Force coach warns: Terence Crawford’s power at 180 pounds will lead to Canelo Alvarez’s disaster

The coach of strength and conditioning, Rob Acosta, believes that Terence Crawford is heading towards problems, increasing in the food until the 180’s for his September 13 fight against Canelo Alvarez in Super Middleweight in Riyadh.

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Too big, too fast?

Crawford ate his way to 168 because he has heavy quickly since his last struggle in August. It is no longer toned and can be said to have been feeding power. Crawford only looks like a typical fighter who has I have been in the canal bagToo grazing, thinking that it can be transformed into a super half weight eating alone.

He says that Crawford will reduce up to 168 for weight and then rehydrate in the mid-170’s to challenge Canelo (62-2-2, 39 kos) for belts. This additional weight that Crawford involves for the fight will not transform it into another Gennadiy Golovkin Power. It will not be the one that was never designed. It would be a heavy weight with overweight and very slow.

Crawford will bring 175 in a first-time struggle in his 17-year professional, facing a fighter who has competed for this weight for many years. That is, it will not end well for the 38 -year -old Crawford. It will be slower, weaker and stronger stronger than it has ever been hit.

“Crawford has come from 154. He is going to jump -160 and go directly to 168,” said strength coach Rob Acosta Fighthype On Terence Crawford he has increased since 154 to challenge Canelo Alvarez for his unified titles in Super Middleweight in September. “Let’s say Crawford walks at the age of 180. He goes down these 12 rounds to get it in 168.”

Crawford’s decision not to stop at 160 to fight one of the most important boys in this weight class was a mistake. If he were against the idea of ​​tuning in 168 to get his feet wet, he should have stopped at the age of 160 and fought against Janibek Alkhanuly to have an idea of ​​coping with a greater fighter with more power. Janibek is one of the biggest punches of the middle weight and would have got Crawford to get better prepared to fight Canelo in 168. Terence was afraid to be exposed by a medium weight?

Food?

)Ate his way to 180. Understand that. Did not work until 180, “said Acosta.” This is the difference. Therefore, if you only eat, eat, eat -up to a heavier weight, assuming because you have caused you heavier boys, assuming that you can act at a higher level against a boy (Canelo) that has been several times and is very comfortable with this weight and going down a heavier weight. This is a very different animal. “”

Crawford, who gave rise to Lester Martinez, is not the same as fighting a murderer like Canelo. If Bud had scared someone like Osleys IglesiasIt would have been a much better preparation for Canelo, but this guy would probably eliminate Crawford repeatedly in the camp. The last thing Crawford needs is to fight with a half -knit chanerter since the weeks of Sparring with Iglesias.

“The last two weeks of camp are always the most critical moment because it is when the most toning things can go wrong,” said Acosta. “It is very difficult to reach 154 to 168 in a specific period and to perform as if you were at 140, 147 and 154. We already saw what happened when it went from 147 to 154. It was not a bad performance.

“Crawford made good shots. He took them well. What do you think will happen in 168? Canelo has been hit by GGG, one of the most difficult boxes of boxing. You mean, me that Crawford is just going up and cleaning it? I don’t see it.

“What will you rehydrate?