“He’ll Win” Roy Jones Jr Makes New Canelo vs Terence Crawford Prediction As Fight Agreed: “He’ll Win”
Terence Crawford looks to have landed a fight with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez after first mentioning it around 18 months ago.
Though initially dismissed by Alvarez, who holds three of the four major belts at super-middleweight, due to the American being naturally smaller and last competing two divisions down at super-welterweight.
Crawford persisted, however, and, with the backing of Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh, the fight looks set for September this year. It will see ‘Bud’ pack on a further 14 pounds should he want to come in at the 168 limit as he attempts to be the first man to beat Alvarez in that division.
Speaking to the Ring Magazine, multi-weight great Roy Jones Jr said that the outcome of the fight was in the Mexican’s hands and that, with the right gameplan, it goes in his favour.
“The weight won’t be the factor. The factor will be how Canelo chooses to make the fight. If Canelo comes out and does what Canelo should do, he wins the fight. If he comes out and does what he shouldn’t do, Crawford wins the fight.”
As for what that entails, Jones believes that if Alvarez lets Crawford control the centre, the American gets the victory and Canelo will be dealt just his third defeat in over 60 fights.
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“If Crawford is allowed to control the centre of the ring, he’ll win.”
According to a member of Crawford’s team, the fight is set for September 13 in Las Vegas. While he is expected to sit on the sidelines until then, Canelo is readying an announcement for a May opponent.
