Vergil Ortiz jr. Say that if Terence Crawford moves to 160, the two can meet in that weight class as soon as he is free from the fights he has. He doesn’t think Crawford can make another 154 after coming up for the Canelo Alvarez fight this past Saturday.
Crawford would have a potentially grueling battle against 27-year-old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 CO’s) wanted to feed? I don’t believe he wants this fight because it can be much harder for the 38-year-old Crawford soon than his match against Canelo.
Vergil jr. Is a relentless attacker, and he will not stop progressing. If Crawford runs like against Canelo, Ortiz jr. Cut off the ring and force him into the exchanges, which would be difficult for him.
Crawford shows his age and decline
For the casual fans who said Crawford looks younger than his age, I shouldn’t agree. I have been watching his battles since he became pro, and he looked nothing like the fighter he was in the past or even the version that Errol Spence beat in 2023. Ortiz jr. Would show Crawford his age with his pressure and willingness to walk through his shots to land his own.
“He said he would fight at 160. If he were waiting for me, it would be at 160, and that is meaningful,” said Vergil Ortiz Jr. Boxing King Media About Terence Crawford and says he can move to the middleweight next.
Ortiz jr. Have a full schedule with his fight against Erickson Lubin on November 8. After that, there is a chance that he could face Jaron Ennis in early 2026. He will not be free against Crawford for a while.
“The way his body changed after his fight at 168, I don’t think he will be able to make 154 again. If it were to happen, and I hope it would be, it would be at 160, ‘said Ortiz Jr. Said about his hopes for a fight against Crawford.
Vergil jr. Don’t get his hope, because Crawford doesn’t mention him as a possibility for his next battle. If he did move to 160, it would be to fight one of the middleweight champions to allow him to collect another belt to become a world champion of six divisions.
Crawford’s dangerous battle options
Fans believe that these are the four options that Crawford will choose for his next battle:
- Canelo Alvarez (Rematch)
- Dmitri BIVOL
- David benavidez
- Jaron Ennis
If Crawford holds out to a Canelo Rematch at some point in the future, he will not be a risky fight against someone who is dangerous.
“He took Canelo’s strengths, and he neutralized them,” Ortiz said.
Crawford did what he usually does, counteract, cut and move a lot. He used more movement against Canelo than in his last three fights. He had it because he did not want to run down and nailed while Alvarez was still fresh. He only fought aggressively late in the competition after Canelo was tired.
A terrible trouble
It was not an action-packed battle such as the undercard match between the WBC-Tus-Engineer Super Middleweight Champion Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez. That match stole the performance of the main event and was the one gem on an ominous map of dudes. Turki Alalshikh usually tackles wonderful lower cards with his Riyadh season events, but not this time.
The bottom map was horrific, one of the worst I saw in a big event. I have to go back to the Floyd Mayweather Jr. Against Manny Pacquiao event in 2015, when I saw a worse undercap.
It is unclear whether she was rationale to stack the bottom map with a low-level opposition, so it would make the Canelo look better than it was. It didn’t work. The battle was still a boredom to look at, mainly due to Crawford’s running.
Last updated on 09/16/2025
