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Canelo Alvarez vs. Terenca Crawford: Strategic analysis

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Terenca “Bud” Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) is trying to do what no other male boxer did, which is to be a three-name unquestioned champion. To do this, he must defeat the prevailing unquestionable champion super medium in medium weight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KO), which was never defeated in a super middle weight, wearing a 11-0 record in the division.

Basically, Crawford goes up three weight divisions to fight Canelo. In August last year in August last year in August last year in August last year in August last year in August last year in August last year in August last year in August in August last year in August last year in August last year in August in August Madrimov at Madrimov in August Madrimov. It’s been a little over a year since this fight; Crawford had time to prepare and build his body for an average of 168 pounds.

The biggest question is: can Crawford overcome Saul with this weight? The 147-pound version of Crawford, which everyone saw dominates and defeated Errola Spence for the undisputed Crown of Circle will not be the one who enters the ring against Canelo. We will see a 168-pound version of Crawford, which will be larger and stronger. How much his speed and agility will lose due to additional weight? In his fight with Madrimov, he did not look as dominant as in welterweight. The fight was much closer than she expected.

Crawford released Madrimov in 7 rounds, but in 4 of these rounds the difference was only one blow. Israil did a good job defensively – evaporation, catching and slipping of Crawford blows. Offensive Crawford sometimes fought, landing only 17.9 percent of his stabs. Madrimov rejected the rhythm with constant movement and excessive feeting.

The opponent who was confined and the debate of the discussion was shot, who was recognized as slipping against Crawford, was Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas. So far, he has landed the most blows against Crawford at 118 blows at a joining rate of 30.2 percent, which is comparable with 30.5 percent Madrimov.

Although Kavaliauskas lost the match with a technical knockout in the ninth round, his success in the first six rounds indicates potential flaws in Crawford. As in Madrimov, Kavaliauskas had the upper body movement with Feinting, which Crawford gave early. The mean machine overwhelmed Bud 78 to 65 in the first six rounds and won the perceived knocking in the third with a challenging law. Terenca showed defensive weakness; He is susceptible to the right while in Southpaw. Both Madrimov and Kavaliauskas landed on several laws when he was in this attitude. Bud must tighten his defense against Canelo if he intends to survive the match because one of his best blows is right.

Will Crawford decide to fight in the Southpaw or Orthodox position? The ability to do both will give him a tactical advantage if he does it strategically. However, one thing that he can’t do against Canelo is how he did it against Madrimov or Kavaliauskas, who stays in his pocket for a long time; This may be steep if he does. The undisputed ventilation champion, Jermell Charlo, found himself outside in a lost effort. His production was anemic, landing only 71 blows in the match. Like Crawford, Charlo raised the importance of fighting, but Canelo’s power turned out to be too much. When Charlo boxed outside to survive, limiting the exchange and its exposure. Crawford swore to fight differently and try to win by exchange with Alvarez.

This is a known fact that Canelo’s greatest weakness is his hefty legs when he fights with mobile and agile boxers. Is the 168-pound version of Bud Agile and elusive to cause difficulties in Saul? Maybe it is not like that, especially if he intends to trade with Canelo. He must tactically apply movement, but he must do it in a way that does not minimize its production, as Charlo did. To speak Canelo, he must also highlight him, which means that he must do offensive enough to allow what is not an basic task. He can’t just make an absolute minimum and expect it to win. Although Canelo is not a volume impact, it is effective and right with the blows he throws, containing a total percentage of 36.1 percent, which ranks fifth in sport. Because as great as Crawford can be defensive, it will finally be hit by Canelo; How good it is able to absorb your blows, dictates the match. If the blows turn out too much for the kennel, it can be outside more than he wants, for its survival.

Alvarez fought with such as Gennades Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev and Dmitry Bivol. He was able to take their best blows. Canelo proved that he has a granite chin; He was never knocked down in his professional career. It is very unlikely that Crawford’s strength affects Canelo to such an extent that it scares him away from racing him all over the ring. Canelo has not yet been withdrawn with the facilitate of the opponent’s strokes. Textory is a great boxer, but in Super Middle WWWEight he will be able to make his plan, as he did in welterweight?

If his fight with Madrimov indicates his ability to perform stronger punchers, we can see a less effective bud, which boxes on the range to minimize the damage he maintains. Canelo must test Terenca on this weight and do it by attacking his body and breaking the guard, aiming at his arms, as he did against Callum Smith, who suffered a left biceps injury because of a multiple hit by Alvarez’s impact. If Canelo is a greater warrior in terms of impact force, he must be a bang and apply his strength to break down Crawford and punish him. Bud is definitely combat and never had to withdraw offensively. If he stubbornly decides to exchange when he should be simply defensive, it can be his fall. His margin of error in this match is extremely low, because any mistake can cost it a lot.

