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Terenca Crawford, skipping the average scale to pay a pension against Canelo Alvarez, is a problem for this sport

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Former egodiford, Egidijus Kavaliauskas, he chooses him to defeat the larger master of the super-medium weight of four Canelo Alvarez stripes in a great fight on September 13 at the Allegian stadium in Las Vegas stadium.

Crawford’s Ring IQ Advance

Kavaliauskas fought Crawford on December 14, 2019 and was knocked out in the ninth round. Called “Mean Machine”, Kavaliauskas states that Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) has IQ to overcome the higher Canelo size.

“I think Crawford is too brisk and too wise at Canelo. When you see Usyk’s fight and what Usyk did great guys, such as Joshua and Fury, the size does not matter,” said Kavaliauskas to fight Hub.

There is a massive difference between defeating Usyk, who defeated faded British massive scales, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, and 37-year-old Crawford bounces with Canelo at 168. The Mexican star is still close to his perfection. He is not someone who built a career to defeat 40-year-old Vladimir Klitschko like Joshua and Fury. Alvarez actually defeated high -level fighters, beating such as Gennades Golovkin, Erislanda Lara and Caleb Plant.

“Looking at how he built his body, hearing what I hear behind the scenes, I think Crawford will be clever, write after the celebration and won seven rounds to five,” said journalist Gareth A. Davies Boxing TalkSportChoosing Terence Crawford on four lanes of 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez.

Problem with additional mass

Gareth is an example of how many fans in social media circulates its wagons around Crawford, choosing it to win based on how much size is packed in the last year, combining training. Fans did not see Crawford to employ this modern size, but they still believe that it translates into additional power, which makes it a real super medium weight.

Fooldy is to choose a warrior based on their connection. If they have not shown what they can do with this additional size, you must be skeptical. A better way to assess how well Crawford will do with an additional mass is to look at his last performance against Master WBA Junior Middle weight Israil Madrimov on August 3, 2024.

Crawford had a mess and he was slower, more Hittable, and his power was not massive. When he landed, arrows, Madrimov’s head did not move. However, the arrows with which Madrimov connected, Crawford’s head broke in each round. The fight resembled a collective, older welterweight scale fighting with a newborn, younger medium weight.

“Yes, he [Crawford] will be [get the decision]. If we get close enough, they will also make a second one. This is a great moment for Dany White and Turki Alalshikh. This is one of those super fights that we can’t wait for, said Davies.

It is sensible to predict a rematch if the fight of Canelo-Crawford is competitive, close or controversial. There would be enough interest in fans to see the second one. Ideally, the winner of the fight should get up to fight Dmitryjum Bivol, David Benavidez or Artur Beterbiv. Two more fights can be tedious for fans.

Get a rematch or go on

If Crawford wins, Turki should offer him a fight with one of these three. Assuming that he says “no”, he should go further rather than give him a rematch. It must be Turk’s rules, because many fans in the belief X is that the justification of Crawford to omit the division of 160 pounds and transfer to 168 in the fight against Canelo is only to earn money in retirement. As such, if he defeats Alvarez, Turki should put his feet on fire and force him to get a rematch, fighting one of the sharks in 175, Bivol, Beterbiev or Benavidez.

My choice is David Benavidez. Let Crawford prove against the “Mexican monster” before handing the rematch Canelo on a silver plate. He has already received the title shot against the undisputed championships of super medium weight Canelo without the need for work, beating any of the rivals in 168. Turks should earn on a rematch, passing through the bed of warm coal barefoot.

“Terenka Crawford is not a crossover massive star in American life. Although he is a sports star, it’s his great moment. These are four weight divisions. In total, six divisions go to fight in the Super Middle Wweight,” Gareth said.

Why Crawford is not a crossover star

Crawford is not a crossover star, because his combat style was not fun enough to draw the attention of American fans. He was an accused like Gennadiy Golovkin or Canelo. Crawford has always been an opponent who reacts, moves a lot and stabs. This style does not resonate with an average fan in the USA

“I think that Bud is a better IQ boxer. I think Bud is robust and I think he can defeat Canelo Alvarez. I am becoming this,” said WBC Lightweight Shakur Stevenson on X, on the Crawford side of Crawford to defeat Canelo on September 13.

