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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.

The Best Undefeated KO Artist Wants Terence Crawford But Has ‘Inside Information’ That It Will Never Happen

Terence Crawford is one fighter who is never far away from the spotlight.

The 37-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska is often regarded as one of, if not the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet.

In a professional tenure than began back in 2008, Crawford has already captured world titles in four weight divisions, coupled with achieving undisputed status at super lightweight and welterweight respectively.

Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford is now preparing to face Mexican icon Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez later this year in an attempt to become a five-weight world champion, as he looks to dethrone the 34-year-old of his unified WBC, WBA and WBO titles at super middleweight.

Another fighter who has expressed an interest in a showdown with Crawford is reigning WBC ‘Interim’ super welterweigh champion Vergil Ortiz Jr, who has emerged as one of the most exciting talents in the sport.

In an interview with iFL TV, Ortiz admits he wants to fight ‘Bud’ Crawford, but reveals he does not believe it will happen after being given ‘inside information’.

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“We want the fight, it’s just inside info it’s not gonna happen.”

The 26-year-old from Texas was then asked to give his thoughts on a potential battle against the winner of Jaron Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis who meet in a welterweight unification in April

“At 147 I don’t see how likely that fights gonna be, for me that ship has kinda sailed, we already said yeah and they didn’t want the fight so it’s just kinda like well what can I do? I can’t do anything.”

Ortiz successfully defended his WBC ‘Interim’ title against Israil Madrimov on February 22, outpointing the former WBA light middleweight champion over 12 rounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The 26-year-old now looks to be in line to face WBC and WBO light middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora in the near future, and will certainly be there waiting at 154 should Crawford decide to drop back down after his Canelo fight.

Mike Tyson Delivers Bad News To Terence Crawford Ahead Of ‘Agreed’ Canelo Alvarez Fight

Mike Tyson has had his say on the upcoming showdown between Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez.

The pound-for-pound superstars have reportedly agreed to face each other later this year, after months of negotiations between the camps of both fighters which were overseen by Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh

Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford has set his sights on becoming a five-weight world champion, just months after he defeated Israil Madrimov to capture the WBA super-welterweight title, becoming a four division champion in the process.

Canelo’s domination at super middleweight began in 2021 when he claimed the undisputed championship with an impressive win over Caleb Plant. Since then he has defeated the likes of Gennady Golovkin, Jermell Charlo and Jaime Munguia. The 34-year-old still holds the unified WBC, WBA and WBO titles at 168lbs, after he was stripped of his IBF title last year.

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Speaking to K9 Boxing, ‘Iron’ Mike gave his opinion on the clash between Canelo and Crawford, admitting he ‘doesn’t like’ the idea of the American moving up a further two weight divisions from his last outing.

“I don’t like that fight. Too much weight, you know he had a close fight with the last guy he fought [Madrimov], because this guy was big and he was awkward, he shouldn’t have fought that guy.”

It has been reported that the highly anticipated clash will take place in September, despite it initially being expected to happen in May. Las Vegas is also said to be the likely location for the fight, with the Allegiant Stadium emerging as the preferred venue. An official announcement is expected to be made in the coming weeks.

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