Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford: A twelve -year search to demonstrate evolution from Mayweather’s defeat

Canelo Alvarez says he wants to show the improvements he has made in his game over the last 12 years against Mayweather-Esque Terence Crawford in September. Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 kos) is still bitter to suffer his first loss in the professional ranks, losing a majority decision of 12 rounds in 2013.

Cracking the code?

If Canelo can defeat Crawford, 37, he will have shown that he has learned from his loss to Floyd Jr. The code will have cracked by beating Mayweather 2.0, although an older and less talented version of Fox Old.

The 23 -year -old Canelo did not have the seasoning to defeat Mayweather, unpleasant and much more experienced. Feel if he had fought against Floyd at a different time from his career, he would have won.

Crawford has a Mayweather style, but with more power and slower speed. Its style is a reminiscence of the ancient legend and could be trouble in Canelo if it has not evolved since the defeat. Although the Mexican star insists that it has improved, it does not seem to have it.

It has just been larger, larger and was calculated to choose its opponents. For example, Canelo never fought against David Benavidez or David Morrell. He has fought weaker opposition such as John Ryder, Jaime Munguia and Edgar Berlanga.

“This is the plan. This is what you want, and everyone wants this struggle, but in my mind I have to take care of the May struggle (William Scull), and then we will see it. Who knows what happens?” said Canelo Alvarez to Ring Magazine When asked about a possible fight against Terence Crawford. “I know what people want, but I must first take care of this struggle.”

Canelo has said all the time he does not want to look beyond his next Scull struggle. He knows that it would be a mistake to suppose to overcome the talented Cuban, because he is no longer a spring chicken.

In the last two fights of Alvarez against Edgar Berlanga and Jaime Munguia, he looked at his age after spending early. It seemed like a 24 -kilometer gold through four rounds, but then slowed down dramatically afterwards. That is why these two were able to resort to the whole distance of 12 rounds.

Canelo had both of them on the carpet and it seemed that he was going to hit them easily. The 34-year-old Canelo age caught him, preventing him from ending with Berlanga and Munguia. We will probably see the same thing in Scull’s struggle, but this guy has the talent to gain rounds based on his technical skills that he learned to grow in Cuba, fighting daily in the top -notch competition.

“Different now”

“Yes, it could be. Show people I am different now with the experience of the fighter I am today,” Canelo said about whether a fight against Crawford, who has a similar style to Floyd Mayweather JR, would show him that he has evolved since his loss in 2013.

“I always think I need more years before fighting against Mayweather. Things happen and I learned a lot. I don’t blame myself because I learned a lot. But yes, it’s an opportunity to show the type of fighter I am right now,” said Canelo.