Coach Greg Hackett doubt that Terenka Crawford can eliminate the undisputed master’s super medium weight Canelo Alvarez on September 13. He did not see this type of power from 38-Iish Crawford (41-0, 31 KO), which suggests that he could knock out “bull” like Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KO).
Crawford’s style will not be canelo
Hackett says that if it were 15-round days, he thinks Crawford would knock out Canelo, but not in a 12-round fight. Canelo is too challenging. Bud is not a kind of warrior who goes out on a knockout, like some fighters in other weight classes. It is more type that is satisfied with the change of opponents, winning the decision, collects withdrawal and disappears for a year before he fights again.
“Canelo Alvarez is a type you have to kill. I’m not saying that Crawford has no power to kill him, but to kill him, you must have unlimited ammunition,” said coach Greg Hackett to do this Sports media YSM About whether Crawford can eliminate Canelo Alvarez on September 13.
Canelo’s establishment would require a enormous puncher, and they would have to be ready to stand and trade. Crawford has no power or readiness to stand in the trenches and fight with Alvarez. God, as if he always makes opponents.
Crawford’s fight with Errol Spence was the only one in his career in which he fought aggressively all the time, and this is because he fought with a drained shell. Spence lost significant importance to achieve a limit of 147 pounds for this fight, and looked lethargy and tardy. In April 2022 he was also outside the ring for more than a year after the war with Yordenis Ugas.
15 rounds vs. 12: Crawford Factor
“In 15 consecutive days, yes, because Bud is a 15-round warrior. But within 12 consecutive days, no,” said Hackett about Crawford potentially rejecting Canelo in the early 1980s, before the longer 15-round results were antiquated. “Canelo will not let you kill him. He is not a bull to go out. He is only one of those bulls he holds in the barn. He did destroyed many people. Maybe you can at him, but throw him? No.”
Crawford did not show aggressiveness in the fight against Israil Madrimov at the age of 154 to have a chance to destroy Canelo. He began to apply him to Madrimov at 10., and even then it only happened because he would become passive. Canelo will still be too perilous for Crawford to fight Madrimov. He took him inside, hitting him in the upper results. He couldn’t do it against Canelo because his inner game is too good.
The age of Terenca, the force of the impact
“I know he [Crawford] It may hit, but I don’t know if it’s a bizarre blow. Crawford would have to fight at a pace, which is almost uncontrolled, “Greg said about what Terenka would have to do to stop Canelo. But what we must remember about Bud is not a child. If Bud was 28 or 29 years elderly, I could be:” Oh, ***, maybe “. But he plus [Note: Crawford turns 38 on September 28]. “
Crawford’s knockout comes from joining contracts that his opponents do not see. He was never a huge hit in any weight class he fought for. Even at the age of 135, he did not have the strength of the former featherweight master Yuriorkis Gamboa, who fought in his third weight class. Gamboa hit more than Crawford.
MasterClass, not KO
“This is where it is evolving, and that’s why I say that we will not see a break, but we will see one of these Masterclass performances [from Crawford]. I understand this, but I don’t see a knockout, “said Hackett.
Crawford fought at a tardy pace, moving to 154 at his last fight after a year outside the ring. It is clearly packed by weight, connecting to the fight with Canelo. This means that it will be slower, moving at a measured pace, because it will not have strength carrying all this additional weight.
Top trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia has considered the outcome of a fantasy showdown between Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao.
The two generational greats reportedly came close to squaring off in 2021, back when Crawford was the WBO welterweight champion and ‘Pac Man’ held the WBA title.
Their unification match never materialised, though, as Pacquiao was scheduled to face Errol Spence Jr before ‘The Truth’ pulled out with a torn retina.
Instead, the Filipino legend ended up losing his WBA title to Yordenis Ugas at a stage when, while still serviceable, he was quite clearly past his best.
Crawford, meanwhile, was hitting top form around this time, just a few fights away from producing arguably a career-best performance against Spence.
