Boxing

Crawford’s camp believes that his style presents an unsolvable puzzle for Canelo

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1 year ago

May 7, 2025

Image: "Crawford Should Warm Up at 160": Boots Ennis Highlights Size Disparity and Inactivity as Major Hurdles for Terence Against Canelo in Potential September Clash

Davis, a colleague from the team of Terenka Crawford, Bernie “Tha Boxer”, says that Canelo Alvarez will not be able to prepare for the Terence style, because nobody is fighting like him. Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KO) believes that he fought with a sufficient number of fighters during his long career to know how to move in the style of Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) at the night of fighting on September 12 in Las Vegas.

Potential strategies

Crawford is expected to hurt Canelo like Mayweather, and avoid his powerful shots, which he uses to win rounds. The indicator of the work of the Mexican star has fallen in recent fights, but he is still able to win rounds based on cleaner, more arduous shots that lands. Bud probably often changes positions, hoping to reject Canelo. It could be a waste of time. Sticking on one attitude would be a smarter thing because Alvarez is not a novice who will be thrown out by Crawford’s trick.

“Crawford has speed and IQ to counteract everything that Alvarez,” said Bernie Tha Boxer about how Terenka Crawford won Mill. “Canelo is piercing. These wide blows hit the place where you will be. Canelo Alvarez is a versatile warrior.”

Crawford has less speed and power than Canelo’s last opponent, William Scull. This guy is faster, younger, bigger and better puncher. Alvarez beat him quite easily, using his lack of power and aggressiveness to win a wide 12 rounds of a unanimous decision last Saturday.

“Bud Crawford is at the highest level and is a versatile warrior. It will be fireworks on September 12. Canelo controlled the tempo, landed larger shots and won the fight,” said Davis about the fight of Canelo with William Scull last Saturday evening in Riyadh in Riyadh for the unquestionable in 168.

Question about 168 pounds

Terenka is a warrior at the highest level at the age of 154, but this cannot be said at the age of 168, because he decided not to tune. It doesn’t matter if he has the best of the best medium weight in his youth, because he will fight in Super Middle Wweight. This is a completely different situation.

We also do not know how Crawford is after a year outside the ring and a narrow win over Israil Madrimov. The way Crawford looked like would fight Madrimov in a rematch and have equal problems with Bakhram Murtazaliev, Vergil Ortiz, Sebastian Fundora, Jorge Garcia Perez and Janibek Alimkhululy.

“Canelo looked good. He looked the same. Canelo lives in the gym, and the skills she has, and the attributes she has, is second to none,” said Davis.

Bernie sounds like he was trying to raise Canelo, so that if and when his warrior, Crawford, loses, he can say to the fans: “Bud lost to the best warrior in sport.” The reality is different. Canelo is faded and nowhere near the warrior he was once. At this point, Canelo would probably lose to four or five candidates for medium weight.

Replicat Winning Spence?

“He can’t prepare for him. We’ll make him look like a settlement,” said Bernie Davis Millcity boxing About Canelo Alvarez is unable to make anyone who would aid him prepare for the fight of Terenka Crawford on September 12. “He is [Crawford] Going to death. “

The only warrior Crawford, who “looked like a slime” in the last five years, is Errol Spence, and this is because he was inactive, forced to the burden and simply the shell of his former self after a car accident in 2019. He almost lost his last fight with Israil Madrimov and fought with Shawn Porter and David Avaneyan.

“Crawford intends to get this guy. Crawford will spoil him. It will be more shocking than Errol Spence, even though he can’t catch him as badly as Errola Spence was whipped. It may not be too destructive, as if he depressed Errola Spence, but it will be clear that he kills him.”

It would be captivating if Crawford tried to beat Canelo as Spence did, because he would have to stand in his pocket to do it. If Crawford intends to box Canelo as he did in his last fight with Israil Madrimov, he does not intend to whip him. It can even lose. If Canelo lands more arduous arrows in each round, it won’t matter that Teunego is ahead of him with weaker arrows. The judges will bring more importance to Alvarez.

Last updated 05/07/2025

Boxing

Shakur Stevenson Challenges Devin Haney to Step Up Against KO Champion: You Have No Other Option

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24 hours ago

August 9, 2026

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"Shakur Stevenson Challenges Devin Haney to Step Up Against KO Champion: 'You Have No Other Option'"

Devin Haney is currently searching for his next opponent and Shakur Stevenson believes there is only one option for him.

Haney hasn’t fought since becoming a three-division world champion when he defeated Brian Norman Jr by unanimous decision to win the WBO welterweight title back in November.

