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Canelo explains why he can’t leave Crawford

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Canelo Alvarez claims his body didn’t react the way he wanted the night he faced Terence Crawford, but what may be more crucial is why he felt like he couldn’t budge at all.

On the Ring podcast, Alvarez described issues that came to delicate during the fight, including fatigue, hefty legs and cramps. He also made it clear that he wasn’t using this as a way to take anything away from Crawford.

“My body didn’t respond the way I really wanted it to,” Alvarez said. “I wanted to move faster. I didn’t gain the weight back like I needed to. So I felt a little tired and my legs were a little tired too.

“I did well, even if my body didn’t feel the way I wanted it to. I tried, but my body didn’t respond.

“I had leg cramps, so he’s not responding the way I want him to.”

Alvarez then explained why the score still feels unfinished to him, even with Crawford’s full credit.

“I always give him all my credit, but we have to get it back,” Alvarez said. “That’s why after the fight I say, ‘we have to do this fight again’ because I don’t feel the way I want and I have to make this fight happen again and it will be different.

“I think for him to deserve all the credit, he obviously has to give me a rematch. But he decides to retire and we have to accept that and move on.

“I’m going to move forward and fight the fights I want and fight world champions again and that’s it. But I think a rematch will be perfect for boxing.”

Why leaving wasn’t simple

At the highest level, fights are not always made when everything seems perfect. Sometimes a decision is made because the cost of withdrawal seems greater than the cost of overcoming it.

For Alvarez, withdrawing from the Crawford fight would not be treated as a normal withdrawal. When the enemy is so large, the time is so tight, and the event is so public, the story quickly turns into something else.

This is what Alvarez’s comments highlight. They focus less on explaining the performance and more on explaining why the option to leave didn’t seem clear at the time.

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Future plans may close the door even further

World Boxing News understands that Turki Alalshikh is working behind the scenes on Alvarez’s next move and such a direction may naturally leave no room for Crawford on the other side of the ring.

There are ongoing discussions about a WBC title fight for Alvarez against Christian Mbilla on September 12. The Mexico vs. gala has already been confirmed. The world is part of that picture and it doesn’t obviously fit into a rematch with Crawford anyway.

If this is the route Alvarez chooses, Crawford could get a long break. The window may not reopen until 2027, when the issue shifts from legacy talk to a plain choice: stay retired or come back for the money, which forces a arduous decision.

Meanwhile, Alvarez did something most stars avoid. He admitted that his body didn’t give him what he wanted that night, but at the same time he made it clear that he was moving forward. With this combination, the Crawford fight remains in the background, even if there is no rematch in sight.


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World champion claims Conor Benn pulled out of fight after ‘setting up the whole deal’

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World champion says Conor Benn pulled out of fight after the ‘whole deal was set up’

Conor Benn could be ready for a world title fight against Ryan Garcia, but there is one reigning world champion who claims the Briton recently pulled out of a title shot even though “the whole deal has already been done.”

Benn made his Zuffa Boxing debut earlier this month. defeating Regis Prograis in a 150-pound catchweight bout – his first fight at sub-154 pounds in four years – and now he looks ready to fight for world titles at welterweight.

Although his position as mandatory challenger for the WBC title put him in line to face Garcia, WBA 147-pound champion Rolando Romero claimed that Benn had withdrawn from the title fight.

I’m talking to Fighting Hub TV“Rolly” explained why he doubted the Garcia fight would happen and revealed that he expected to fight Benn until “The Destroyer” changed his mind.

“Conor Benn waived me, we had the whole deal done, we were supposed to fight on May 30 in Fresh York for my world title, and then he just disappeared out of nowhere.

Conor Benn was there begging to fight me. By the way, we already had everything planned, but he’s in Fresh York trying to create all this fuss and stuff – he did it for advantage. Same with this, he can do this with Ryan too to gain strength.

“They’re out there trying to do all this stuff, I don’t do this imitation beef. That throws me off, you go and do all this imitation beef and then you come here and act like a gigantic, tough guy and then you run away and don’t fight.”