He did, of course, manage to stop his welterweight rival in nine rounds, before moving up to 168lbs and becoming a three-division undisputed champion by dethroning Canelo Alvarez last September.
Based on those two performances, coach Garcia has told ESNEWS that he would favour ‘Bud’ to defeat even a prime version of Pacquiao.
“The Crawford that beat Spence – and the Crawford that beat Canelo – would probably beat Manny.”
While Crawford’s prime almost certainly came during his run of eight stoppages at welterweight, it is harder to pinpoint when Pacquiao ultimately reached his peak.
In terms of his most destructive performance at world level, however, many will point towards his second-round finish over Ricky Hatton in 2009.
While facing the ‘Hitman’ at 140lbs, Pacquiao would cement himself as a formidable welterweight champion soon after, dethroning Miguel Cotto with a 12th-round stoppage for the WBO title.
Former world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk has been left between a rock and a hard place afterhis promotional contract with Zuffa Boxing has been terminated.
The Ukrainian dethroned long-reigning light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson in 2018, scoring an 11th-round stoppage that left his opponent with a brain injury.
Gvozdyk then made a WBC title defence before losing to Artur Beterbievwho extended his ruthless surge with a 10th-round finish in their 2019 encounter.
Since that defeat, ‘The Nail’ suffered a unanimous decision loss to David Benavidez in 2024, before entering a perceived 50/50 contest against Radivoje ‘Hot Rod’ Kalajdzic in February.
With both making their Zuffa debut, the two veterans delivered a thrilling battle in which Gvozdyk scored two knockdowns and had built a sizable lead.
In round seven, though, the 39-year-old found himself on the canvas and was ultimately stopped on his feet after getting dropped a second time.
Given his overall performance, one would suspect he had done enough to justify another meaningful opportunity, yet Gvozdyk has since told vRINGe that he will no longer be fighting under the Zuffa banner.
“They terminated the contract in February after a loss. That is, every promoter has the option that if a boxer loses, they have the right to terminate the contract. That’s exactly what they did. After the fight, everyone was saying how great it was. That everything was great. I rested. I started preparing as planned – somewhere around May. And then, around April, they told me I’d received an email terminating the contract.”
This is because his contract has been terminated, while Kalajdzic’s next outing with Dana White’s promotional outfit is confirmed for September 26 against Craig Richards.
As for Gvozdyk, it is difficult to predict what will come next but, at the age of 39, one would suspect that he is close to hanging up the gloves.
Still, he could hardly have been happy to part ways with Zuffa, which also terminated its contract with Robert Meriwether following his defeat to Tony Hirsch Jr in April.
Former British champion and Olympic bronze medallist David Price has assessed whether his countryman, Conor Bennpossesses the necessary hand speed to defeat Ryan Garcia.
The two welterweights will square off at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12, with Garcia making a first defence of his WBC world title.
It was arguably a career-best performance that saw him dethrone Mario Barrios in February, scoring a first-round knockdown before winning a wide unanimous decision.
But despite coming off this dominant display, Garcia was far less impressive when he returned from a year-long doping ban and lost on points to Rolando Romero in May 2025.
Still, many would argue that the 28-year-old has shown signs of world-class quality, while Benn remains glaringly unproven at the top level.
The 29-year-old has also not fought at 147lbs since 2022, with his last two outings resulting in unanimous decision victories over faded versions of Chris Eubank Jr and Regis Prograis.
Against Eubank, in particular, Benn’s speed seemed a key factor in their two middleweight encounters last year, despite him suffering a points defeat the first time around.
As he approaches this welterweight contest against Garcia, though, former heavyweight contender Price has told The Smith Brothers that he sees Benn contending with an unfamiliar disadvantage.
“I think I [favour Garcia]. Conor Benn’s got great hand speed, but I think [Garcia’s] hand speed could make the difference in the fight.”
Like Garcia, Benn tested positive for a banned substance – clomifene – and was eventually removed from his cancelled 2022 encounter with Eubank.
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