Why is Terence Crawford looking for Canelo Alvarez fight at a higher weight class?

As a rising star in the junior middleweight division, Charles Conwell is eyeing the biggest names in his weight class. However, he also sees why Terence Crawford, a legendary figure in boxing, may opt to move up to super middleweight for a shot at Canelo Alvarez, rather than staying at 154 pounds.

Terence Crawford, having recently captured the WBA world title at 154 pounds with a win over Israil Madrimov, is no stranger to conquering different weight classes, but Conwell believes Crawford may now be considering his options more carefully.

Conwell, who has yet to fight for a world title, understands that Crawford is nearing the end of his career.

“What else is there for Terence Crawford to do and who else is there for him to fight to cement his legacy more than he already has?” Conwell remarked during an interview with Gerry Cooney and Randy Gordon on SiriusXM’s At the Fights.

With a legacy built on multiple championships at various weights, Crawford may now be looking for a new challenge-one that could elevate his career even further.

Crawford’s motivation: legacy vs. financial reward

Crawford’s journey has been defined by dominance at lightweight, light-welterweight, and welterweight. But now, at 37 years old, he has fewer opportunities ahead of him. Conwell believes that Crawford’s decision to move up in weight could be driven by both the desire for a lucrative payday and the opportunity to secure an even bigger legacy.

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“A fight with Canelo at 168 would earn Crawford far more than any other bout at 154,” Conwell stated.

Crawford has earned substantial paydays in recent years, particularly after his victory over Errol Spence in 2023, but the opportunity to face Canelo Alvarez, one of boxing’s most marketable stars, would offer a significant boost to Crawford’s financial standing while also providing a potential career-defining moment.

While Conwell respects Crawford’s pursuit of financial success, he also recognizes that today’s fighters often have to weigh the benefits of legacy against the monetary rewards.

“With today’s fighters, I feel like it’s money first,” Conwell explained.

“You can’t eat legacy. You can’t take legacy home. You can’t cash legacy at the bank.”

This is a sentiment that many athletes in combat sports can relate to, and it underscores why a fight with Canelo is so appealing to Crawford.

For Conwell, the prospect of Crawford facing Canelo presents an exciting opportunity for both a lucrative financial payoff and a chance to cement his place in boxing history. While Conwell is still working toward his own first title shot, he acknowledges the inevitability of Crawford seeking the biggest challenges available before the end of his illustrious career.

Should Crawford take on Canelo at super middleweight, it would not only offer massive financial rewards but could also be a fitting capstone to an already storied career.

Canelo and Bud face criticism: Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, Some promoters and fighters think the winner is decided

During the last few weeks, reports that Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford are discussing a possible fight have been flooding the internet. With each passing day, this dream fight is getting closer and closer to becoming a reality.

While fans are excited for these two best pound-for-pound boxers to face off in the ring, experts have taken a different path. While the prospect of Crawford vs. Canelo is fascinating, many promoters and fighters such as Eddie Hearn, David Benavidez and Demetrius Andradethink the winner is already decided

In a conversation with Fight Hub TV, former unified lightweight champion Mikey Garcia also had a similar perspective. However, he advised Canelo Alvarez to take a different path to redeem his past mistakes.

Canelo and Bud face criticism

The younger brother of veteran trainer Robert Garcia admitted that this fight had the possibility of performing well financially, while speaking to FightHubTv about the possible matchup.

However, he urged the duo to look for different fights in their own weight classes, but “there’s no money in that.” For him, “at that point, it’s more of a big money fight that’s going to generate,” and nothing else. He further added that although Canelo and Bud are going to fill stadiums, “I’m really not a fan of that matchup”. The Oxnard, California, native believes the duo has enough competition in their own weight classes.

On the other hand, Garcia also had a specific career path for the unified super middleweight champion. According to Mikey Garcia, Canelo should rectify his past mistakes and challenge Dmitry Bivol or even Artur Beterbiev. “I’d rather see Canelo go up and fight someone like Beterbiev or Bivol again if he wants to challenge himself. Go up to 175 again and challenge himself against those guys,” and get out of the bubble he has created around himself.

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The four-division champion added that if a smaller guy like Crawford moves up to face the Guadalajara native, a win here will only fuel the latter’s illusion. So, “to prove he’s the best, Canelo Alvarez should move up and challenge himself. He wants the same for Terence Crawford, claiming that “he doesn’t need to move up to fight Canelo, he could just fight other guys at 154 pounds”.

