Dana White declares Canelo-Craword ‘one of the biggest battles ever’ but fans don’t buy the hype

Promoter Dana White calls the Canelo Alvarez against Terence Crawford ‘one of the biggest battles ever’ for their September 13 superfight in Las Vegas. A major marketing pressure is being made for this battle, but it still did not set fire to the average American fan.

Given the lack of sincere interest in the Canelo-Crawford match, it will not even be the second biggest battle in 2025, compared to the fighting in 2024.

Is Canelo-Crawford a gimmick?

It is a strange type of Gimmick battle, which is in line with an outdated smaller fighter, Crawford (41-0, 31 COs), who moves to 168 to challenge Canelo (63-2-2, 39 COs) for his undisputed super-middleweight championship.

Crawford gets the luxury of taking the laborious effort to fight his way into a title shot to go directly into a title fight. Although it is wonderful for him, it made the fight look false. It is very important that would be there if Crawford had gone through the top contenders one by one to earn the shot at Canelo.

“I’ve been a big fan of boxing since I was a kid. I wouldn’t sit here today if it wasn’t for boxing. Being the first boxing match I promote is an absolute honor, ‘Dana White says to the Ring Magazine Youtube Channel, talk about the Canelo Alvarez against Terence Crawford Fight on September 13.

White’s “biggest battle ever” claim

“It’s two of the greatest of all time and One of the biggest battles ever in the history of the sport. It’s a very proud moment for me, and I’ve done a lot of things in my career, ‘says White.

Dana White goes overboard with his praise for the Canelo Crawford struggle, and he says it is one of ‘the biggest fights’ in the history of the sport. Take into account that there is only Moderate buzz The fight on social media indicates that this is not one of the biggest battles.

The amount of interest in the Canelo against Crawford match is probably less than last year’s mega fight between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney. Three months before the fight occurred, there was already a great interest in it.

People who are not on X on X. In contrast, the fans on Canelo-Crawford are generally light to moderate, with many people criticizing it, it calls a money grabbing and arguing that it should not even be allowed due to the weight string of two divisions for Crawford.

Historic battles against Canelo-Crawford

1. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 1 & 3
2. Oscar de la Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather jr.
3. Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman
4. Floyd Mayweather jr. Against Manny Pacquiao
5. Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran 1 & 2
6. Floyd Mayweather jr. Against Conor McGregor
7. Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns
8. Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns
9. Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler
10. Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling II
11. Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II
12. Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin I & 2
13. Floyd Mayweather jr. Against Canelo Alvarez
14. Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson
15. Arturo Gatti vs. Micky Ward