Comment of Terenka Crawford on his victory over Canelo Alvarez, winning him the highest place on the list of all time for a pound for a pound, a debate of this topic, and many of them think He is completely uneducated about the history of this sport.

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Historical naivety

They believe that Crawford does not know about past great ones, so he naively thinks that the victory at Canelo is enough to put him in front of the fighters who did much more in their career. Great from the past did not only have two good names on their CVs, as Crawford does.

They had records full of powerful talent. You can’t blame Terenka for not knowing the past of great fighters. Crawford is not the only vigorous warrior who is not aware of the history of this sport.

In an interview with Manouk AkopyanCrawford (41-0, 31 KO) pointed out that he would be up with three weight classes when he challenges Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KO) for what he predicts will be the undisputed championship of the super medium medium average on September 13.

It would be impressive if Crawford defeated Canelo to become three unquestioned champion. Still, it would be arduous to put it high because of the constrained CV.

Compared to the fighters from the past who fought with the excellent opposition throughout their career, the record of Terence is almost completely idle of the elite opposition. He won with Errol Spence, but not much more in his CV would suggest that he belonged to the top 3 or in the top 50 pounds for the pound of all time.

The best pound fighters from the past

Sugar Ray Robinson
Muhammad Ali
Oscar de la Hoya
Roberto Durán
Henry Armstrong
Willie Pep
Pernell Whitaker
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao
Roy Jones Jr.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Julio César Chávez
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Ezzard Charles
Archie Moore
Sandy Saddler
Ricardo López
Carlos Monzón
Bernard Hopkins

This is only a tiny list of fighters who have compiled better records than Crawford. Even if Terenka is experiencing her best Canelo on September 13, it would be crazy to place him over these fighters.

Illusions or reality?

It’s okay that the warrior has confidence, but when their assessment goes overboard, they are unhappy, illusive and do not contact reality. Crawford’s inflated sense of his achievements has been around for years.

So it’s not just a up-to-date thing. He consistently assessed himself at the top and so far no one paid attention to him, because he never fought with a significant opposition.

At this point, Alvarez is widely perceived as he lost his ambition and fighting only for money. Crawford is a bit on the same boat. He also does not take risks. It seems that he focused on obtaining the largest payment day, not fighting the most powerful pretenders. Canelo is the largest payment day for Nebraska Native.

Canelo currently has three lanes, but he is a favorite to pick up the last remaining lane against the IBF 168-LB William Scull on May 3. Crawford fought only once in 154 after passing from 147 in August last year. So it is arduous to call him a younger average weight, because experience in this weight class is constrained to one fight with Israil Madrimov.

Crawford did not want to heated up in 168 before he called Canelo to the lanes in September, but he could. It was his choice and decided to sit and wait.

The trainer of strength and conditioning Rob Acosta believes that Terenka Crawford is in trouble, approaching, eating his way to 180 years vintage.

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Too huge, too rapid?

Crawford ate his way until 168 because he quickly gained weight from the last fight in August. It no longer looks toned and you can say that he fed power. Crawford just looks like a typical warrior he has He was in a feed bagExcessively, thinking that it can transform into a super medium weight, eating alone.

He says that Crawford will decrease to 168 to earn weight, and then hydrate until the mid-1970s to challenge Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KO) for his belts. This additional weight that Crawford puts in a fight, will not transform it into another Gennadiy Golovkin In terms of energy. It will not be what he has never been designed. He would be a welterweight and very snail-paced.

Crawford will first conduct 175 in a fight in his 17-year professional career, fighting a warrior who has been competing for many years. In other words, it will not end well for the 38-year-old Crawford. It will be slower, weaker and became stronger than ever it has been hit.

“Crawford comes from 154. He will go 160 and move straight to 168,” said Rob Acosta’s coach Warrior About Terenka Crawford connects with 154 to challenge Canelo Alvarez for his unified titles in Super Middle weight in September. “Let’s say Crawford is about 180. These 12 rounds will go down to make 168”.

