Coach Stephen Edwards claims that the year, apart from the Terenka Crawford ring, will not negatively affect his performance against Canelo Alvarez on September 13. Edwards emphasizes that Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) has never shown rust rust for many years, when he was inactive, and believes that he would not hurt his performance against the unquestioned master of the super medium medium weight Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KO) in his mega-wave.
Crawford can’t hurt Canelo
Fans believe that 37-year-old Crawford shoots at the foot, sitting off the beaten track, giving power to massif and choosing not testing against the best 168-Funt player to prepare for Alvarez.
“I always like Crawford in battle. I think Crawford will win,” said coach Stephen Edwards Fight Hub tvChoosing Terence Crawford over Canelo Alvarez in their fight on September 13. “I just think it will be too much. Yes,” Canello has a great chin, but everyone can be hurt every night. “
Crawford will not hurt Canelo. Let’s get to it now. It does not hit enough, and if he sticks out, trying to knock out the Mexican star, he will be on the shooting line to be blown up. Canelo fought Gennadiy Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev, Callum Smith and Dmitry Bivol three times to mention only a few fighters with much more power than Terenka.
Effortless Crawford opponents after release
“Every time it arranges, he never looks rusty,” said Edwards, asked if Crawford’s inaction would be a factor against Canelo. “He is one of those guys who never look rusty. This applies to many fighters, but they oppose logic because it doesn’t look rusty in their releases.”
Edwards conveniently does not mention the level of opposition Crawford fought after his long release. He didn’t fight any killers. The best warrior Terenka fought in the last five years, with his free time, is Israil Madrimov and deserved a lost fight in the eyes of many fans. Canelo says he saw Madrimov as a winner. Crawford fought with Errol Spence, Kell Brook and Shawn Porter, falling off from long layoffs, but everyone was washed off.
None of them was near the place where they were when they were in the best condition. This would be a different story if Crawford returned from his four dismissals against the killers, such as Bakhram Murtazaliev, Dmitry Bivol, Jaron Ennis, Vergil Ortiz Jr, Janibek Alimkhanuly and David Benavidez.
Crawford had five extended exemptions from 11 months to 1 year from 2019. The only exception was his last fight with Israil Madrimov, which he probably lost, but he received victory.
History of Crawford’s exemptions since 2019
December 14, 2019 vs Egidijus Kavaliauskas November 14, 2020 vs. Need Brook – November 20, 2021 vs. Shawn Porter – December 10, 2022 vs. David Avaneyan – July 29, 2023 vs. Errol Spence – August 3, 2024 vs. Israil Madrimov –
“It seems that he has a very rapid processing mind. It seems that it can adapt to everything,” said Edwards about Crawford. “He is like a Savior on a boxing ring. He probably can’t even explain how he adapts to everything. He can simply adapt to everything in the fight. He is a great warrior.”
Who is Crawford to adapt to? When you fight such guys as Avanesian, the car accident broke Spence and his main porter passed, you don’t say much that you can adapt to what they do.
Signs of the fall of Crawford
“Sure,” Edwards said asked if Crawford has any advantages about Canelo. “Better strength, better condition and better feet. Of course, Canelo is a more hard puncher and probably a stronger guy. But I think he [Crawford] It has better dexterity and greater agility. It will be better in later rounds. He is a little higher and his arms are longer. Yes, I think he has many advantages. “
Stephen is right that Crawford has better strength, arm length and height than Canelo. However, he did not look so agile or skillful in his fight with Israil Madrimov. He looked as if he had rust in the joints from idleness. This happens when the warrior takes a year free between fights for five consecutive years. If Crawford was busy, fighting three times a year, he would not have this problem.
“I do not agree with this. I think Crawford will be a stronger warrior in later rounds. I think the early part of the fight is a place where he must be careful,” said Edwards. “I think that the early part of the fight can be cut, if it is not cautious. But I think it works better in later rounds than Canelo.”
Crawford did not look mighty in 11 and 12 rounds against “Little GGG” Israil Madrimov in August last year. He brightened his right hands and resembled a 40-year-old. There was nothing mighty in the way Crawford looked in the last two rounds and definitely did not look youthful, unless you compare it to one of the long -lasting Huge pool treeswho are over 4000 years elderly.
