Crawford’s golden ticket: a free pass to Canelo

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Terence Crawford has posted a photo on X of himself posing with Turki Al-Sheikh, confirming that he is making a deal for his mega-money fight with Canelo Alvarez in September.

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Crawford used King crown emoticon With his photo as if he were treating him like a king after receiving the fight he was begging for. This fight is Crawford’s golden parachute retirement payday. Like Canelo vs. Jermel Charlo 2.0.

Is it too much to ask Crawford to test himself against at least one hitter at 168 first? Turki has to hold Crawford’s feet to the fire, telling him that in order to get that payday with Canelo, he must first beat David Benavidez. Just let him fight Terrence Benavidez and prove he’s fit to face King Canelo.

Mayweather Blueprint 2.0

Such is the inconsistency. I hope Turki sells him cheap on the PPV because if Crawford goes after him it could be inconsistent and boring. Mayweather design In the year How he fought Alvarez in 2013. Crawford’s trainer, Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre, has already said they will follow Mayweather’s plan of boxing, moving and tying ‘Canelo all night. It will be very, very boring to watch. Crawford said he would follow it to a T, which would be pure poison for the eyes.

I wouldn’t mind seeing Canelo vs. Crawford if it’s part of a regular subscription with DAZN because it’s a circus level fight. Crawford moved up to 154 and looked terrible, and now he’s going to move up another two divisions with no experience, no challenge, no title shot and a fight against Canelo. It’s a joke.

If Turki wants money for the Canelo fight, he should kindly tell Crawford, he’s going to show some gumption to show Morel or Benavidez that he should be in front of the king. Let me be the one to speak for Crawford. I will break for him.

Crawford, a former four-division world champion, moved up from 147 to 154 last August as a middleweight to challenge WBA champion Israel Madrimov for the title.

Two rooms too far

Crawford was unspectacular, needing a late rally to win a 12-round unanimous decision over Madrymov. Madrymov could have easily lost that fight if he had the sense to go on the attack instead of continuing to go on the offensive. The 40-ish-looking Crawford’s performance showed he’s hitting the ceiling with what he can do.

If he moves to 160 to catch the killer Janibek Alimkanuli or 168 to face Benavidez, the gig will be up. Because of the size, youth, and skill of these fighters, Crawford gets crushed.

Fans are divided on whether giving the 37-year-old Crawford this fight against Canelo would be a good thing for the sport, turning boxing into a non-sport. Obviously in real sports, Crawford has to go through other teams to get to the top.

There will be a season, playoffs and then the playoffs. We’ll see Crawford leapfrog all of that against fighters like David Benavidez, David Morel, Diego Pacheco, Christian Mbili and Ousleys Iglesias. If this was an exhibition fight, that would make sense, but it’s not.

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

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