Erislandy Lara says Terence Crawford should keep going and not let Canelo Alvarez hit him on September 13. In 2014, Cuban Lara lost a 12-round decision to Canelo (63-2-2, 39 COs) and had success by striking from the outside.
Lara fought too definitely and left the judges no choice but to give it to Canelo, who won more chances and landed the harder blows.
Turki Alalshikh’s expectations
Erislandy now wants Crawford (41-0, 31 COs) to fight the same way and think it will work. Turki Alalshikh will go well as Crawford moves for 12 rounds, and mimics the style of Lara and William Scull used against the undisputed super -middleweight champion Canelo.
“I see it as an interesting 50-50 fight. I feel that Canelo is very strong at the moment, and I want to see how Crawford handles the power, especially in the early rounds, and what’s going to happen, ‘Erislandy Lara tells Fighting typeDiscuss the Canelo Alvarez against Terence Crawford Clash in September.
Canelo is going to throw the whole battle with power, not just the early rounds. Crawford will have to take the shots for 12 rounds. If he runs like against Israil Madrimov last August, he will lose, because the judges will not give him another decision as in the fight. Madrimov beat Crawford, but the judges went with the A-his fighter.
“I can remember that I fought against Canelo 14 years ago (Correction: 11 years ago in 2014). I can remember, I used my legs really well. As long as Crawford uses his legs and does not allow Canelo to hit him in the arms and hit him on the arms, he has a very good chance of winning, ‘says Lara.
Crawford’s $ 50 million strategy
Crawford is paid $ 50 million For this fight against Canelo. He would be crazy if he chose to adopt the Jerry style that Erislandy Lara recommends. It is not the much smaller wallet that Lara received when he fought against Canelo more than a decade ago.
Bud is paid ten millions of dollars by Turki Alalshikh, who described this ‘The Fight of the Century’. Given the hype around the fight and the massive wallet that Terence receives, it would be a mistake on his part to use his legs and run as Lara did.
Even though Crawford obeyed Lara’s advice, the large crowd that would attend the event at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas would take him out of the building. This is Las Vegas. They have no patience for Tom and Jerry fights in this city.
2014 Canelo Fight Lessons
That advice from Lara will not be practical against Canelo. It didn’t work for Erislandy in 2014 because he moved too much, made no chances, and tried to win a cheap decision by throwing JABs only. Canelo was the one who pushed the whole battle and hit hard when he could catch up with Lara.
The style used by Erislandy against Alvarez was similar to the one used by fellow Cuban William Scull in May last year. He didn’t want to get involved and run around the ring, throwing jabs and sometimes combinations when Canelo would catch him. Scull fought better than Lara did, but there was no chance that the judges would give him the decision because he was too passive.
Last updated on 07/31/2025