“Maybe he was doing it with Ryan because Ryan would have knocked him out cool.”

Garcia and Benn could collide this summer in Las Vegas when Benn returns to the welterweight division in a direct world title fight.

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Jermell Charlo picks Tim Tszyu to defeat Errol Spence Jr

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Charlo then launched into a longer explanation, questioning what version of Spence would emerge after his years outside the ring and claiming that style favored Tszyu.

“He has little defense. Errol will come in softly. He doesn’t really move his head. Tim moves his head. He throws a few stone hay shots. “I just follow my fighting style and be realistic.”

Jermell looked like a war veteran and described the fight, giving reasons why he chose Tszyu to beat Spence.

For years, these two towers were the “Twin Towers” of Derrick James’ gym in Dallas. They shared celebrations, sweat and secrets. The problem is that Errol was very vocal about these sessions, essentially telling the world that he was “teaching” Jermell.

For a guy like Charlo, who carries enormous pride and has built his “Lions Only” brand on being the alpha, having a former teammate claim dominance over him is a stain he can’t wash off in a sanctioned fight.

Having never fought professionally, these gym stories are the only narrative that exists and you have to wonder if it’s still eating at him.

Charlo also indicated the location, with the fight expected to take place in Australia.

“He’s going to Australia there. I see Tim Tszyu winning that fight,” Jermell said.

X is having a field day because Charlo looks like a man who sat in a dim room and watched Spence’s training videos over and over again. Fans call this the “villain arc” energy. He spoke quickly, louder and louder, and seemed personally interested in the answer.

During the prophecy, Jermell had a diabolical look in his eyes, as if he were performing a technical exorcism on his elderly rival.

When he has such wide eyes and high energy intensity, he tends to rely on his “Only Lions” personality, which thrives on perceived disrespect. In this case, the disrespect is the years in which Errol Spence Jr. he claimed to be the “substantial brother” at the gym.

“I don’t have to fight Errol Spence and I don’t care about fighting Errol Spence,” Jermell said.

Jermell is essentially using Tim Tszyu as a proxy. Since Charlo hasn’t fought at 154 pounds since 2022, he needs Spence to lose to someone else to prove that the elderly era (the Derrick James era) is over. If Tszyu destroys Spence, it will validate Charlo’s technical criticism and make his inactivity look like a calculated move rather than a decline.

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Roy Jones Jr sums up Tyson Fury’s chances of beating top-ranked Lennox Lewis

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Britain has produced some great heavyweights in recent years, ending an almost century-long curse and seeing success in the division ever since. Predicting the outcome of the clash between two of the best fighters in the country, Lennox Lewis and Tyson Fury, Roy Jones Jr said it would be a “great fight”.

Bob Fitzsimmons became the first British world heavyweight champion in 1897, and he and Jones remain the only two fighters in boxing history to have won both middleweight and heavyweight world titles.

However, Great Britain struggled for success in the division after the Fitzsimmons fight, unable to claim heavyweight supremacy until Lennox Lewis became WBC world champion in 1992. Britain has since crowned its title 11th world heavyweight championFabio Wardley, who follows in the footsteps of Fury and Anthony Joshua.

In an interview with Grosvenor CasinoJones said he would give Lewis an advantage over the “Gypsy King” if they met in their prime.

“Tyson Fury vs. Lennox Lewis? That would be a great fight, but my first thought was Lennox Lewis because of his power. But my second thought was also that Tyson Fury was great at making adjustments. I would go with Lennox Lewis.”

At least one heavyweight world title is expected to remain in a Briton’s hands for some time, with Daniel Dubois scheduled to face another Briton, Fabio Wardley, for the WBO belt next month.

In the meantime, we hope 21-year-old Moses Itauma can continue Britain’s success for many years to come, with the youngster considered by many to be the hottest prospect in boxing.

As for Fury, he is focused on the UK-wide megafight with Joshua – their own ‘Battle of Britain’ after Lennox fought Frank Bruno in 1993.

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