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The huge task of Crawford: overcoming the size, age and inaction to challenge Canelo, de la Hoya remains doubtful
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3 weeks agoon

Promoter Oscar de la Hoya doubts that Terenka Crawford will be able to defeat the united champion of super medium weight, Canelo Alvarez when he moves on two divisions to challenge him for his lanes on September 13. De la Hoya states that “a good little man” “never beat a good large man.”
(Loan: Melanie Pizano/Matchroom)
Fighters who defeated larger guys:
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Roy Jones Jr.
- Sugar Ray Leonard
- Manny Pacquiao
Too much jump?
Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) is achieving this feat, because he will basically move three classes of weight after a delicate performance in his debut in August 154 against Israil Madrimov. This fight was close enough to be a draw, but the judges gave it to Crawford and you can understand why. He was a page A.
Crawford’s reluctance to fight in 160 or 168 to remain busy and prove that he is another reason why he does not intend to defeat Canelo. Terenka apparently paired with warriors in these weight classes and knows that it would be a bad idea to compete with one of these killers before he started fighting Canelo.
“I have been in this game for so long and I like to say that I am a historian. There has never been a good little man who beats a good vast man. It did not happen,” said Oscar de la Hoya Warrior When asked about his thoughts whether Terenka Crawford can transfer two classes of weight to defeat Canelo Alvarez in super middle weight.
“Pacquiao can defeat me an exception, but this situation was completely different. I was at the end of my career, I was a warrior, and Pacquiao came, and he defeated me. But a good little man who is Crawford, never defeated a good large man who would be Canelo in the history of this sport.”
Crawford’s age
Of course, many fighters have moved many divisions to defeat larger fighters in the past. What makes Crawford’s task more problematic for him is his advanced age, inaction and lack of impact strength. Bud will be 38 years elderly in September; He looks it. What’s more, Crawford fights only once a year since 2020 and releases from 13 months of release.
The fighter can escape from this kind of inaction when they are younger or fight with a smaller opposition, but when they age, and move and fight with someone good, they lose. Maybe Crawford doesn’t care if he will be beaten. He was in advance about one of the reasons why he wants to fight Alvarez so much. It’s money.
Crawford, from Nebrask, can nowhere near the same type of cake fighting at the age of 154, and some guys in this weight class threw him off the fries. Guys such as Bakhram Murtazaliev, Vergil Ortiz Jr., Sebastian Fundor and Serhia Bohachuk would elderly Crawford. If he fights only once a year, he would never fight even half of these guys before he was defeated.
“If Crawford can do this, give this man the title”The largest in history. This is probably motivation for Crawford and his trainer. “Look, if you can beat Canelo, you can go down as one of the historical best fighters in the world.” This is sufficient motivation for every warrior. I just don’t consider it a warrior.
“Canelo is a great blow. Yes, he goes to Quicksand, and this is one thing that Crawford can apply against him. The pressure of a heavier guy. Canelo will be 200 pounds on this ring. So it’s a complex fight, but I will admit Crawford if he pulls it out,” said De la Hoya.
Shopnonn Canelo?
De la Hoya exaggerates with what Crawford would have achieved if he defeated 35-year-old Canelo Alvarez soon. Terenka would not be “the greatest in history” if he defeated Canelo, because the Mexican star has been disappearing over the last three years and has not fought from 2022.
If Crawford defeated this faded version of Canelo, he would only beat a guy who would probably lose many times if he fought with the best 168 pounds instead of avoiding them. Canelo twisted the former super medium-sized weight of David Benavidez and David Morrella, and now he is clearly avoided the best 168-pushers.
Crawford’s victory against Alvarez would only prove what boxing fans already know: Canelo is above the hill. That is why he does not want to fight real killers at the age of 168 and why he avoided Benavidez and Morrell when they were in the division.
Last updated 26.03.2025
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Boxing results: Josh Warrington’s dubious tactics and tired efficiency The protected decision wins with the cordial assad Asif Khan
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45 minutes agoon
April 19, 2025
The former two-time featherweight champion Josh Warrington (32-4-1, 8 Kos) threw a three-time lost series, beating Veteran Asad Asifa Khan (19-7-1, 5 Kos) by a 10-person unanimous decision on Saturday evening on the Arena of the Park community in England.
(Loan: Mark Robinson)
The results are 99-89, 99-90 and 97-91.
Khan looked as if he intended to submit to the point of the competition, but he returned and fought quite well from the seventh round. He pressed Warrington, landing from time to time, thrown out of the outside, thrown out of the outside. In the last four rounds, Josh looked tired and held a lot.
Khan looked like a stronger warrior from the seventh round, pressing Josh and forcing him to hold. The power of Warrington disappeared and did not look comfortable with the perseverance that Khan showed. It can be said that the countryman from India really wanted to win because he fought the heart, and Warrington did not expect this kind of fight.
Illegal blows
He also threw refreshed rabbit blows, which seemed her main weapon in his arsenal. Many judges would punish Warrington for using this blow, but it was enduring from a 34-year-old.