After positive steps towards making a fight, Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson are said to be moving on after their teams could not finalise terms behind the scenes.
The pair of elite world champions have been linked throughout 2026, but the match-up appeared off the table earlier in the year due to a dispute over the weight.
Stevenson, who has fought just once at super-lightweight, wanted to meet at a catchweight of 144lbs, and was even said to be demanding a 10lbs rehydration clause.
Team Haney at first remained firm on the welterweight limit of 147lbs, where he beat Brian Norman Jr. last November to become WBO world champion.
Earlier this month, the fighters appeared to have a breakthrough, publicly agreeing to 145lbs on social media. Fans got excited, and predictions began flooding in.
Today, Stevenson said that, despite the initial agreement, he received an email from Haney’s lawyer saying that they were now switching back to 147lbs. Haney hit back, saying Stevenson ‘went missing for days’ after they had agreed to 145lbs, and that his rival ‘did everything’ for the fight not to happen.
Whoever is at fault, the fight now seems dead in the water.
Boxing Scene‘s Lance Pugmire now reports that Haney will revisit a fight with IBF champion Liam Paro. The Australian won the belt from Lewis Crocker in June and has since called on all champions in the division – Haney, Ryan Garcia and Teofimo Lopez – to unify. Bill Haney, father and trainer to Devin, previously announced that November 28 in Atlanta was the target for his son’s return.
Who Stevenson now targets remains unclear, though fans will begin to criticise the inactivity. He has not been in the ring since an impressive victory over Teofimo Lopez in January, a particularly frustrating period of inactivity due to a high-profile promotional deal with Zuffa Boxing announced in July.
In the wake of a proposed clash between Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney falling through, Tim Bradley believes one man, who he describes as the “biggest duck in boxing”, is solely responsible.
The two pound-for-pound stars were in talks to collide later this year, with November 28 and Atlanta having been suggested as the potential date and location, respectively.
According to Stevenson, however, negotiations reached an impasse at the “11th hour” due to Haney’s lawyer demanding that they fight at 147lbs.
This, if accurate, would have meant a refusal to meet at 145lbs, which both sides had seemingly decided was a sensible catchweight for their showdown.
But while Stevenson claims he was willing to jump up from 140lbs, the slick southpaw has accused Haney of going back on his promise to drop down from welterweight.
As a result, Hall of Famer Bradley has said on his YouTube channel that, in his mind, Devin and his father and trainer, Bill Haney, are to blame for the fight not happening.
“I’m gonna name you ‘Deebo Dev’ – the biggest duck in boxing. And all y’all thought it was Shakur Stevenson [avoiding Haney] all along.
“Bill [Haney]how you gonna get out of this one? What happened – you got cold feet? This man [Stevenson] gave up the weight; this man gave up some money.
“You got your lawyer involved. You said you wanted this fight – you agreed to 145[lbs] and all. Come on now – Shakur agreed to it as well. And now we can’t get the fight because you wanted it at 147[lbs]. Is that true, Bill?”
While Stevenson comes off a unanimous decision victory over Teofimo Lopez in January, Haney has not fought since dethroning Brian Norman Jr last November.
With 41 knockouts between them from 43 victories, few expect the contest to go the distance.
Wardley, sporting Ipswich Town’s newly-launched third kit with his name printed on the sleeve, was still bearing the scars of his punishing defeat in Manchester five months ago.
A cut across the bridge of his nose, first sustained during his 2024 draw with Frazer Clarke, reopened against Dubois and left his face badly swollen and bloodied.
The punishment he absorbed has raised questions over whether his decision to take an immediate rematch has come too soon but Wardley remains confident he can reverse the result.
“It’s simply seek and destroy now,” he said.
Promoter Frank Warren is predicting a “blockbuster” 2027 for the heavyweight division, with lucrative fights awaiting Saturday’s winner.
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will finally meet in Cardiff on 11 December, while British prospect Itauma is set to return in January following his world-title defeat by Hrgovic.
Warren confirmed there is no clause for a third fight between Dubois and Wardley but the Queensberry Promotions boss refused to rule out a trilogy if the Ipswich fighter avenges the only defeat on his record.
“If that happens it’s a natural fight,” Warren said. “That’s what’s so intriguing about this. Who will they fight next year? We want to find out who is the best.”
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