Teddy Atlas: Crawford’s secret weapon for Canelo

Teddy Atlas thinks Terence Crawford has it Leonard element of Ray Ray of sugar In his game, he will allow him to spend up to 168 to defeat the super -undisputed mid -weight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 13.

Atlas believes that Crawford is “special” and believes that he catches the 35-year-old channel (63-2-2, 39 kos) at the right time. Alvarez has begun to show his age in his last three fights, and he wonders if the money he has made have taken his wish. Rich with estimated net value at $ 300 million, may have eliminated the ambition that Canelo had earlier.

Atlas Hypes Geni Crawford

“I just think Crawford is really special. I think Canelo is really good. I think Crawford is special. I know he has not fought against this summary that everyone wants. But you have this ingredient, I think he has it,” Teddy Atlas said to his YouTube Channel, The Fight, previewing Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford on September 12.

Crawford does not have the curriculum to show that it is special and, clearly, does not belong to the fight in 168, even against this version of Canelo, 35. If the Nebraska Native Crawford believed in himself, he would have twice fought Super Middleweight in the last year to acclimatize -to make money, make money and show fans who are able to overcome the best in this division. It is clear that if you put Crawford on the ring with the tastes of David Benavidez, David Morrell or Osleys Iglesias, it would not be a party for them. It is too small, old and inactive. Four fights in five years by Crawford. What does this tell you?

“ I know he did not have a great performance when he moved to 154, but he fought against a very good fighter, a guy who fought in a very difficult style in a weight class that was a foreigner for him, and we had to give him a minute, ” said Atlas about Crawford’s effort against Israil Madrimov on the youngest medium weight. “No one wants to give anyone for a minute in this business. You’re supposed to be fantastic and you have to be great every minute.”

Crawford’s bad performance was not a matter of being acclimated to the 154 -pound division. You could see his age and had reached a roof in his ability to fight. Terence had begun his career in 135 and was mainly known as counterpoint.

When he moved until 147, it was possible to see that he was as high as he could go with his miserable frame and dominate against the minor opposition. But when Crawford moved to 154, he did not have the power, the youth or the frame to wrap with the best of the weight class. That is why he has not fought in a year after his questionable decision on Madrimov. He knows he would lose if he took murderers like Vergil Ortiz Jr., Sebastian Fundora, Tim Tszyu and Bakhram Murtazaliev.

Comparison of Leonard: Too much?

“He (Crawford) did what he had to do, but I still saw greatness. Greatness is in Crawford. There is something about Like Sugar Ray Leonard He had something about him when he had to be a junk dog. When the fight was mentioned for the first time, I chose it. Now it’s a little more fashionable. “”

Atlas goes a little over with his praise from Crawford, comparing him to the great sugar Ray Leonard. Has been carried away with its glass. Terence only has a significant victory in its 17 -year -old resume, Israil Madrimov, and it was a 12 round decision that it could have lost.

Terence’s victory over Errol Spence is meaningless because it was a shell of his former self after his car accident in 2019 in Dallas. It’s not just the crash of the car. Spence had dealt with eye injuries, the weight problems of the fight between fights, and had made many punishments in his fights.

CANELO: Age or money?

“Now, it’s a little easier for people to say,” Oh, I can see Crawford win, “and why? Canelo is old or slow, or here is another. He has made so many money that the urgency is not there. The fire is not there,” said Atlas.

Teddy plays a couple of good points on Canelo. The witches of the long race, the punishment made in many wars and their $ 300 million fortune have achieved almost all of the Alvarez, 35. He has left very little about his self in this match against a Crawford almost equally washed.