Terence Crawford Delivers Honest 2 Word Reaction To Canelo Showing Off His Power In Training Clip

Terence Crawford may have landed the fight he has been shouting about for two years as Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez finally comes around to the idea.

The two four-weight world champions met with boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh this month and it is understood that he is pursuing a September bout in Las Vegas which would see Crawford move up two divisions from his last bout to challenge Alvarez at super-middleweight

Though many in the sport feat that the jump up will be too much for the American to handle against a Canelo who has been dominated at 168 pounds for some years, ‘Bud’ himself is adamant he has what it takes to win.

One worry for the smaller man will be the power of Canelo’s shots. Though he is on a five-fight stoppage drought, his last coming against Caleb Plant in 2021 to become undisputed, the Mexican puts real strength into his shots and most opponents speak highly of his power.

A clip doing the rounds on social media recently showed Canelo throwing thudding hooks at the heavy bag. In response, Crawford said, “that’s cute.”

Crawford packs a punch himself, boasting 31 stoppages from 41 wins. He did, however, go the distance in his latest fight, a super-welterweight debut against tricky and tough Israil Madrimov.

Some read into that as his power not carrying up as he adds more divisions to his legacy. If that is the case, it does not bode well for another 14 pound weight gain in against a man in Canelo who has never been dropped or stopped in 66 bouts. He is not expected to have the benefit of rehydration clause in the contract.

Agreed ? Terence Crawford Sends 5 Word Warning To Canelo Alvarez As Fight Finally ‘Agreed’

Terence Crawford has spoken for the first time since it was reported that a fight against Canelo Alvarez was agreed

The clash between the two pound-for-pound greats was first discussed last year after Crawford defeated Israil Madrimov to win the WBA super-welterweight title in August.

Talks died down though due to Canelo’s reluctance to negotiate the bout prior to his September fight against Edgar Berlanga, which the Mexican won to retain his WBC, WBA and WBO super-middleweight titles.

With both men now seemingly rested and recharged following their latest bouts, the year began with fresh optimism that a fight could indeed take place later this year.

Crawford and Canelo both met with Saudi chief Turki Al-Alshikh over the weekend, with it now reported that a deal is in place for the mega fight to take place.

‘Bud’ has given his first reaction since the reports that the bout was agreed, taking to social media to share his confidence that he will be victorious.

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“Ima shock the world watch!!! The best is yet to come. I had it in my back pocket this whole time.”

It would indeed be seen as an upset to many if Crawford is able to defeat Canelo, due to him needing to jump up a further two weight divisions from 154lbs to 168lbs.

Crawford has only competed once at super-welterweight after moving up from 147lbs. Prior to that he reigned as undisputed welterweight champion after defeating long-term rival Errol Spence Jr, and Spence has given his prediction for how the Canelo fight could go.

Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford have held positive talks with Turki Alalshikh as they eye a huge mega-fight in 2025.

Canelo Alvarez and Crawford are two of the biggest pound-for-pound stars in the sport and are coming to the later stages of their stellar careers in the squared circle.

‘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.”

Just 1 Word: Former Champion James Toney Sums Up Terence Crawford’s Chances Of Beating Canelo In Just 1 Word

Can Terence Crawford jump up a further two divisions and beat Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez? Former three-weight world champion James Toney has given his take.

Though Terence Crawford only recently made his debut at super-welterweight, he now wants to pack on a further 14 pounds to challenge Canelo, who has been ruling the roost at super-middleweight for years.

Both men are four-division world champions and considered two of the best fighters in the sport. However, many feel that, even despite Crawford’s elite skillset, the ask is too much here given the size difference.

Toney – who is no stranger to weight jumps having won world titles at middle, super-middle and cruiser as well as challenging at heavyweight – first told AB Boxing News that he didn’t see any contenders in Crawford’s current division handing him his first loss.

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“Terence Crawford is an incredible fighter. It’s gonna be hard to beat him, anybody at 154.”

Asked specifically about moving up in weight to face Canelo, Toney said ‘Bud’ wins ‘easy’ before sneaking in a comparison to himself.

“Easy win [for Crawford]. Easy win. Trust me … Canelo is a good fighter, but he’s not on James Toney’s level.”

Canelo’s options for bouts in the super-middleweight ranks that attract serious attention are dwindling, particularly since David Benavidez has moved up to light-heavyweight. It’s for that reason that many in the sport feel that the Crawford fight, which he once all but dismissed, now looks likely

He has made it clear that he will begin looking at opponents in January, likely for a May return. With Crawford just returning from some niggling injuries, the timelines may sync up for a megafight.