Video of Terence Crawford training shows that he is starting to look slow and fleshy with the weight he is packed to prepare on his weight string with two divisions to challenge Canelo Alvarez for his undisputed super-middleweight championship in 54 days on September 13.
Delayed velocity for Canelo?
Fans expressed concern that Terence, 37, was wearing too much weight in a short period. The observers notice that Crawford lost much of the velocity and mobility he had in the lower weight classes from 135 to 147. It was perhaps better for Crawford to stay lighter, which allowed him to use Speed to defeat Canelo rather than trying to fit him in size.
The movement and velocity of former four divisions world champion Crawford seems noticeably slower due to the increased weight. He gained too much weight in a short time for his slender building.
Bud’s heavy load
Fighters with larger frames can add weight without affecting their speed, but those with thin, bird -like frames tend to do badly if they gain weight. It’s too late for Terence. He and his coach, Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre, chose to pack on size, hoping it would be the key to defeating Golden Star, Canelo Alvarez, on September 13.
Team Crawford believes that the addition of size will be The Magic Elixir necessary to defeat Canelo. Of course, he could use the fountain of youth to get a better chance of beating Mexican superstar Alvarez, but bulking is not the answer.
Crawford (41-0, 31 COs) moves two weight classes in a single training camp, which is impossible to do in this era of the sport unless the warrior chosen is a paper champion with a limited ability.
Is Crawford done?
Terence went from 155 to 186, ate a lot and focused on resistance training. The 37-year-old Omaha, Nebraska, native, Bud Crawford, only recently moved to the junior middleweight to fight in Israil Madrimov in August and had major problems.
The battle showed that Crawford could not do what he did at 147, as these fighters have the size, power and better skills. Terence phased fighters on B-level, such as Errol Spence, Shawn Porter, Jeff Horn, David Avanesyan and Jose Benavidez jr.
Last updated on 07/21/2025