He has been rumoured to face a number of opponents since then, including Stevenson himself, but it looked like ‘The Dream’ would finally settle on a mandatory showdown with Keyshawn Davis after Top Rank won the purse bid for the clash last week.

Those plans went up in smoke when Davis pulled out of the contest, and Stevenson has explained why he thinks Haney now must target a battle against unified super-welterweight champion Jaron Ennis.

“You said you’d fight Conor Benn? You said you’d find Xander. Why the f**k you don’t say you want to fight Boots now? Matter of fact, you’ve got no other option.

“There’s nobody else on the table. There’s no me, there’s no Key[shawn Davis]there’s no Rolly. Who do you go to? Boots is free. Go get him.”

Ennis previously became unified champion at welterweight before moving up to 154lbs, making an instant impact in the new division when he stopped Xander Zayas in June to win the WBA and WBO super-welterweight titles.

It remains to be seen whether Haney would have any interest in moving up in weight to take on Ennis, with ‘Boots’ also having been linked to fights against IBF champion Josh Kelly, and fellow unbeaten star Vergil Ortiz.

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New World Champion Aims to Follow Canelo and Golovkin as Top Middleweight

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24 hours ago

August 9, 2026

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"New World Champion Aims to Follow Canelo and Golovkin as Top Middleweight"

A newly-crowned world champion believes he has what it takes to follow in the footsteps of Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin by becoming the best middleweight fighter on the planet.

Canelo and Golovkin each ruled the 160lb division for a number of years, culminating in two middleweight battles between the pair and one at super-middleweight.

While ‘GGG’ may have last competed in 2022, Canelo remains active, but now fights at super-middleweight, opening the door for a fighter to step up and become the top dog in the middleweight division.

One man who believes he can do just that is Aaron McKenna, who won the vacant IBF middleweight title with a unanimous decision win over Etinosa Oliha in Dublin on Saturday.

Speaking to Sky Sports following that win, McKenna explained how he has ambitions to pick up where the likes of Canelo and Golovkin left off.

“It doesn’t matter [who’s next]whoever wants it. I’m easy to find now, I have a belt. There’s no hiding any more. I want to collect every single belt in boxing. I’m the best middleweight and super-middleweight in the world. I don’t mind jumping up.

“The middleweight division’s there to be took over. It’s been dying for years since GGG (Golovkin) and Canelo left it. I said it again, a year ago, I think I’m going to be the man to take it over.”

The other world champions at 160lbs may have a thing or two to say about McKenna’s plan, as Denzel Bentley is the current WBO champion, Carlos Adamas holds the WBC belt, and Erislandy Lara is the WBA titleholder.

Boxing

Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha Live Results: Fight Highlights and Updates

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2 days ago

August 8, 2026

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"Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha Live Results: Fight Highlights and Updates"

LIVE COVERAGE

Aaron McKenna faces the biggest night of his career as the Irish contender battles Etinosa Oliha for the vacant IBF middleweight title in Dublin.

The all-action card also features Callum Walsh against Tyler Denny, Joseph Ward’s return at light heavyweight, and appearances from Stephen McKenna, Connor Coyle and Sam Hickey.

WBN provides live results, live scorecards from the two main bouts, and updates from every bout as they happen.

Live Scorecards

Aaron McKenna vs. Etinosa Oliha

Callum Walsh vs. Tyler Denny

Live Results

Times are local IST

18:31

Connor Coyle earned a hard-fought ten-round decision against Mark Beuke but was never in danger if losing on his Zuffw debut, before Stephen McKenna blasted Owen O’Neill out in one round soon after.

17:50

Patrick O’Connor remained undefeated at 4-0 with a TKO victory over Juan Manuel Moriel to kick the action off.

TV Coverage and Remaining Bouts

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United Kingdom: Sky Sports

Aaron McKenna vs. Etinosa Oliha – Vacant IBF World Middleweight Title (12)
Callum Walsh vs. Tyler Denny (10)
Joseph Ward vs. Artjom Kasparian (10)
Sam Hickey vs. Brad Axe (8)
Louis Greene vs. Daniel Buciuc (6)

Preview

Aaron McKenna headlines in Dublin against Etinosa Oliha for the vacant IBF middleweight titlewhile fellow Irish star Callum Walsh steps up against Tyler Denny in the chief support.

Victory for both men would move them a step closer to a potential all-Irish world title showdown, a fight Dana White has already admitted is firmly on his radar.

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