Former Super-Middleweight World Champion Has No Doubt Terence Crawford Will ‘Cruise Past’ Canelo
Terence Crawford steps up two weight divisions to face Canelo Alvarez later this year.
The two pound-for-pound superstars will collide in Las Vegas in September, with Crawford aiming to become a five-weight world champion
He could even get the chance to be a three-weight undisputed champion, provided that Canelo first defeats IBF champion William Scull in May to add that belt to his WBC, WBA and WBO titles.
‘Bud’ has fought above the 147lb limit just once in his boxing career, coming in his last fight when he defeated Israil Madrimov to win the WBA super-welterweight title.
Some boxing fans were critical of the performance of Crawford in that fight, and have concerns that an even bigger jump up in weight to 168lbs could prove a step too far.
One former super-middleweight champion disagrees though, believing that ‘Bud’ has what it takes to follow in his footsteps and claim world honours in that division.
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That man is Nigel Benn, the British boxing legend who held the WBC super-middleweight title from 1992 to 1996, and he has revealed that he believes it will be an easy win for ‘Bud.’
“Crawford is very skillful and very fast. It’s a big money fight… As much as I’m a big fan of Canelo, Crawford’s movement is on another level. I think he could cruise through it – not really take any damage. He’d just cruise through it.”
Benn himself will soon know a thing or two about fighters jumping up two divisions, when his son Conor faces bitter rival Chris Eubank Jr at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on April 26.