Terence Crawford says his advantage in speed and reach could prove crucial after once again calling for a fight with Canelo Alvarez.

Crawford was ringside at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to witness Canelo defend his unified super middleweight titles, defeating Edgar Berlanga en route to a unanimous decision victory.

The 36-year-old, who won the WBA super welterweight title in August with a win over Israil Madrimov, would have to move up two weight classes to challenge the Mexican legend.

While he admitted he would give up size to face Alvarez, “Bud” insists it would be nothing up-to-date for him.

“I understand that Canelo is bigger than me,” Crawford said Sports TMZ.

“But I’m up for the challenge.

“His punching power and size are the only things I have to worry about, but who knows?

“When we get in the ring, we don’t know how I’ll handle his punching power and size.

“I’ve been fighting bigger guys my whole life, so I’m pretty familiar with this aspect.

“Canelo and I are the same height.

“I have a longer reach than Canelo, I’m faster than Canelo, but Canelo is bigger than me, stronger than me.

“We both give something, but we also gain something.”

When asked what the fight would be like, he added: “Of course I’ll beat him.

“I have no doubt that I will not beat anyone I step into the ring with.”

After the fight, the Omaha native went to the Sphere to watch UFC 306 and sat down next to Saudi Arabia’s boxing chief, Turki Alalshikh.

Alalshikh invited Alvarez to meet with Crawford before his fight with Berlanga, but the Mexican said he would not hold any talks until after the fight.

Canelo didn’t get drawn into discussion of a showdown with Crawford at the post-fight press conference, but given his apparent lack of interest in his highly anticipated clash with David Benavidez, a meeting with “Bud” could be his most lucrative option.

Daniel Dubois cannot afford to make “one mistake” in his fight with Anthony Joshua or risk a knockout like Francis Ngannou, Eddie Hearn has warned.

Hearn and Frank Warren are joining forces to promote Joshua’s Saturday fight with IBF heavyweight champion Dubois at Wembley Stadium.

The 27-year-old rose from interim champion to the full belt shortly after stopping Filip Hrgovic in June, while “AJ” is on a three-fight stoppage streak.

Joshua demolished former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou over two rounds in March, five months after the 38-year-old defeated Tyson Fury, before suffering a controversial split decision defeat.

Hearn insists Dubois will suffer a similar fate to the Cameroonian if he makes any mistakes.

“People want to discredit Ngannou, but look what he did against Fury,” the matchroom chairman said Heavenly sports.

“I think he beat him. Anthony made it a mismatch and he needed a cushion.

“If Daniel Dubois wants to get hit with a right hand and wants to make sloppy mistakes, the same thing that happened to Ngannou will happen to him.

“If you get hit by Anthony Joshua right now, you’ll fall asleep.

“If Daniel Dubois comes out aggressively like he did against [Filip] Hrgovic, you’re going to get shot.

“And if he makes one mistake, it’ll be Daniel Dubois’ night.”

Much of the build-up to the fight centred around ‘Dynamite’ dropping the Watford man during a sparring session that took place seven years ago when both fighters were in Team GB.

Hearn, who has promoted the 34-year-old since he turned professional after winning gold at the 2012 Olympics, says the significance of the rumours is overstated.

“When they [Queensberry] signed Dubois, there was a narrative going around that Dubois had flattened AJ,” Hearn said. Professional boxing fans.

“Now all of a sudden we find out he rocked him with a left hook, AJ took a quick walk around the ring and then continued sparring.

“If you get seriously injured during sparring, you don’t continue with the spar.

“The fact that they were holding the pole tells you all you need to know about how badly he was injured.

“I’m sure he was pissed off during sparring, not just with Daniel Dubois but with all sorts of different people, because those are huge heavyweights and when you get hit right in the chin, that’s what happens.”

Eddie Hearn has questioned Oscar De La Hoya over his recent comments criticizing Canelo Alvarez’s upcoming fight with Edgar Berlanga.

Hearn and De La Hoya share a broadcast platform on DAZN, but there has been a bitter rivalry between the two for years, perhaps fuelled by Canelo’s decision to join the British promoter after leaving Golden Boy De La Hoya.

De La Hoya clashed with Alvarez on the eve of his May fight with Jaime Munguia, in which the Mexican confrontation with his former bossas tensions mounted at the press conference preceding fight week.

The 51-year-old fired another shot at the four-weight world champion during Instagram video on Thursday, claiming that his September 14 fight with Berlanga in Las Vegas was a rip-off for fans and confirmed that he will instead compete in UFC 306 at the Sphere.

“So we’re a week away from a boxing match no one asked for and a UFC event that everyone will be watching,” he said.

“Canelo fights Berlanga, it’s another snooze fest. They’re trying to sell a $90 PPV with a minimum of $500 in person.

“Right now, paying for another crappy Canelo who always beats a weaker opponent is just robbery.

“I’ll be attending the UFC at the Sphere instead.”

Hearn, who promotes Berlanga, believes the ‘Golden Boy’ would be better off promoting his own talents rather than focusing attention on a fighter he is no longer under contract with.

“He feels like he’s been a mess all along,” Hearn said Place to stomp.

“I think Oscar should exploit this platform to promote his players.

“If you talk about it and you get those numbers, why do you keep talking about Canelo Alvarez?

“Who you don’t represent, who you have nothing in common with.

“If you think about it, it really doesn’t make sense.

“You should be talking about Vergil Ortiz, you should be talking about William Zepeda, you should be talking about Zurdo Ramirez, and you’re just using your platform to talk about a guy that left you four or five years ago.

“And the fight is on DAZN, which is its broadcaster.”