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The Madrimov Aftermath: The last performance of Terenka Crawford has fans and experts questioning his chances against Canelo Alvarez
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Shane Mosley expects Terenka Crawford to be competitive against the Canelo Alvarez stars in the early rounds of their fight on September 13. The size of Alvarez will take power, which will lead to victory.
Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) receives a elementary title without a job with the undisputed medium weight champion (63-2-2, 39 KO) on September 13 at the Allegiant stadium in Las Vegas.
Skepticism surrounding the donut
The 37 -year -old Terenka is approaching two weight classes from 154 to 168 to challenge Canelo. The weight jump is one of the main factors why fans are skeptical about Crawford’s chances to win. His inactivity for a year outside the ring and his age make it hard for people to perceive him as a justified chance of winning.
Fans who remember the victory of Canelo with the former undisputed 154-Funt champion Jermell Charlo from two years from September 30, 2023, look at Crawford in a similar lithe, but older, weaker and smaller than Jermell.
Mosley’s fight forecast
“I see that Crawford has a good fight for the first four rounds, but then I see how Canelo slowly leads the fight and winning,” said the former world champion in three resolutions Shane Mosley Fight Hub tv. “It’s too substantial. [Crawford] Very brave and doing the right things. I think Canelo is too substantial. “
As Mosley notes, the size of Canelo will be too substantial for Crawford. Departing from Omah, Nebraska, he had only one fight at the age of 154 after increasing from 147 ago on August 3, 2024 and did not shine in the fight against Israil Madrimov. It was not 24 -carat gold that fans got used to seeing Crawford. Blame it for age, inactivity or truck; It wasn’t the same donut that people saw in the past.
Kovalev on the jump
“Terenka Crawford, I think he is the best pound warr for pounds. He can beat Canelo, but I don’t know how convenient in this division will be,” said the former Sergey Kovalev heavyweight champion. “This is too substantial [of a weight jump from 154 to 168]. Hell [Crawford] Be slower because it will be bigger. “
The weight that Crawford put on, and his decision, in order not to take one or two toasty -up fights in 168, will make it hard. Crawford fans believe that his fair sparring against greater warriors in a training camp is enough and counts the same as in a real fight. However, there is a difference between the apply of sparring partners and facing the pretender at the highest level in the Super Middle Wweight, such as Diego Pasteco, Christian Mbilli or Osley Iglesias.
Of course, Crawford would probably not apply any of these warriors to tune in 168, because it would be too risky. These are high -level pretenders who even give Canelo problems.
“It’s not good for Crawford, but I see that it can win points. Canelo will be like [covering up]holding your hands up. Crawford is very brisk and very astute, but in its weight ward. Nobody knows how to feel in a super medium weight. If it is in shape, he will defeat Canelo, ‘said Kovalev.
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Sergey skipped Crawford, who must avoid Canelo, because he made a lot of strenuous shots in his last fight with Israil Madrimov 13 months ago on August 3, 2024. Although Crawford displaced Madrimov 95 to 84, he was hit with more hard, cleaner shots in each round.
This hindered the winner, because Crawford only directed Madrimov about 11 blows. This was not enough to overlook more hard Madrimova blows. However, the judges who worked in the fight won Crawford, with a 12-round unanimous decision, according to the results 115-113, 116-112 and 115-113.
If Canelo can land almost as often as Crawford, Terenka will be hard to get a decision without judges with a view of the strength of Alvarez’s shots.
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Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are expected to fight later this year, but the date remains uncertain even though both camps claim to have reached an agreement. The fight depends on whether Joshua makes it to his fight, which will take place on July 25 in Riyad against Kristian Prenga.
Fury returned earlier this month with a decision victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov, his first victory since 2023, and immediately called for Joshua, who was watching from ringside. From that moment on, the desire to fight intensified again.
Joshua is still scheduled to return to action in July after a break following a fatal car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends. He confirmed that he will continue his career and that his next target will be Fury, provided he manages to get a summer fight.
This first step is now ready. Joshua will face Kristian Prenga on July 25 in Riyad, with both sides claiming a deal with Fury will be concluded later. Eddie Hearn has identified November as his target.
“We’ll be back in July against Kristian Prengi and then, if all goes well, we’ll fight Tyson Fury in November. Everything has been signed on our end and ready to go. Fury said he’s signed the contract too, so there’s no point in denying it, in the end we’re going to fight without a doubt the biggest fight in the history of British boxing,” Hearn told Punch Podcast.
For Fury’s side, Frank Warren provided another window on when the fight would happen.
“It’s signed. Tyson signed up for it a few months ago and we were waiting for AJ and he already did it. So the fight will continue and it looks like it will take place sometime in October,” Warren said on talkSport Boxing.
The difference between October and November is compact on paper, but it usually means that the details are not yet fully settled. Fury’s dates, location and schedule still need to be finalized before anything can truly be wrapped up.
The fight goes on under a certain condition. Joshua has to get through July first. Until that happens, everything else is still being discussed.
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Manny Pacquiao Names One Fighter He Would Like to Face: ‘They Protected Him from Me’
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Manny Pacquiao has faced plenty of top-flight stars over the course of his three-decade-long career, but there is one fighter the Filipino star still regrets not being able to fight.
“Pac Man” competed in famed fights with the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya and Juan Manuel Marquez and remains in the sport to this day, hoping to break his own record as the oldest welterweight world champion in boxing history.
However, before the veteran can continue this mission, he is scheduled to fight a rematch with Mayweather in September – however, it is unclear whether it will be a professional or exhibition space.
The 47-year-old icon said, reflecting on his 73-fight career Vibration that he still regrets not having had the opportunity to hand Terence Crawford his first defeat before “Bud” retired with a 42-0 record.
“The Crawford fight. Because Bob Arum kept it. I’m covered by top-tier promotions and he’s been covered by top-tier promotions before, so I would love to fight him. But it never happened. Bob didn’t give it to me.”
Pacquiao and Crawford have been linked to the fight multiple times, and intriguingly, when the Omaha cameraman was asked the same question, he stated that he had been “chasing this fight for years” and regretted that it didn’t happen.
If he remains interested, Pacquiao has shared his desire to fight anyone while he is dynamic in the sport, including Crawford.
“As long as I stay dynamic in boxing, I will never do it [duck] whoever is in line. Whoever I face, I will face.”
Crawford doesn’t seem interested in returning to the ring despite the allure of a lucrative rematch with Canelo Alvarez, while Pacquiao appears to be absent in 2026 due to Mayweather’s defeat.
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Opetai’s comments come just days before Benavidez fights Ramirez for the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles scheduled for May 2. The fight gives Benavidez a chance to secure his first 200-pound belt after moving up from lightweight heavyweight.
The Australian was preparing for a unification opportunity and used the moment to press his case, calling out both fighters rather than focusing on one opponent.
The IBF’s decision to strip Opetaia following his move to Zuffa Boxing has already impacted the perception of this fight. Jose Benavidez Sr. cited the lack of a title and narrow profile as reasons why the fight doesn’t make sense at this point.
Opetaia previously held the IBF cruiserweight title and remains one of the most avoided fighters in the division, with several proposed fights falling through over the past year.
His latest statement puts immediate pressure on the outcome of Saturday’s fight, and a clear next step is already being pushed publicly.
Opetaia’s fight with the Ramirez-Benavidez winner will take the division closer to full unification, depending on how the remaining titles are handled.
For now, our focus is on Saturday’s fight, but Opetaia has made his position clear – he expects him to be next.
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