Terence Crawford has to start thinking about a plan B opponent because his primary target, Canelo Alvarez, shows no interest in facing him.
Crawford will have to retire or move on because the Canelo fight won’t happen for him, and that’s clear. The way Crawford keeps pressing makes him look bad in the eyes of the fans. It’s like Crawford just doesn’t get it.
By now, Crawford must have figured out that a fight with Canelo will never happen in this lifetime. The way Crawford doesn’t give up is pathetic.
Most would agree that Crawford’s approach to trying to get a fight against superstar Canelo was wrong. The Nebraska native focused on crossing the line by jumping in front of the contenders at 168 and asking Canelo to just give him the fight without earning it.
He assumed that Canelo would be willing to give him the shot without earning it. It didn’t work out well for Crawford, but he still isn’t interested in moving up to 168 to improve his chances. Crawford’s lack of ambition to fight Canelo is concerning.
Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) has been making the rounds with the media over the past year trying to get him into a fight against unified super middleweight champion Canelo.
That approach failed for Crawford, and he now has to decide whether to retire or continue his career fighting other fighters. Crawford has many excellent options for nice paydays.
If His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is interested in financing Crawford’s next fight, regardless of his opponent, he could make good money fighting many famous fighters.
If Crawford is going to stick with his goal of fighting Canelo, he needs to put himself in a position to put pressure on the Mexican star by moving up to 168 and defeating two or three big names:
168 options:
– David Benavidez
– Christian Mbilli
–David Morrell
Fighting Benavidez would be the ideal opponent for Crawford to fight if he is interested in getting the retirement payday against Canelo Alvarez. It will pay off for the soon-to-be 37-year-old Crawford to fight Benavidez, as it will be a matchup that will bring in big numbers. Prime Video PPV.
If Crawford prevails against ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez, Canelo would be forced to fight him because of the pressure. It would be risky for Crawford to fight Benavidez because he could wipe him out, and his dream of fighting Canelo would be complete forever.
Given Crawford’s recent lackluster performance against Israil Madrimov at 154, it’s pretty clear that he would stand no chance of beating any of the top five at 168. Even a lesser fighter like Edgar Berlanga would be too much for Crawford.
Crawford needs to focus on the fights he can potentially win at 147 and 154, which will still pay well. They wouldn’t give Crawford the massive retirement payday that a fight against Canelo would, but he would still do very well.
Plan B options for Crawford:
– Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
– Vergil Ortiz Jr.
– Sebastian Fundora
– Tim Tszyu
– Serhii Bohachuk
– Israel Madrimov
