The historical triumph of Crawford: Decreasing the legacy of Canelo Álvarez unfairly releases a generational performance?

How fair are we in Saul “Canelo” Álvarez (63-3-2, 39 kos) after his recent deviation at the hands of Terence Crawford (42-0-0, 31 kos)? How fair are we in Crawford?

On Saturday, September 13, 2025, Terence “Bud” Crawford became the first male fighter to become an indisputable champion in three classes of weight. Not only that, but he did so jumping two (basically three) weight classes to defeat the long -distance champion and Power Puncher, Canelo Álvarez.

The consensus that went to the struggle, regardless of who you chose, was that Crawford had the advantage in basically each attribute, but this size would be an important factor in the fight. Crawford would be able to withstand Canelo’s powerful punches and, if so, would be able to put a toothed man in a naturally larger man? Would your endurance last struggle with added muscle mass? All of these were valid questions considering the recent history of the combatants that jump the weight classes and the resulting results (Golovkin vs. Brook, Canelo vs. Khan, for example).

Similar to the struggle of Crawford vs. Spence, what happened on the night of struggle was more unilateral than many could imagine. Crawford brilliantly used precise work, sharp angles and fluid counterpuni to frustrate and humiliate Álvarez, who never stopped trying, and was still able to successfully attack. In the middle of the struggle, both Canelo and its corner seemed to be out of ideas, and Crawford continued to fall into his deep bag of tools to dazzle and impress fans worldwide. In the eleventh, Canelo retreated, appearing in Sulk after being trapped with a complicated dagger, before stepping on, defeated as he had ever been. The miserable scene that was interpreted when Sunny Edwards, hopeless, desperate by Galal Yafai, was remembered in his corner, “I don’t even want to be here.” In fact, it was clear that Canelo disagreed with himself at the time, and although he is a real competitor, he had never dealt with the pure intractability that was in front of what was supposedly his night.

Although many have recognized the dominance of Crawford’s sport and have even praised Canelo for accepting the defeat with dignity and grace, others have taken the discreditation of their skills, accomplishments and opponents. It is difficult to understand Crawford praise for such incredible realization, while, with the same breath, expressing that Canelo was never very good to start. Whether you are a fan or not, you must admit that Canelo has come to the top against many highest fighters, including Golovkin in his second struggle, Miguel Cotto, in the midst of his professional revival, the Caleb plant and a large number of B+ solid fighters in Aa-Figters. His career at 168, collecting the four belts for a year and a half, was impressive, and his power was even proven against the combatants of £ 20 to 25 pounds. Heavier than himself. He held belts in four different classes of weight and defeated 23 world or old champions.

Undoubtedly, it will be a hall of the Famer of the first Ballot and has been an icon in its country and many of the world. It would probably be a money fighter in any party in case he chooses to continue fighting and would be a hell for many other fighters in 168.

All this is, this is the person who defeated Crawford, not a little bum or pretender. He did not hit a paper champion or grabbed the belts of someone who should never have been the boy. Crawford jumped until 168 after a single fight in 154 and beaten to a proven indisputable champion and the greatness of Canelo, along with the apparent ease of Crawford’s victory, also shows that Bud is a generational talent. In fact, two of the three combatants who have defeated Canelo have shown to be talented fighters generating, and the other is a larger and older man.

There is a reason why great mature fighters do not usually reject their opponents as weak or weak imposters. If you think they are, your victory decreases.

Finally, there is a debate about whether Canelo was too old and a counter -argument that Crawford is greater, so Canelo’s age is irrelevant.

Canelo has definitely passed through its first and no longer uses the same type of movement of the head or counterpoint it did while it was devastating the 168 pounds. Division and collection belts. In addition, he has a lot of wear and tear on his body, after being a professional at the age of 15, with about 70 fights. Not all fighters age the same, and although Canelo is slightly younger than Crawford, it is not as fresh as it was, while Crawford seems to have discovered the youth source. But after last Saturday, it is difficult to imagine any version of Canelo overcoming the Crawford we witnessed, just as it is difficult to see in Canelo defeat any version of Floyd Mayweather Jr.

There are already murmuri of a possible resuscitation, which were slightly elevated when the WBC announced that Canelo is the Super-Middleweight container number 1 in its recently released rankings. With even more time to adjust to the upper weight class, it is very difficult to imagine that Bud is less successful in a second struggle. Canelo is a great fighter with a massive monitoring, who has always given despite the annoying problems with the work and resistance that he has never been able to shake. When you think about it, what he could achieve despite these limitations speaks of volumes about his determination and dedication and his ability to find a way to gain in most circumstances, without implying living legends that have dominated the trade that has fallen a short distance from the pinnacle of.