Turki Alralikh’s struggle situation: Crawford’s Mayweather-Esque style can be up to the drum and satisfying fans against Canelo?

Extremer Teddy Atlas says he has confidence in Terence Crawford coach Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre, who will be ready with a “good plan” to defeat Canelo Alvarez this Saturday, September 13. Atlas states that Crawford (41-0, 31 kos) does not have many miles in “The Odileet” after 17 years as a professional. He thinks this will play in favor, along with his mobility and his outside game.

“He has good people with him, Bomac and the other boys. They do a good job and always have a good plan,” said former Teddy Atlas coach to his YouTube Channel when asked about the year of inactivity of Terence Crawford in this Saturday’s struggle against Canelo Alvarez. “I think they gave him (Crawford) enough time to be comfortable with the weight.”

Inactivity: a problem?

Atlas did not touch the original question when he asked how Crawford’s inactivity would affect him in this fight. He has been out of the ring for 13 months since August 3, 2024, and did not seem impressive in the fight against Israil Madrimov. Crawford has fought only five times in the last four years against these fighters:

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

“Did you have enough time to adapt to this size?” He said Atlas, continuing Crawford’s weight instead of the original question he asked about his 13 months of inactivity. “I have the confidence they did not mistake.

The big question is Crawford’s big question with the added weight and the jump of two divisions from 154 to 168. Given its history of having an excellent resistance to fights, it is unlikely to occur against Canelo. One thing that plays in favor of Crawford is the slow pace that Canelo tends to fight. Crawford will not be under the fire as if he did it if he was fighting someone like Christian Mbilli or Osley Iglesias in Super Middleweight.

Undoubtedly, these are the best in 168, and Crawford would be under a constant bombardment against the two. Wining -just moving and moving would not be enough. Should fight them to survive. With chanery, it is different. Fight to the rhythm of a snail at this stage of his career, he only seeks to land great shots and control the rounds with his power.

“You won’t run. Use your legs, get angles and a control space. Do not let Canelo enter freely. Canelo’s feet are not so fast. Why lost Mayweather a long time ago (September 14, 2013). His feet were too slow. He couldn’t close the gaps fast enough,” said Atlas.

A Mayweather’s style victory

The money Turki Alralhikh pays to Crawford, he will not want to see -move around the ring, imitating as Floyd Mayweather Jr. He fought against Canelo twelve years ago in 2013. It was a boring struggle marked by a large number of headlines, damaging and moving for Mayweather.

Atlas says that Crawford will not work, but fans do not want to watch a chess game on Saturday night. The type of fights that fans want to see are wars and this is not Crawford’s style. His focus on fighting is a combination of Shakur Stevenson and Mayweather, boxing, moving and throwing flies.

Turki has built the struggle of Canelo-Crawford, saying that it is the “struggle of the century” despite the fact that Crawford was not known for having a pleasant style of struggle for the people. In addition, he has never fought in 168 or 160. If Crawford struggles as Atlas wants, there will be many unfortunate fans and he could leave the stadium alleging that night.

Turki pays $ 50 million to Crawford for the struggle he did not have to win by surpassing any of the highest highest weights. Terence will not have the feeling of the obligation to stay in the trenches and fight Canelo?