Coach Abel Sanchez says Canelo Alvarez will hit Terence Crawford on his arms and to the body to pull him off on September 13. He does not think Crawford (41-0, 31 CO’s) will be able to avoid being hit by moving because he will not have the feet at 168 what he did at 147.
Sanchez says Crawford had to start fighting against bigger guys during his year outside the ring. Terence chose to wait for his collision against Canelo, rather than using his time to prepare with tune-ups on 168.
Crawford’s missed training opportunity
“I would have made him fight against bigger guys and did a lot more power and conditioning because he would need it,” coach Abel Sanchez said Johnny Boy Boxing About what he did to prepare Terence Crawford for the fight against Canelo Alvarez.
Sanchez has the right idea. Crawford should have used the year that he was out of the ring to take a few tune-ups at 168 to adjust to the weight before fighting against Canel. For whatever reason, Terence chose to sit inactive, just to focus on. It was a missed opportunity, but it shows that he was afraid to take a risk that something bad is happening.
“He’s going to be faster in the first three or four rounds, because he’s faster than Canelo. But once, Canelo starts knocking on his arms and bumping on him, it’s a big truck hitting him, ‘Sanchez says. “It will be difficult to stay away from him unless he does the (William) Scull battle. But I don’t think he has the legs, especially at 168, which he had at 147. ‘
Terence didn’t even have the legs at 154. We saw that Israil Madrimov was on his feet faster and the better shots ended up. Crawford dared not even try to turn the fight into a Tom and Jerry fight because he didn’t want to get Turki Alalshikh angry. He pays him a lot of money, and Crawford will feel compelled to entertain, even if it causes him to be knocked out.
Canelo to break down Crawford
“Of course, it will help him (Crawford) at the beginning of the fight when Canelo is still trying to assimilate his speed,” Sanchez said when asked if Crawford’s high box -Ik would help him against Alvarez. “Once he catches up certain things that Crawford does, he’s going to hit him.”
Crawford’s velocity may not be an advantage for him, not even in the early rounds. The weight he was wearing will delay him, and it will make him much easier to hit through Canelo. He’s going to try to eliminate Canelo as Floyd Mayweather did Jr., but he doesn’t have the hand speed he had.
Last updated on 08/07/2025