Last updated 21.08.2025

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Junto Nakatani vs Ramon Cardenas Set for February Showdown on DAZN

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Ronspo, though Yahoo! Japan, brings word of some interesting developments on the Japanese front. Per their update yesterdayU-NEXT’s as-yet unannounced NYE show will feature four-division champion Kazuto Ioka, former flyweight champion Daigo Higa, and reigning WBA light flyweight champion Daiya Kira, who will move up to 112 in a bid to become a two-weight champion in just his sixth pro fight.

Arguably more interesting is the second half of the article, which claims that DAZN will air pound-for-pound fixture Junto Nakatani’s (32-1, 24 KO) planned return in February. “Big Bang” has been on the mend since a brutal war with Naoya Inoue in Maybut now finds himself well-positioned to take “The Monster’s” place as the super bantamweight division’s kingpin upon Inoue’s planned journey to 126.

Per Ronspo, he’ll first have to get past Ramon Cardenas (28-2, 15 KO), who himself floored Inoue in a firefight for the ages last year. He and Nakatani own the top two spots in the WBC rankings and would reportedly square off for either an interim title or, if Inoue vacates ahead of time, the real thing. Regardless of the hardware at stake, there’s a ton to love about a matchup between indefatigable sluggers, and DAZN expanding into the Japanese market should make things significantly more convenient for the Americans with awful sleep schedules who otherwise have to navigate a fragmented broadcast scene.

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Anthony Yarde Positioned for WBC Title Shot Following Benavidez Knockout Defeat

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Anthony Yarde was knocked out by David Benavidez and spent a full year on the shelf. Somehow, his reward could be an immediate crack at a world title. Frank Warren is considering using Yarde for Willy Hutchinson’s first WBC light heavyweight title defense in March, effectively granting him championship access without the burden of winning an eliminator.

Hutchinson had to go through the fire with Joshua Buatsi across two fights to capture the vacant belt. Yarde, meanwhile, might walk directly into the challenger’s corner coming off a stoppage defeat and twelve months of inactivity. What has Yarde done since Benavidez demolished him to justify cutting to the front of the line? Nothing inside the ring. His entire argument is built on name recognition and the equity of older wars.

Warren was open about the option on talkSPORT Boxing: “Anthony Yarde was in the ring. I don’t know where we’re going to go with that one. We’ll see if we can agree terms. That’s something we may consider as well.”

Casual British fight fans recognize Yarde from his past encounters with Benavidez, Artur Beterbiev, and Sergey Kovalev. That name value makes him infinitely simpler to sell to television buyers than a high-risk contender like Albert Ramirez. If the WBC blesses a voluntary defense and numbers make sense, Warren converts Hutchinson’s hard-won triumph into a profitable domestic event. If Hutchinson retains, he collects a marquee domestic scalp. If Yarde pulls it off, Warren crowns a long-tenured in-house headliner.

The timing also plays directly into Hutchinson’s hands. Yarde carries sufficient power to make Hutchinson pay if he retreats into the ropes, but Hutchinson possesses the footwork to keep Yarde turning. Forcing Yarde to reset his base prevents him from sitting down on heavy bursts. As the rounds wear on, Yarde faces the grueling reality of sustaining hard combination punching over twelve rounds after such a protracted layoff.

The commercial logic is obvious. The sporting logic is nonexistent. A tune-up win would establish what Yarde has left after the Benavidez beating. Under Warren’s plan, Yarde could skip that test and answer the question with a world title on the line.

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Danny Garcia Reveals Top Three Punchers Faced in 42 Fight Career

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Danny Garcia has faced a plethora of dangerous punchers, including Errol Spence Jr, yet ‘The Truth’ is not even considered among his hardest-hitting opponents.

Instead, ‘Swift’ claims he experienced more pronounced power against Keith Thurman, who he faced in his first WBC world welterweight title defence in 2017.

Ultimately, Garcia lost a split decision after giving a strong account of himself, before losing another tight verdict against Shawn Porter the following year.

The American was then presented with a second chance to reclaim his WBC belt in 2020, only to suffer a clear unanimous decision defeat against Spence.

But while Thurman was perhaps the biggest puncher he faced at 147lbs, the power was on another level when Garcia challenged WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara in 2024.

Back then, Garcia had just ended a two-year layoff and, in his first outing at 160lbs, was contending with a significant size disadvantage against his skilled opponent.

In the end, Lara scored a dominant ninth-round stoppage, with Garcia telling YSM Sports Media that the Cuban, along with Thurman and Lucas Martin Matthysseare the three biggest punchers he has ever faced.

“I would say Matthysse, Thurman and Lara might be the biggest punchers I’ve faced. I don’t know if it was my layoff, or whatever, but every time [Lara] hit me, I felt it.

“I don’t know if it was the layoff or the weight, but he was strong.”

Defending his WBC title down at 140lbs, Garcia unanimously outpointed Matthysse in 2013 after scoring an 11th-round knockdown in what was a largely competitive contest.

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