The key to a Terence Crawford victory over Canelo: coach Ronnie Shields says “Intelligent paste” and use speed

Coach Ronnie Shields says that Terence Crawford will have to “relate” to Canelo Alvarez and that he would do more than he would otherwise have a shot to win a decision. He believes that if the rounds are near, Canelo (63-2-2, 39 kos) will be given by the judges based on their popularity.

“You have to lose Canelo and counteract. Fighthype. “It’s (Canelo) is an older fighter. You will never be the same as ten years ago today.”

Terence’s Crucial Commitment Plan

The counter, the speed, the size or the power of Crawford are not as good as the last rival of Canelo, William Scull. That boy was on another level than Crawford. Canelo handled him walking and landing his much tougher features. Scull did not like the feeling of these shots. So he made sure he stayed in the race all night.

“He has to relate to him, but he has to do it smartly,” Ronnie said about Crawford. “You can’t go there thinking,” I’m going to overcome Canelo Alvarez, “because this will not happen. You will have to use your speed and your defense. This will be the key.”

However, Crawford will have to show more offenses against Canelo than in his latest fight against Israil Madrimov in 2024. The rounds were very close to this fight, with almost the same production, but the features of Madrimov were always tougher and cleaner. The judges helped the Crawford in part A in this struggle because he could have lost. They may not do the same for him against Canelo because it is now the B side fighting the legend.

The need for more offenses

“Crawford must be smarter and take all the benefits he can because he has to realize that he is fighting against Canelo Alvarez,” said Shields. “You won’t go closer -you have to do more than Canelo to win the rounds.”

To achieve victory, Crawford will have to launch more power strokes in this struggle and will not depend on the round to win rounds. We have seen that Canelo wins rounds in many of his fights where he only connects with three or four hard punches. The judges still give him the rounds due to his larger traits. So Crawford will have to trade more in this struggle than last year against Madrimov. If you play it for sure, you will lose.

“Canelo has been in the hardest fights than Crawford, but Crawford lives the life of a fighter. You can see the experience he has when he is in the ring, he is very smart. I think this will make a long way in this struggle,” said Shields.

It would have been better if Crawford had a good experience, but Turki Alshikh did not want to set foot on the fire and to show him against David Benavidez, David Morrell or Diego Pacheco. All these years Crawford fought at 135, 140 and 147, he never fought against great opposition. Being counter-poultry, SouthPaw, and a biker made someone to prevent it.