Turki Alalshikh’s ‘Fight of the Century’ problem: Can Crawford’s Mayweather-Esque style meet the hype and satisfy fans against Canelo?

Former coach Teddy Atlas says he has confidence in Terence Crawford coach Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre, that he will be ready with a ‘good plan’ to defeat Canelo Alvarez on Saturday, September 13. Atlas points out that Crawford (41-0, 31 COs) does not have a large number of miles on ‘the ewes’ after 17 years as a pro. He believes it will play in his favor, along with his mobility and outdoor game.

“He has good people with him, Bomac and the other guys. They do a good job, and they always have a good plan, ‘has former coach Teddy Atlas on his Youtube channel When asked about Terence Crawford’s year of inactivity, which entered this Saturday’s fight against Canelo Alvarez. “I would think they gave him (Crawford) enough time to get comfortable with the weight.”

Inactivity: A non-problem?

Atlas did not address the original question when asked how Crawford’s inactivity would affect him in this struggle. He has been out of the ring since August 3, 2024, and he did not look impressive in the fight against Israel Madrimov. Crawford has only fought only five times against these fighters over the past four years:

• Israil Madrimov: August 2024
• Errol Spence: July 2023
• David Avanesyan: December 2022
• Shawn Porter: November 2021
• Need Brook: November 2020

“Did he have enough time to adjust to the size?” said Atlas, and continued with the weight of Crawford rather than the original question that asked him about his 13 months of inactivity. “I trust that they did not make a mistake. He does not have many miles on the mileage, Crawford. I’m looking for Crawford to win the outside. ‘

Canelo’s slow threat

How Crawford does with the added weight and the two-section jump from 154 to 168 is the big question. Given his history of excellent endurance in fighting, he is unlikely to take out against Canelo. One thing that plays in Crawford’s favor is the slow pace at which Canelo tends to fight. Crawford will not be under fire as he would if he fought someone like Christian Mbilli or Osley Iglesias on Super Middleweight.

The two are probably the best at 168, and Crawford will be under constant bombing against one of the two. Just winning by just hitting and moving would not be enough. He will actually have to fight against them to survive. With Canelo, it’s different. He is fighting at a snail’s pace at this stage of his career, and just wants to land large shots and control the rounds with his power.

“He’s not going to run. Use his legs, get corners and control space. Don’t let Canelo come in freely. Canelo’s feet are not that fast. Why did he lose against Mayweather a long time ago (September 14, 2013). His feet were too slow. He couldn’t close the gaps fast enough, ‘says Atlas.

A victory in Mayweather-style

The money paid by Turki Alalshikh Crawford, he doesn’t want to see how he moves around the ring and mimics how Floyd Mayweather Jr. Twelve years ago in 2013. It was a boring battle that loves many, crazy and moving through Mayweather.

Atlas says Crawford won’t run, but fans don’t want to see a chess match on Saturday night. The type of fighting fans want to see is wars, and it’s not Crawford’s style. His approach to fighting is a combination of Shakur Stevenson and Mayweather, boxing, moving and throwing pot shots.

Turki Alalshikh’s promotional assessment

Turki built the Canelo-Crawford match and said it was the ‘struggle of the century’, despite the fact that Crawford is not known to have a crowd of pleasant fighting style. In addition, he has never fought at 168 or even 160. If Crawford fights as Atlas wants him, there will be many unfortunate fans, and he can be thrown out of the allegiant stage that night.

According to Crawford, Turki pays $ 50 million for the fight he does not have to earn by beating one of the top superweights. Will Terence not have a sense of obligation to stay in the trenches and fight Canelo?