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Terenka Crawford’s coach is looking for history, while the last fights of the warrior provide more realistic perspectives

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Coach Terence Crawford, Jacqui “Red” Spikes, claims that Crawford’s skills will allow him to overcome the size of the unquestioned master of super medium weight Canelo Alvarez on September 13.

Defective historical comparison

Spikes exploit Sugar Ray Leonard’s Victory over the victories of Marvin Hagler and Oleksandra Usyk against greater heavyweight as examples of why Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) overcoming his size to defeat Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KO) in the competition for the Allegant Stadium in Las Vegas.

“Littler guys with greater skills have defeated bigger guys over the years. Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler,” said coach Jacqui “Red” to turn WarriorBy giving his justification why smaller Terence Crawford defeats Canelo Alvarez in his clash within 10 days of September 13.

There are three main differences between what Sugar Ray Leonard did, beating the Master of WBC Marvin Hagler and what Crawford does, jumping up two weight classes to challenge Canelo’s challenge for his four lanes at 168:

  1. Age: Leonard was 30 years When he defeated Hagler, a controversial 12-round decision on April 6, 1987, Crawford has 37 38 September 28. He is much older than Leonard. Bud is basically eight years older than Sugar Ray when he fought Marvin for his WBC medium weight belt.
  2. Weight class: Sugar Ray moved only one division from 154 to 160 for his start with Leonard. Although Leonard began his career at the age of 147, he moved to the junior of the medium weight before he faced Hagler. He did not move by 2 to the 3rd division, like Crawford, he does Challenge against Canelo in his title.
  3. Previous performance: In Leonard’s fight, before he faced Hagler, he looked like 24-carat gold at the age of 154, defeating Kevin Howard by the knockout of the ninth round on May 11, 1984. In contrast, Crawford did not look dominant in his last fight, debuting at 154 against Israil Madrimow on 3 August 2024.

“Usyk is a smaller guy. He beat bigger guys with his boxing. Skills pay bills,” said Spikes. “The point is to be prepared, have a good game plan and have the right dog in the race.”

Oleksandr Usyk defeated two faded British heavyweight, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, as well as the faulty Daniel Dubois. In my opinion, these warriors are not at the level of talent and achievements of Canelo. Alvarez’s CV has many more highest names than these three fighters. The best win in Joshua and Fury’s career is probably a faded Vladimir Klitschko, who was 40 years ancient when they fought him.

“Madrimov was a tough style. He did a lot of foils. He did not commit. He was not patient. This is a completely different style than what Canelo would bring. So Madrimov gave us some difficulty. He came to win. He came prepared, but we overcome the obstacle,” said Spikes.

Behind the Madrimov performance

Sober look at the fight

  • Inaction: Crawford was inactive for 13 months before Madrimov’s clash. The Struggle Terence was against this against Errol Spence on July 29, 2023. Chronic gaps in the inactivity of Crawford began in November 2021, when he fought Shawn Porter. Before this fight, Crawford recently fought in November 2020 against Kell Brook.
  • Ages: At the age of 36, Bud began to show signs of advanced age. In every sport it is a age at which athletes begin to show a stern decline. There are not many fighters still competing at the age of 36. Those who are often able to do this with the way their experienced promoters maneuver them.
  • Truck: Approaching 154, Crawford showed that he had physically hit the ceiling and could not dominate the younger medium scale division, as he did in lessons of smaller scales. I think that it is logical to assume that if Terenka decided to stay at the age of 154, he would have suffered from failure and slip into the package if he fought with the best warriors.

Last updated 09/03/2025

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Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello Live Results: Sheffield Showdown Highlights

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Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello Live Results: Sheffield Showdown Highlights

LIVE COVERAGE

World Boxing News provides live results and a live scorecards from The Belt Collector at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, England, on Saturday, October 24, as Dalton Smith faces Alberto Puello in a WBC super lightweight world title clash.

Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing promotes the event, which is broadcast live on DAZN.

Smith enters with an unbeaten 19-0 record, while Puello brings a 25-1 record into the twelve-round main event.

The supporting card features Giorgio Visioli against Maxi Hughes for the vacant WBC International Silver lightweight title, alongside Shannon Ryan’s clash with Emma Dolan for the British, Commonwealth and IBF Inter-Continental super flyweight titles.

Edward Hardy, Joe Hayden, Leo Atang, Chris Mulunda and debutant Divine Omojor are also scheduled to appear.

The live scorecard for Smith vs Puello is scheduled for around 22.30 ring walks.

Live Results

All times are BST.

18:10

Middleweight Chris Mulunda remained undefeated at 5-0 with a six-round points win over Harley Collison. The result was never in doubt.

17:36

Dave Allen charge Joe Hayden slugged it out with Will Harrison over eight rounds before scoring a decisive decision in the opener. Hayden dropped Harrison in the first round and displayed the superior skill set to take the victory on the cards and move to 25-0.

