Canelo Alvarez says his body is not working for him to allow him to find Terence Crawford in his 12-round decision on Saturday night at the Allegiant Stage in Las Vegas. Canelo (63-3-2, 39 food) mentions that he “Could not find out the style” that Crawford (42-0, 31 COs) used.
Crawford’s elusive style
It was quite basic what Crawford (37) did. He runs for long periods of every round. This made it impossible for Canelo to land because he was never a stationary target for a long time.
The only times in the fight Crawford stood and traded with Canelo was in the 11th and 12th, when he opened with a mini flurry of poorly spicy pathes. It was shots of a shoehine type, with many people missing or taken off by Canelo’s gloves.
Punch statistics
- Terence Crawford: 165 ended up from 558 for 33.1%
- Canelo Alvarez: 132 of 465 for 36.1%
The scores were 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113 for Crawford. I had Canelo 118-110. He was the aggressor who pushed the fight, landed the harder shots and earned the victory.
There was a lot of running from Crawford, which made it difficult to see how he wins more than a handful of rounds. The judges did not give Canelo credit because he was the one who started most of the action in battle. It must have been when a fighter just moved around to eat the clock, the judges should pay attention to and score the rounds for the man who is actually fighting. In this case, Canelo.
Canelo’s body fails him
“I tried my best, but I couldn’t find out the style. Everything. He has everything, ‘says Canelo Alvarez at the after-fighting press conference When asked why he couldn’t adapt to defeat Terence Crawford on Saturday night.
“Sometimes you try, and your body can’t go. This is my frustration. Maybe I could have figured out Crawford, but my body didn’t let me go. I beat Crawford, but not with my clean shots with all my strength.
“He’s a big fighter. He knows how to move and everything, ‘says Canelo.
Last updated on 09/14/2025
