Hearn on the shaky champions: Who aged faster, Crawford or Canelo?

Promoter Eddie Hearn says he is worried that Terence Crawford’s “pumped up” body, age and inactivity may negatively affect him next Saturday, September 13, at his Super fight against Canelo Alvarez at the Alvarez at Las Vegas.

Hearn says Crawford has been 37, fighting once a year over the past few years and does not look exciting in his last fight, 13 months ago, against Israil Madrimov. He questions whether Crawford (41-0, 31 COs) can handle the power of the undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo (63-2-2, 39 COs) because he moves two weight classes to face him.

Hearn also has concerns about Canelo, specifically about his age and bones. He noted that Canelo’s legs showed signs of slowdown with his inability to cut off the ring against his last opponent, William Scull, on May 3, 2025.

Hearn’s doubt about Crawford’s body

“My concern is that I see the size of Crawford. He looks pumped up, much larger than usual. It is very difficult to do this to your body and go in and perform as you always act. I don’t know if it’s going to help or hinder him, ‘the promoter Eddie Hearn said The bumpy ground About the physical transformation that Terence Crawford underwent with the size he made for the Canelo Alvarez fight.

The extra weight Crawford welded could hinder him if he was pressed quickly by Canelo. However, it is doubtful whether the Mexican star has the cardio he needs to force Terence to fight hard enough for his weight to play a factor.

What can be decisive in this struggle is the power of Canelo and his body that strikes. Crawford was not hit by a fighter with Canelo’s power in a professional battle. The Omaha, Nebraska native, Crawford, was injured in his fighting against Yuriorkis Gamboa in 2014 and Egidijus Cavaliauskas in 2019.

Both fighters show their age

“I am worried if he (Canelo) has the same fighter at this stage of his career. Both guys are old in terms of fighters in their prime minister. What is Crawford, 36, 37 (note: Terence turns 38 on September 28). Canelo 36 (Correction: 35). I remember watching the (William) Scull Fight.

Canelo has shown signs of decline since his fight against Jaime Munguia on May 4, 2024. He fought well in the first three rounds against Mungia, but looked like he had done the rest of the way to earn a unanimous decision from 12 countries.

It was the same in Canelo’s last two fights against Edgar Berlanga and William Scull. He fought well early, but then just threw sporadic push the rest of the road to win some unanimous 12 round decisions.

Fight once a year

“Can Crawford handle the power at 168? Let us be honest. He did not look against (Israil) Madrimov on 154. He was so inactive. He has been fighting once a year once a year, three years even (Correction: Crawford has fought once a year since 2021). Right now, my head leans slightly to Crawford. I want to see him on the scale next week, ”says Hearn.

The Canelo-Madrimov battle was so razor that it could have gone Madrimov’s way, as he landed the harder, cleaner shots. Terence won a unanimous decision of 12 rounds, but his age, ring rust and lack of power influenced him in this struggle. It was a witch’s brew of things that worked in that competition against Crawford. The judges gave him the victory, but in my opinion Madrimov must have been the winner. Hearn feels the same way. He won Madrimov. It was not the ideal performance by Crawford to go against Canelo in the Super Fight.

“I think they’re both old. It’s almost like who gets older faster. Canelo didn’t stop anyone in the centuries (Caleb) plant (on November 6, 2021),” Hearn said.

Crawford’s eroding reflexes

Terence seemed to be aged overnight in his last battle against Madrimov on August 3, 2024. Crawford has been out of the ring for more than a year since his victory over Errol Spence on July 29, 2023. In the 13 months from the ring, Bud did not have the same fighter against Madrimov because he was against Spence against the same fighter.

Crawford is hit repeatedly by straight rights from Madrimov, the entire 12-round fought. In my opinion, the reflexes for the then 36-year-old Crawford. Now Crawford has been inactive for another 13 months since the Madrimov competition, and he is closer to 38 as he goes into his super fight against Canelo.

Although Crawford was able to fight successfully, the opposition he was facing was despite the fact that he came down from 2021.

Crawford’s opposition returns from 3 long interruptions:

• Israil Madrimov
• Errol Spence
• David Avanesyan