Rolando “Rolly” Romero predicts that Terenka Crawford will initially be Canelo Alvarez, like Amir Khan, and then is caught with a gigantic shot from nowhere to be knocked down on September 13.
Rolly believes that Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) distributes a lot of size in this fight, following 168 to challenge Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KO) for his three lanes. He sees Crawford in the same position of Canelo when he got up from 168 to 175 to fight Dmitry Bivol in 2022. He was too tiny. It is worse for Crawford because it moves 14 pounds from 154 to 168.
Crawford just reached 154 in his last fight and did not reach well in his debut against Israil Madrimov in August last year. This fight showed that Crawford will not be able to capture all belts without repeating. It is too tiny, ancient and faint to defeat warriors such as Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Bakhram Murtazaliev.
Terenka would have a better chance if he moved to 168 and got a few fights under the belt against these fighters:
– Oslyys Iglesias – Diego Pacheco – Christian Milli – Caleb plant – David Morrell
Crawford does not intend to fight any of these killers, because the chances of his loss would be too high. Of course, Turki Alalshikh would still allow the construction to fight Canelo, but he would go to the half -sucking match, still shaking from whipping, the above fighters. However, at least he would receive his first experience and give himself a chance against Alvarez.
Age says
“He is 38 years ancient. Yes, he saw something in Canelo. He will see the canvas soon, “Romerto said WarriorSpeaking of the nasty age of Crawford before fighting Canelo Alvarez on September 13. “Canelo doesn’t even stab. Everything he throws is the left hooks.
Bud Crawford looked on his age in his last fight with Madrimov. He was not a youthful warrior who first arrived at 147 in 2018. His hair becomes silver, going back like a tide. It’s age. He was hit more times than I ever remembered by Madrimov “Little GGG” and his face looked swollen.
“Crawford is not even an applicant. He just used his length to stay far. He has a good time of his shots. He can break the retreating people. It’s not like Crawford would change during the round. Either Orthodox or Southpaw comes out, “Rolly said.
Crawford can move, but only for brief periods because of its age. If he tries to move like a Mayweather against Canelo, he will blow by gas and get stuck on the side of the road, helpless.
KoM incoming
“Bivol was much bigger than him. The same s ***, in which you saw Canelo fighting with Bivol, is the same s *** Crawford moving around two weight classes to fight Canelo, “Rolly said. “Bivol is not a blow. Canelo tried to win all the time, but Bivol was too gigantic.
“Crawford intends to enter there and Box Canelo will leave in the same way as Amir Khan and out of nowhere Boom. Then we’ll see a dead roach on earth, “Rolly said.
Hrgovic strongly disagreed and mocked Allen’s approach to the fight while discussing his opponent.
“Yes, that’s his loser mentality. That’s what he achieved throughout his career. That’s why he suffered 10 defeats and I suffered one defeat,” Hrgovic told iFL TV.
“It’s just an underdog mentality. I just take the pressure off myself like, ‘I’m a Doncaster boy.’ I’m here to fight the good fight. I don’t have to win. It puts pressure on him.”
“You know, it’s a loser’s mentality. So OK, I’ll take the pressure. I have to win. I’m a winner.
“He always had this mentality. ‘I’m fat. I don’t train. I don’t need to win. I’m tiny’. Come on, man. Don’t make excuses your whole life. Just train, be professional and go for the win.
“I expect him to be the best version of himself because this is a huge opportunity for him and it’s his hometown. I expect him to be in good shape.
“I think I’m definitely a tougher fight for him than Zhang. Zhang is aged, aged.
“I can also be fat if I don’t train and if I drink beer. I can be fat and be a journeyman and come to every fight and just say, ‘I don’t have to win.’ I’m here to fight the good fight. “
“I think I’m better. I’m faster. I’m better in all aspects of the fight. But you know, it’s heavyweight boxing. Anything can happen and he’s a brave guy. He always comes forward and steps up to the fight. So I think it’ll be a good fight.”
Hrgovic comes into the fight after a tough recent run that has included physical fights with Daniel Dubois, Joe Joyce and David Adeleye. He defeated Joyce and Adeleye after losing to Dubois, with both victories coming after tough rounds and bulky rallies.
The fight will be the main event of Saturday’s heavyweight gala in Doncaster.
The situation surrounding all of Oleksandr Usyk’s world champion titles has already been determined before his fight with kickboxer Rico Verhoeven.
The WBC controversially put its belt on the line before this fight, meaning that Verhoeven, despite having little or no chance of winning, could win the belt in May 23 in Egypt.
The WBA announced today that the fight will count as a successful world title defense if Usyk wins, but the challenger will not be able to claim the belt, even if it causes seismic shocks. If this happens, a committee will meet on next steps.
The IBF has taken a similar stance, but while Verhoeven cannot win that title either, the sanctioning body will immediately declare the heavyweight belt vacant if Usyk loses.
The conditions under which Usyk can fight to remain champion are as follows:
1. If Usyk loses on May 23, 2026, the IBF heavyweight title will be immediately declared vacant.
2. If Usyk wins on May 23, 2026, the IBF will recognize the WBC’s position in the rotation and will order an IBF mandatory fight for one hundred and eighty (180) days thereafter.
3. If the WBA grants special permission, the IBF will recognize the WBA’s position in the rotation and order an IBF mandatory fight for one hundred and eighty (180) days thereafter.
4. The IBF reserves the right to change the mandatory deadline in the event of significant delays in the rotation.
After the fight with Verhoeven, Usyk will be ordered to face WBC mandatory Agit Kabayel, and promoter Frank Warren is sure that he will be stripped of the belt if he does not fulfill his obligation.
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