyan or Jeff Horn that he faces.

It may require more than Terence changing views to defeat Canelo, because things have not worked well for the Nebraska native in his last battle against Israil Madrimov. He lit up to switch from Southpaw to Orthodox. Madrimov repeatedly nailed him with hands, and he looked like he couldn’t miss right.

“I like Crawford in that battle. I think he’s a better talent, better athlete, better boxer, and I just think he’s going to win the battle, ‘Promoter Bob Arum said Sean ZittelPredict the Terence Crawford forecast will defeat WBA, WBC and WBO Super Middleweight Champion Canelo Alvarez if they fight on September 13.

Arum may be sentimental to Crawford because he was his baby from the beginning of his career and fought with the top ranking until 2021. For Arum to speak a fighter who spent 13 years with his company, it would look strange. Crawford was a family with a top rankings and would probably still be with them if he did not go the free-agent route after his victory over Shawn Porter in 2021. Interestingly, Crawford has only fought three times since leaving Arum and beat David Avanesyan, Errol Spence and Israil Madrimov.

He should have fought many more than three times in the four years since he had the top ranking, but that reflects a lack of ambition. That inactivity is going to turn around and bite Crawford at the back against Canelo, because you can’t be a small, part -time fighter at 38 and expect to defeat a fighter of that caliber.

The arum forecast

“When it was announced, I felt Crawford would win. I told him, ‘It’s a wonderful struggle for you. You’re going to win the battle. “I don’t think he’s going to put on the kind of weight,” Arum said when asked if the extra weight attracted Terence would delay him against Alvarez.

Arum may not have followed Crawford lately, but he seems to have been packed on a good power feed of 20 pounds and hit the weights. He has another five months to continue to pretend before his fight against Alvarez in September, and he will probably be in the 190s by that time. He already looks nothing like the slim, agile fighter he was two years ago when he achieved his best career against Errol Spence on July 29, 2023.

‘Crawford also has a rare ability to be ambitious and switch from Southpaw to Orthodox while the fight is going on. It’s going to captivate Canelo. Like most fighters, he did not deal with the kind of opponent. I think that’s what made it such an easy battle with Spence. He was completely confused, ‘says Arum.

Canelo has fought many fighters who can change in the twenty years he has fought as a pro. It will need much more from Terence to defeat Canelo using his gimmick, such as changing views. It worked on Errol Spence because he lost so much from his game from that car accident in 2019, and it seemed as if he was not physically or mentally present when he fought against Crawford in 2023. This has operated Spence on 25% capacity.

“A fighter when he trains usually practices a Southpot or an orthodox in sparring,” says Arum. “Now, if you fight against a man who is seamlessly from Southpaw to Orthodox and is equally effective, how do you practice for it? It’s hard. You do not get sparring partners who can do both. There is not much in the area.

‘Crawford because he is a unique kind of fighter who has not seen other fighters yet, and the ability to switch, fighters are not used to it. They don’t practice for that, “Arum says when asked who wins in a fight between Crawford and a prime Floyd Mayweather Jr. “I just think that Crawford is a very unique talent.

“It has nothing to do with his ability as a fighter. Maybe I can say his ability as a litigator. But as a fighter, he is a unique superior man,” Arum said.

Madrimov concern

Crawford will have to significantly increase his game from his last performance against Israil Madrimov on August 3 last year to defeat Canelo, because the fight was essentially a draw. He faced a very good fighter who got out of the way and put him out in the first nine rounds before throwing out. Against Canelo, Crawford stands in front of a larger puncher who will pay him if he tries to fight aggressively.

Based on some of the things Bud and his coach, Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre, said in interviews, their focus on the box of Canelo will stay out of reach and tie him up when he’s close enough to land his big power shots.