Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford met today for the first sight of this week outside the Bellagio fountain in Las Vegas. Both looked muted, face to face with Turki Alalshikh and Zuffa Boxing Promoter Dana White in between.
The wedding-like face-off
Fans on social media joked that Canelo and Crawford seemed to get married. The way they stood did indeed look like a wedding ceremony, and Turki was the minister serving the couple and the “Repeat to me” promised Before the ring goes on the fingers.
The way Canelo and Crawford looked at each other had a wedding quality. Hopefully in the next face they show a little hostility in the next face.
Canelo (63-2-2, 39 COs) defends its undisputed super-middleweight championships against Crawford (41-0, 31 COs) on Saturday, September 13 at the Allegiant Stage in Las Vegas. The event will be streamed directly on Netflix. This battle is the emerald jewel of the map, with Christian Mbilli against Lester Martinez’s Super Middleweight collision as a must-see collision.
The weight gain factor
“He is agile with the extra body weight. Will the footwork move, move, move, still use the ring? ‘ said Keith Thurman Box with Mannix and Mora Channel, if you succeeded whether the additional size Terence Crawford has succeeded, will delay him on Saturday for the Canelo Alvarez battle.
This is the magical question: Will Crawford’s weight gain delay him, which is more going on him than he showed in his previous fight, 13 months ago against Israil Madrimov? If Terence is slow and limp to move from 154 pounds, his chances of coming to the 12th round are slim.
“And in the later rounds, seven, eight, nine, ten, while the pressure continues, (Crawford can handle it). Canelo has lost part of its bite. He was not so devastating, people took out. It has set the battle again, and it is in Bud Crawford’s favor there, ‘says Thurman.
Again, it can end badly for Crawford if he fades to carry the weight around. Canelo will have to push a fast pace to utilize it, as he fought very slowly in his last three fights. He allowed his opponents to stay around if they didn’t have to.
“I know Bud wants it. He is of my generation. He is a true American. I wish him good luck, but I don’t doubt what Canelo is capable of, ‘says Thurman.
Last updated on 09/08/2025
