Crawford’s Golden Ticket: A Free Pass to Canelo

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Terence Crawford posted a photo on X of himself posing with Turki Al-Sheikh, who he confirms is doing a deal for his mega-money fight against Canelo Alvarez in September.

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Crawford used a King crown emoji along with his image, as if he saw him as some kind of monarch after he had received the fight he had been asking for. This fight is Crawford’s golden parachute retirement day. Think of it as Canelo vs. Jermell Charlo 2.0.

Is it too much to ask Crawford to test himself against at least one killer in 168 primes? Turki should hold Crawford’s feet to the fire, telling him he has to beat David Benavidez first to get that payday against Canelo. Just let Terence fight Benavidez and prove he is worthy of meeting King Canelo.

Mayweather Blueprint 2.0

It’s kind of a mismatch. I just hope Turki sells him cheap on PPV because it will be a mismatch and probably boring if Crawford follows him Mayweather shot of how he fought Alvarez in 2013. Crawford’s trainer Brian “BoMac” McIntyre already said they will follow Mayweather’s plan of “boxing, moving and tying” Canelo up all night. It will be very, very boring to watch. He said Crawford would follow him to the T, which will be pure eye candy.

I wouldn’t want to see Canelo vs. Crawford if it’s free as part of the normal subscription with DAZN because it’s a circus level fight. Crawford just moved up to 154 and looked awful, and now he’s moving up two more divisions with no experience, no proof, no title shot and fighting Canelo. It’s a joke.

Turki needs to politely tell Crawford if he wants the money for a Canelo fight, he’ll show some joy fighting Morrell or Benavidez to prove he deserves to be in the King’s presence. Let me be the one to tell Crawford. I’ll break it to you.

Former four-division world champion Crawford looked like an average fighter last August, moving from 147 to 154 to challenge WBA champion Israil Madrimov for his title.

Two divisions too far

Crawford was unimpressive, having to rally late to win a 12-round unanimous decision against Madrimov. He could have easily lost this fight if Madrimov had the sense to go on the attack instead of continuing to pot. The 40-year-old Crawford’s performance showed he had hit the ceiling for what he is capable of.

If he were to move up to 160 to face the killer Janibek Alimkhanuly or 168 to face Benavidez, the roster would be over. Crawford would be slaughtered due to the size, youth and talent of these fighters.

Fans are divided on whether the 37-year-old Crawford giving himself this fight to Canelo is a good thing for the sport, another demotion, turning boxing into a non-sport. Obviously, in a real sport, Crawford would have to outperform other teams to reach the top level.

There would be a season, playoffs and then the finals. We see Crawford skip all that hoopla over fighters who would probably beat him, like David Benavidez, David Morrell, Diego Pacheco, Christian Mbilli and Osleys Iglesias. If this was an exhibition fight, it would make sense, but it isn’t.

Crawford is moving up two weight classes for an undeserved world title shot against WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight champion Canelo in September. How is this allowed to happen?



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