Tim Bradley says Crawford has to adapt his style of struggle to reflect Bivol and beat on Canelo

Boxing analyst, Tim Bradley, says that Terence Crawford must use a similar style of combination of punchs in Dmitry Bivol to overthrow the Super Mitjà’s champion -Super Mitja, Canelo Alvarez, on September 13. Hall of Famer Bradley claims that Crawford (41-0, 31 kos) needs to attack Canelo (63-2-2, 39 kos) with combinations.

The difficulty of imitating bivol

For Crawford effectively imitates Bivol’s struggle against Canelo. It’s not as big as Bivol. Crawford is a counterpunte and has never used combined punches to gain fights.

Even Canelo’s latest rival, IBF Super Middleweight, William Scull, was a better combined punch than Crawford. Scull appeared in fear of launching combinations due to Canelo’s fist power.

“This will not be a struggle where Crawford will work all night because he will not win this way this way. There are times when Crawford will have to fight this man,” Tim Bradley told his canalSpeaking of Terence Crawford that needs to mix it with Canelo Alvarez to win on September 13.

The advantage of the side

Crawford is aware that he cannot move all night as he did before his career when he fought his way to wins on Felix Diaz in 2017 and Viktor postolous in 2016. It’s too big and Canelo is the side A in this party. It is the superstar. Crawford will have to exchange with Alvarez a little to win rounds, because moving as William Scull did on May 3, and Erislandy Lara did in 2014, he will not win.

“Facts -a backup and put him on defense. He will have to do it with combinations, similar to what Bivol could do. You will have to do it,” Bradley said about Crawford, which he has to fight as a light weight champion Dmitry Bivol, who fought Canelo on May 7, 2022.

The comparison of Bivol-Crawford

The problem of Crawford’s struggle like Bivol is not him. Bivol, 6’0 “, is much larger than the Crawford of 5’8”, and was much younger at the age of 31 than Bud now. Crawford turns 38 on September 28. It has never been a combined punch like Bivol, and is quite late in his career to change his style.

“Crawford will win the struggle on the back like all his fights. He will increase, bite and he will have to do it. Canelo will push him. Crawford will have to throw and let his hands go as never before,” Bradley said.

Crawford met to win the last fight against the WBA Junior Middleweight champion, Israil Madrimov, on August 3, 2024. Entering the tenth round, the result was still doubtful. Crawford continued the attack, pushing Madrimov during rounds 10, 11 and 12 to obtain the unanimous decision of the 12 rounds for the scores 115-113, 116-112 and 115-113.

A beast who has not seen

“He has not seen this beast (Canelo) on the night of struggle, but he has seen a version of this beast for a long time,” said heavy weight champion Shawn Porter HitmansportMediaSpeaking of Crawford.

Porter does not give an example of a similar fighter to Canelo that Crawford has fought during his career. Of what I have seen from Crawford’s past fights, Wbo heavyweight champion Jeff Horn is the only fighter who has struggled to Alvarez. Horn lacked power, skills and channel size.