Remaining Bouts

WBC World Super Lightweight Title — 12 Rounds

Dalton Smith (19-0) vs Alberto Puello (25-1)

Vacant WBC International Silver Lightweight Title — 10 Rounds

Giorgio Visioli (11-0) vs Maxi Hughes (29-9-2)

British, Commonwealth and IBF Inter-Continental Super Flyweight Titles — 10 Rounds

Shannon Ryan (11-1) vs Emma Dolan (9-1)

Featherweight — 8 Rounds

Edward Hardy (8-0) vs Diego Alberto Ruiz (28-15-1)

Heavyweight — 6 Rounds

Leo Atang (8-0) vs Jonathan Exequiel Vergara (9-4)

Cruiserweight — 4 Rounds

Divine Omojor (professional debut) vs Goran Kozul (8-12)

TV Coverage

The Belt Collector is available to watch live on DAZN, with Dalton Smith and Alberto Puello headlining the Sheffield event.

Follow WBN’s live boxing coverage throughout the night.

About the Author

Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.

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Tim Bradleys Prediction: OShaquie Foster Must Be Perfect to Defeat Emanuel Navarrete in Unification Bout

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Tim Bradley's Prediction: O'Shaquie Foster Must Be Perfect to Defeat Emanuel Navarrete in Unification Bout

Tim Bradley has named his winner for this evening’s O’Shaquie Foster vs Emanuel Navarrete unification battle.

WBC champion Foster collides with WBO and IBF titleholder Navarrete tonight at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

It brings together the two best 130lb fighters on the planet, with Navarrete having stopped Eduardo Nunez in his last bout back in February, while Foster defeated Ray Ford by majority decision during his most recent action in May.

Speaking to his YouTube channel ahead of the showdown, two-weight world champion Bradley began by breaking down the contest.

“Foster has got his hands full. Navarrete is one of those fighters that has always defied the odds. He’s always done it his way. His way has always been good enough. I think this fight is extremely dangerous for both. Foster definitely has the tools to beat Navarrete and Navarrete has the tools to beat Foster.

“I think Foster has to be perfect, I do. From my experience in calling Navarrete fights and speaking to fighters that have fought him, every fighter has said the same thing. It didn’t matter what weight it was or when they fought, every single fighter has said they have never ever in all their years been hit as hard as Navarrete hit.”

Despite acknowledging the threat that Navarrete possesses, Bradley revealed he is tipping Foster to come out on top.

“My prediction is I’m going with Foster. He’s going to show why he’s pound-for-pound. He is focused now. In the past when he suffered a couple of losses, things weren’t aligned.

“Now he’s got the promotional team, his actual team where he trains with, he’s got that now. He’s got money to pay for the best sparring partners, the best treatment, the best therapy, he has all that now.

“He has fought experienced guys. Guys where he wasn’t the favourite to win. I got him winning this fight but it’s going to be a damn good fight.”

Whoever gets their hand raised in this evening’s fight may look to then target an undisputed showdown with the winner of December’s WBA title clash between Anthony Cacace and Nick Ball, with Cacace having claimed the belt with a victory over Jazza Dickens.

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Tim Bradleys Key Insights on OShaquie Foster vs Emanuel Navarrete Unification: He Must Be Perfect

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"Tim Bradley's Key Insights on O'Shaquie Foster vs Emanuel Navarrete Unification: 'He Must Be Perfect'"

Tim Bradley has named his winner for this evening’s O’Shaquie Foster vs Emanuel Navarrete unification battle.

WBC champion Foster collides with WBO and IBF titleholder Navarrete tonight at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

It brings together the two best 130lb fighters on the planet, with Navarrete having stopped Eduardo Nunez in his last bout back in February, while Foster defeated Ray Ford by majority decision during his most recent action in May.

Speaking to his YouTube channel ahead of the showdown, two-weight world champion Bradley began by breaking down the contest.

“Foster has got his hands full. Navarrete is one of those fighters that has always defied the odds. He’s always done it his way. His way has always been good enough. I think this fight is extremely dangerous for both. Foster definitely has the tools to beat Navarrete and Navarrete has the tools to beat Foster.

“I think Foster has to be perfect, I do. From my experience in calling Navarrete fights and speaking to fighters that have fought him, every fighter has said the same thing. It didn’t matter what weight it was or when they fought, every single fighter has said they have never ever in all their years been hit as hard as Navarrete hit.”

Despite acknowledging the threat that Navarrete possesses, Bradley revealed he is tipping Foster to come out on top.

“My prediction is I’m going with Foster. He’s going to show why he’s pound-for-pound. He is focused now. In the past when he suffered a couple of losses, things weren’t aligned.

“Now he’s got the promotional team, his actual team where he trains with, he’s got that now. He’s got money to pay for the best sparring partners, the best treatment, the best therapy, he has all that now.

“He has fought experienced guys. Guys where he wasn’t the favourite to win. I got him winning this fight but it’s going to be a damn good fight.”

Whoever gets their hand raised in this evening’s fight may look to then target an undisputed showdown with the winner of December’s WBA title clash between Anthony Cacace and Nick Ball, with Cacace having claimed the belt with a victory over Jazza Dickens.

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