‘Anything is possible’- Canelo Alvarez sets record straight on Terence Crawford mega-fight

Canelo Alvarez has opened the door to a money-spinning showdown with Terrence Crawford.

The 34-year-old Mexican took his record to 62-2-2 by beating Edgar Berlanga via a unanimous decision in September.

David Benavidez’s name has been touted and William Scull says his team have been approached over a unification fight.

Canelo was stripped of the IBF title after refusing to take on Scull, who was his mandatory opponent.

But 37-year-old American Crawford is the fight fans want to see and Alvarez has finally broken his silence.

“There’s always a chance there,” he told Ring Magazine. “We’ll see, but there’s always a chance there. We’re here to make the best deals, and there’s always the chance.”

Crawford is 41-0 and has won world titles in four weight classes from lightweight to light middleweight.

As Alvarez suggested, it would take a large purse to tempt him into fighting the dangerous southpaw.

But fans may get their wish as Turki Alalshikh is desperate to see the bout happen.

“I want to see Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn, I want to see of course Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua,” he said on Froch On Fighting.

“I want to see Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, and I also want to see Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia the rematch.

“For Oleksandr Usyk he will wait for the card of February. He has said he wants to fight one or two fights more, and I would like to see the Dubois rematch.”

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Crawford has been calling out Canelo since the Mexican’s win over Berlanga.

“Yo Turki, tell them we are going to go for Canelo next,” he said on an Instagram live video following Canelo’s dominant win over Berlanga.

The camera was then turned to Alalshikh, who replied: “Yes. Let’s go! Canelo, come on. We are ready.”

“Canelo-Crawford, the biggest fight in boxing. But we stay ready though.

“We stay ready, that way we ain’t got to get ready.”

Canelo and Crawford could potentially meet at a catchweight but the American has claimed he would move up to 168lbs to make the fight happen.

Demetrius Andrade says Terence Crawford could not beat Canelo Alvarez by moving up two divisions

The fight betweenSaul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Terence Crawford is still in the realm of total uncertainty, but that does not prevent the whole boxing world from continuing to give its opinion on it.

One of them is Demetrius Andrade, who recently spoke out on the matter, making a statement that, although not surprising, makes him look good with the narrative that the Mexican is almost unbeatable and that there is no one who can knock him down or make him lose on the scorecards.

According to Andrade, Canelo Alvarez would beat Terence Crawford at 168 pounds, and the Omaha, Nebraska native has been moving up in weight, going from 147 pounds to 154, where he was able to finish off Israil Madrimov. However, although Crawford wants to expose his undefeated record against the Mexican, he would have to move up two divisions, and there he would hit a wall.

In words shared with Fight Hub TV, Andrade said he loves Crawford very much, whom he considered “a good friend,” so he did not hesitate to give him some advice: “He saw me beat people up, I saw him beat people up. I think the stories could go on, but when it comes to weight, empowerment, that s… is real.

“Canelo is a fierce wolf and can run all night. I think Crawford has the skills, but when it comes to Saul taking punches and blocking his power punches, Canelo also knows how to move. He has agility. Not like a robot. I mean, it’s going to be tough (…) I don’t think Crawford can beat Canelo. But I still think he can give him a good fight. And I’ll be sitting there watching it,” he said.

Super Prediction: Canelo Alvarez Vs Terence Crawford: A Potential Super Fight In 2025

After all this time, the bout that every boxing fan worldwide has been waiting for has yet to take place. The internet was dominated on the final day of 2024 by multiple reports of a potential fight between Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez. The news spread like wildfire despite the lack of specific details about the fight, and numerous prominent boxing-related media pages made similar claims.

In order to continue attracting the PPV buys that he did in his prime, superstar Canelo needs a well-known fighter that people want to watch when he returns to the ring in May to defend his three 168-pound titles. A fight between Canelo and WBA 154-pound champion Crawford is apparently of interest to Turki Al-Shiekh.

According to reports, Canelo had demanded $150 million for Crawford, which Turki might not be prepared to pay given Terence’s lack of track record as a PPV draw. Although the 37-year-old Crawford has only fought in one high-profile bout in his 16-year professional career, against Errol Spence in 2023, it’s a matchup that would be exciting to die-hard boxing fans who are familiar with him.

Tim Bradley, the commentator, claims that after studying Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez, he concluded that the Mexican star would be thoroughly outclassed if they square off in 2025. Bradley doesn’t explain why he thinks the smaller and weaker Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) can defeat Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs), the undisputed super middleweight champion. He believes he can.

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“Something told me to study Canelo and study Crawford. Crawford is about to beat the s*** out of Canelo Alvarez. I’m letting y’all know right now. He’s about to beat the brakes off of Canelo Alvarez,” said Tim Bradley in a video on social media. “Yes, he is.”

“Something told me to study Canelo and study Crawford. Crawford is about to beat the s*** out of Canelo Alvarez. I’m letting y’all know right now. He’s about to beat the brakes off of Canelo Alvarez,” said Tim Bradley in a video on social media. “Yes, he is.”