Ground Zero: Donaire says Crawford’s body is the target for Canelo’s push

Nonito Donaire says Canelo Alvarez should “Tea Off” Saturday at Terence Crawford’s body, making it the target for its bumps at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Former four divisions world champion Donaire says Canelo (63-2-2, 39 COs) on Crawford’s body and his arms should focus with his push to neutralize his skill benefit. Canelo always attacks the body of his opponent. It is part of his game.

The body is ground zero

“He has to go there and the body and the arms as he does. The head will come down. We’ve seen it in many of his battles before, ‘Nonito Donaire said Box news Asked whether Canelo Alvarez should attack Terence Crawford’s body.

Going to Crawford’s body would be the smartest thing that Canelo can do because he has proven through his career that he has a strong chin. What has not yet been tested is the body of Crawford because he has not yet fought. His career was fought against fighters who went strictly with their shots. So, Crawford’s body should be ground zero For Canelo’s push on Saturday.

“The thing is that Crawford allows him to do so? That’s the question. Canelo has been on this weight for a long time, and he has gained that body, that experience, and he has the power,” Donaire said. “He also has the awards to reject it all.”

A nightmare for Turki Alalshikh

It would be a nightmare for Turki Alalshikh if ​​Crawford preferred to move rather than working with Canelo. The cost of this event, and the way Turki is going to bat for Terence, and choose him by hand for this fight, it will blow up in his face if he goes into track death mode.

Even if Crawford moves all night, there will be moments where Canelo catches up and strikes him to the body. Alvarez’s last opponent, William Scull, was underway the entire battle earlier this year on May 3, and Canelo still caught him regularly to land body shots.

Crawford’s weight class risk

“I believe that Crawford is the more skilled fighter, but he goes on a lot of weight classes to get there. He has never fought on 160 (or 168). So, will the weight affect him or not? The moment he is beaten in the arm, is he going to think differently? ” Nonito said.

It is reasonable to say that Crawford made a mistake by not choosing to fight at 160 and 168 in the 13 months that he was out of the ring that led to this battle. He had the whole time he needed to feed warm -up fights with middleweight against Carlos Adames or Janibek Alimkhanuly.

After one of the guys, Crawford must have risen to 168 to water his feet against Christian Mbilli or Diego Pacheco. If he was fighting against the guys, he would be ready for Canelo and he would have a better chance of beating him.

“Crawford is skilled, can box and do everything. But Canelo has the power to neutralize things, but he always had problems with people moving around him. I have to make it 50/50 because I give Canelo the power at this weight. But I give the talent, the skills and the speed to Crawford,” Donaire said.

Five reasons why Canelo wins

It is nice that Nonito takes a chance with his prediction. Not. Canelo has the advantage in five main categories:

1. Weight
2. May
3. Experience
4. Youth
5. Activity

Canelo has been on weight for years, while Crawford fights for the first time at 168, giving him a big advantage. I believe that Canelo, a natural super-middle weight rather than a pumped one like Crawford, will be the decisive factor in this battle.