Crawford’s decision not to stop at 160 about the fight against one of the best guys in this weight class was a mistake. If he were against the idea of ​​tuning in 168 to get my feet damp, at least he should stop at the age of 160 and fight Janibek Alimkhanuly to feel that he would face a greater warrior with greater power. Janibek is one of the biggest strokes in medium weight and would be better prepared to fight Canelo at the age of 168. Did Terenka be afraid that he would be revealed by an average weight?

Food?

“He ate until 180. Understand it. He did not work out until 180 – said Acosta. “It’s a difference. So if you’re going to eat, eat, eat, you are to greater weight, assuming that because you’ve burned the heavier guys, assuming that you can appear at the highest level against the guy [Canelo] which has been there many times and is very convenient in this weight and going down from more importance. It’s a completely different animal. “

The sparring sparring of the inexperienced, snail-paced Lester Martinez is not the same as the fight with the killer like Canelo. If Buda paired someone like that Oslyys IglesiasIt would be a much better preparation for Canelo, but this guy probably knocking Crawford in the camp. The last thing Crawford needs is to start fighting with Canelo in half a sparring with Iglesias.

“The last two weeks of a very camp is always the most vital time, because then the most stupidest things can go wrong,” said Acosta. “It is very arduous to come from 154 to 168 at a certain time and perform as if you had 140, 147 and 154. We saw what happened when it went from 147 to 154. It wasn’t a bad performance.

“Crawford scored a few good shots. What do you think will happen in 168? Canelo was touched by GGG, one of the most arduous boxing strokes. Do you want to tell me that Crawford will simply go up and tidy it? I don’t see how it happens.

“What is he [Crawford] Are you going to hydrate? 175? You walk after this weight. Let’s see what will happen when you enter there with the best competitor, such as Canelo, “Acosta said.

Emanuel Navarrete (39-2-1, 32 KO) WBO Super Feather, weighing his belt against disturbing, little-known Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KO) in the 12-round main event at ESPN and ESPN+ 10 May 10 at Naćchanga Arena San Diego.

A featherlight competitor in the factor Raymond Muratalla (22-0, 17 KO) Battles for the Free IBF 135-FUNT FUNT belt Zaur Abdullaev (20-1, 12 KO).

This fight should be the main event on this card, because Muratalla is a rising star. This duel is much more intriguing than a headliner. Muratalla is trying to win the title of champion champion, but he has been ignored by the masters so far.

Muratalla event vs. Abdullaev and Navarrete vs. Suarez will be shown live on ESPN and ESPN+, starting from 22:00 et/19: 00

The card also includes a welterweight pretender Giovani Santillan (33-1, 18 KO) Fighting Angel Beltran (18-2-1, 11 KO) in 10-Rund. Fans know Santillan with his losing with a knockout to Brian Norman Jr.

The 36 -year -old Suarez comes from the Philippines and competed in 2016, but lost to Joe Cordina. As a professional, Suarez defeated one well -known warrior, Yohan Vasquez, a ten -way decision in 2023. Vasquez abandoned Abdullah Mason twice in the exhilarating battle on November 8 last year. Unfortunately, Suarez does not fight like a freemason. She is a boxer and will try to fly Navarrete.

It is complex to predict how 30-year-old Navarrete will look in this fight, because last year he was taught by Denys Berinchyk, losing the 12-round decision on May 18 in a fight, which seemed to be a closure to Ukrainian.

Navarrete looked plump and 100% unaware in this fight. He also performed poorly with Robson Conceicao, but received a controversial 12-round draw in their fight on November 16, 2023.

Navarrete bounced from defeat to Berinchyk to stop the past of his best Oscar Valdez in the sixth round of December 7 last year, which many boxing fans perceived as senseless Rematch at the business level. Emanuel easily defeated Valdez in the unanimous decision with a unanimous decision in their first fight on August 12, 2023 and there was no point in, except for the monetary goals, so that they both fight the rematch in 2024.

“San Diego is an amazing city of struggle and we are glad that we can come back with Emanuel Navarrete, who will be one of the great masters of the Mexican era,” said Bob Arum promoter. “Charly Suarez is a determined, undefeated pretender who will have him in the Philippines.