Last updated 08/24/2025

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Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyus Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News

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Tim Tszyu seeks to become Australia’s third multi-divisional boxing world champion when he competes for Erislandy Lara’s WBA middleweight title next month, and ahead of the action, trainer Robert Garcia has offered his thoughts on the fight.

Tszyu lost his WBO super-welterweight title in a defeat to Sebastian Fundora back in 2024 and twice failed to reclaim 154lb honours, both against Bakhram Murtazaliev and in a rematch with Fundora.

Since then, the Aussie has stepped up to middleweight and scored a career-best win over Errol Spence Jr earlier this yearand now, the 32-year-old could join lead trainer Jeff Fenech and Liam Paro as his nation’s third two-weight world champion, if he can trump 43-year-old.

Speaking with ProBox TVRobert Garcia, who trains a potential future Tszyu opponent in Vergil Ortiz, admitted that he is leaning towards the home fighter, but noted that Lara will not be phased by competing in the challenger’s backyard.

“We can probably lean towards Tim Tsyzu because he is fighting at home, in front of his hometown, but Lara is not the fighter that brings in a lot of fans following him.

“He doesn’t have a following, he is not one that is going to sell out arenas, so even if it is in the United States, it is likely that most of the people are going to be [there] for Tim Tszyu because Australians do travel and Tim Tszyu has a lot of fans.

“For Lara, going to Australia is like going to Las Vegas or going to New York because he never has that following anyways. Anywhere he goes, he is going to be against the crowd. So, I think for him it is going to be one of those performances where it doesn’t make a difference if he is going to Tim Tsyzu’s hometown.”

Tszyu-Lara takes place at the Cbus Super Stadium in Queensland, Australia on Sunday 13 December.

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Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight

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Deontay Wilder’s former head coach Malik Scott has delivered a knockout prediction for the American’s upcoming showdown with Jai Opetaia.

The pair will square off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11, with Opetaia making his heavyweight debut on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.

Despite him being the naturally smaller man, many are favouring the Australian – a former two-time world cruiserweight champion – to defeat his 10-years-older opponent.

It is, after all, generally accepted that Wilder has declined significantly since his trilogy bout with Furywho survived two knockdowns and scored an 11th-round knockout in their 2021 encounter.

Back then, Wilder had just joined forces with Scott, his former opponent, and the pair maintained their fighter-trainer relationship through subsequent defeats against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.

With Wilder now operating under different coaches, though, Scott has shared a balanced view of the Opetaia fight with Seconds Out.

“The fight’s got dynamite written all over it. Jai Opetaia is very dangerous, but he’s a smaller man that’s been hurt by smaller men than Deontay, slower men than Deontay.

“I’ve never seen Opetaia get hit by nobody like Deontay; I’ve seen Deontay get hit by bigger punchers than Opetaia. [But] one thing we can expect in this fight is a knockout.

“The name of the fight is ‘bad intentions’ – at least that’s what I’m calling it, because that’s what they share in common. What they share in common is mentality – they both are trying to hurt you.”

While he stopped short of predicting a winner, it is perhaps telling that Scott, despite his relationship with Wilder, has not explicitly favoured him to win by knockout.

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Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2 Live Blog and Results: Round-by-Round Updates

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Joshua Butter and Willy Hutchinson will meet again, this time for the vacant WBC light heavyweight title from Manchester.

BLH will be here from 2 pm ET with live results and coverage, plus the live discussion down in the comments section.

Buatsi beat Hutchinson back in September 2024, a close and controversial split decision in London, and the stakes are even higher this time around.

Join us this afternoon, and if you’re away from home, you can join the conversation with the SB Nation app for iOS or Android!

How to watch Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2

Streaming: DAZN (subscription)

Location: AO Arena, Manchester, England

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