Commentator Dazn, Chris Mannix, has doubts as to whether the muscle, which Terenka Crawford added to his venous frame, will snail-paced him like an anchor of the ship for his title challenge against the unquestioned master of the super medium medium weight Canelo Alvarez on September 13.
Year of connection
Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) had a year to add weight and train only to this fight with Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KO) at Netflix at the Allegiant stadium in Las Vegas. Lighting up to the mid -1980s without testing weight in the actual fight in Super Middle weight puts Crawford in a hard situation.
“One of the questions that I have for a kennel in this fight is that you will reach the sixth round and later. This additional muscle he wears. Is it still lasting? Is it still fresh in the second half of the fight?” said commentator Chris Mannix to Boxing DAZNThe question of whether the weight packed by Terenca Crawford in the last year will snail-paced down like an anchor for his title challenge against Canelo Alvarez.
Additional weight, lower speed
Wearing this additional weight will make Crawford slower. It will not be faster, carrying an additional over 20 pounds. As Mannix notes, the muscle on which Crawford packed, can snail-paced him down, making him susceptible to a Canelo impact, which is accustomed to fighting in this division. It will be hit by Canelo can be an uncomfortable experience for Crawford.
Even if Alvarez has not knocked him out, he may have problems winning rounds. The judges focus on a warrior who lands more hard, cleaner shots, and it would be Canelo. Crawford did not show an enhance in power in solving his move to 154 against Israil Madrimov on August 3, 2024.
12-round endurance Canelo
“We know that Canelo can pass 12 rounds and be great in 12 rounds. He did it again and again,” said Mannix. “We know that Crawford can delve into fighting at smaller weights. The muscle is weighty. He will carry it against a guy who will be quick, will be robust and there will be an elite in the second half of the fight.”
Close Madrimov Victory
Crawford looked slower and not so energetic in his last fight, rising from 147 to 154 to face the WBA Junior Midd champion in medium scales, Israil Madrimov on August 3. Terenka ate many blows on his way to winning a 12-rund of a unanimous decision, but it was a fight that he could lose Madrimov in the master round.
It was not a kind of performance that indicated that Crawford would be a castle to defeat the remaining 154-pounds. He looked like his age in this fight, and his power was not the same.
“I thought it was a very close fight. I thought Madrimov won the fight in person. I thought that cleaner shots had landed and controlled the tempo – said the promoter Eddie Hearn.
“There is no doubt that Crawford will enter this fight, looking as if he were in the best shape in his life. He looks physically spectacular. He gained weight in the right way. And it is not that the guy had a few months to get to 168 pounds. Mannix.
Crawford went all year to train for this fight with Alvarez. The last fight Buda took place on May 3, 2024 against Israil Madrimov and knew that Canelo was next. Instead of going back to the ring to fight, he decided to slowly exploit the last 12 months.
Despite this, adopting a lot of importance to fight in a weight class 168 pounds without experience after a year of inactivity is not ideal for Crawford. He decided to jump simultaneously, instead of the gradual route that other warriors had.
Comparison of Leonard-Hagler
Fans and media say Crawford can win because Sugar Ray Leonard has already proved that the warrior can jump into the troops to fight a larger guy when he defeated WBC and medium scale master Marvin Hagler, a controversial 12-round decision on April 6, 1987.
Leonard was 30 years ancient, not 37, pushing 38, like Crawford. Also Leonardo’s previous fight was 154, and he moved only to one weight division, not two such as Crawford. The result of Leonard-Hagler’s fight was far from decisive, because many boxing fans thought Hagler had done enough to deserve winning. The results of the judges were:
- 115–113 for Leonardo
- 118–110 for Leonardo
- 115–113 for Hagler
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