Kell Brook is of the opinion that the undisputed super -middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez’s size and power benefit will be too much for Terence Crawford to overcome on September 13.
Former welterweight champion Brook points out that it would be a different story if Crawford (41-0, 31 COs) fights “Mediocered champion” At middleweight he would have a good chance of winning. But for him to stand against a ‘good champion’ on 168, it’s going to be too much.
Terence skips the mid -weight risks
Crawford skipped the 160 pound division. If he moved up to the middleweight and IBF and IBF and WBO champion Janibek challenged Alimkhanuly, chances are he would have lost to him. Janibek is an even bigger puncher than Israil Madrimov, and that man brought Crawford to a standstill in August.
Crawford’s weight jumping challenge
“Crawford will have to get up (two divisions and 14 pounds). I know when I’m boxing Golovkin. There’s a big difference, especially if it’s anyone (good),” Kell Brook said Pro Boxing fansand discuss what Terence Crawford opposes in his collision against Canelo Alvarez.
Brook initially did well against Golovkin and brought him to a standstill by four rounds. However, an eye injury stopped Kell’s progress in fifth place, which forced a standstill when he could no longer handle GGG’s pressure. However, Golovkin was a young 34, with a better endurance than the 35-year-old Canelo.
The Mexican star cannot fight at the same pace as Golovkin did against Brook. He does not have the engine that Golovkin had at the same age. So, the chances of Canelo Crawford wear as GGG did with Brook are slim, but that doesn’t mean he won’t win. He still has the power and experience of advantage over Crawford.
If the Nebraska native moved up to 168 during the year, he was out of the ring, he would have a better chance of winning. He did not want to take the risk of losing and miss his huge pay day of $ 50 million.
‘Fighting a middleweight, a mediocre world champion, is in order. If you fight against someone like Canelo, it’s another boiler fish. I have to lean to Canelo, but Crawford is very good. ‘
Well, Crawford hasn’t even fought a middleweight. He moved up to 154 in his last fight against Israel Madrimov, and he did not even dominate him. Madrimov, nicknamed ‘Little GGG’, made a number on Crawford’s face and came close to defeating him. Crawford is now moving up two additional divisions to fight an even larger puncher in Canelo on September 13.
Brook lost to Crawford in 2020 through a fourth round. It was not an excellent version of Kell that beat Terence. It was the worn, post-gennadiy Golovkin Eye Injury version. It would have been much harder for Crawford to beat Brook when he was at his best before GGG came to him and ruined a promising career.
Brook compares Crawford to Mayweather
“When I looked back at when (Floyd) Mayweather Canelo (in 2013), he was a mover. Crawford is not really like Mayweather in that respect. He puts his feet. He was cut with how he approached, shots and moved and moved. I think he is another fighter of Mayweather.
Crawford was a mover earlier years ago. Looking back at his fight against Viktor Postol in 2016, his mobility was equal to a prime Mayweather. However, it was nine years ago. That version of Crawford no longer exists in 2025.
The years were difficult on Terence’s body, and robbed him of his foot speed and much of the hand speed he had at the time. All that remains is his IQ and his ambition to make money, and assume what some box fans believe is the best fighter in the 168-pound division.
Last updated on 06/17/2025