Warrington dropped Khan in the sixth round with an aligned right rabbit textbook in the back of the head. The referee did not see it. Later in the round, the judge punished Khan for losing a mouthpiece. He lost the mouthpiece at least four times in the fight.
It was noticeable. The hit on the back of the head, which Warrington thrown, should lead to at least two points, if not more. I saw a warrior escaping with so many gross blows of the rabbit, without punishment or disqualification.
Based on this Warrington performance, it would be a bad idea for him to face any of the best warriors at 126 or 130. Dazn commentators talked about the possibility that there would be a challenge for the world title. It’s crazy. With record 1-3 in the last four fights he does not deserve to fight for the title. Warrington will be destroyed by any of the champions in both divisions. It wouldn’t be sports.
Last updated on 19.04.2025
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Boxing results: Sany Dalton Smith Size too much for Germanin: Three staggers distinguish the dominant
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3 hours agoon
April 19, 2025
#1 WBC RANKED FIGHT CENTENER DALTON SMITH (18-0, 13 KO) used its huge advantage to drive a wide 12-round unanimous decision against #14 IBF Fringe Fringer Mathieu Germain (26-3-1, 11 KOS) on Saturday evening in the main event at the Park community arena.
(Loan: Mark Robinson)
Smith dropped Germain, 35 -year -old three times in battle, in rounds 2, 11 and 12. He was punished for a low blow in the 11th round after he began to send himself, trying to knock out his smaller, weaker and senior opponent. Germain sometimes landed, but he lacked power and size to hurt a much larger Smith.
The results are 117-107, 119-105 and 119-105.
Noticeable irritation
Germain spent most of the fight, moving around the ring, trying to avoid massive shots from Dalton, which looked on two larger divisions in the ring than him. Dalton resembled a younger weighing weight in a airy welterweight. He had no chance against him with so many adverse size; That is why he stayed in motion, holding and frustrating Smith.
At the end of the fight, Smithi was clearly annoyed by Mathieu that he did not stand still so that he could land great power shots to knock him out. He tried to force the crowd to pressure from the opponent, that he was still, which was stupid.
Hearna strategy
The person to whom Smith should be furious Eddie HearnFor choosing Germanine from a close rock ranking of 140 pounds in place 14. It is not clear why Hearn matched Dalton with Germanain, and not one of the five best rivals who could give him a real test.
This is a magical question, because Smith has not gained any real experience of this fight and definitely did not prepare him to challenge the challenge of the WBC Lightweight Welter Wweight Alberto Puello master, which is much better than this guy. He could match Smith with Gary Antuanne Russell or Subriel Matias instead of Germanine to prepare him for the title. This would of course be risky because these guys have power that would give Smith problems.
Smith is too large to fight for the title IBF 140-LB against Richardson Hitchins, because there is a 10-pound hydration rule that he would have to follow. There is no chance that Smith can do a secondary weight control without exhaustion to such an extent that it would be an simple sign for Hitchins.
Last updated on 19.04.2025
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Boxing results: Josh Padley reflects from the loss of Shakur Stevenson with victory over Marko Cvetanovic in Sheffield
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5 hours agoon
April 19, 2025
The airy pretender Josh Padley (16-1, 5 KO) reflected from his last defeat, winning a technical knockout in the fifth round of Marko Cvetanovic (13-1, 6 KO) on Saturday evening at Park Community Arena in Sheffield, England.
(Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom)
Locomotive
In his first fight under the recent match agreement, the former electrician Padley dropped the ganggly, slightly striking Cvetanovic twice in the fifth round to get space. Judge Steve Gray stopped the competition after the second knocking out the round. The official stop time was 1:13 Fifth round.
Although the 29 -year -old Cvetanovic defeated the count, Gray decided to stop the fight. Serbian was just beaten in every round, showing zero power, and he had nothing to offer. He was of course well chosen by Matchroom and was considered harmless to Padley.
During the first stunning Padley, he grated forward, landing in constant leftist combinations in a similar way to the piston. He looked like an elderly locomotive with the way he threw his combinations when charging the retreating Cvetanovica. When Josh imprisoned him in the line, he stuck him on the canvas with repetitive arrows.
Cvetanovic showed that a lot of heart gets up and decides to continue the fight, because he just ate 15 shots in the head in this sequence. It is true that Padley cannot break the eggs, but with the way he pounded on him, he has already taken enough. When the action was resumed, Padley was over him, attacking recklessly.
Cvetanovic caught Padley with a enormous right hand, which was thrown in everything he had, but he fired well. Padley continued to unload with the final dam, then sent it after combining with three tough right hands to his head. When Cvetanovic got up, judge Steve Gray decided to stop the fight.
Backward
Padley went down to the ninth knockout defeat with the WBC Lightweight Shakur Stevenson champion on February 22 in Riyadh. Promoter Eddie Hearn, who chose Padley over the much more hazardous Cuban Southpaw Jadier Herrera, so that Shakur could fight, he liked what he saw so much that he signed him on the contract. Most fans were not impressed by Padley.
They were more disgusted Shakur, who wounded in his frail hands and showed little power in the fight with a guy who would not last more than one or two rounds with the airy champion of Gervont Davis or Keyshawn Davis.
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