American boxer Terence Crawford, who is strongly rumored to become Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s rival for September, has already begun the war of words with the Mexican champion, in search of a historic fight between two undisputed champions. Just a few days ago, Canelo confirmed that he has booked the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for September 13, in what would be his second fight of the year
The fight, which has been in the works for months, would be for the Mexican’s 168-pound title, which would mean that Bud would move up two divisions in one fell swoop, a big disadvantage for him, although he has assured that he has enough to challenge the Mexican. As part of the negotiations, both fighters are expected to have a preliminary fight before facing each other
What did Terence Crawford say about a fight against Canelo Alvarez?
In an interview published on journalist @dantheboxingman’s X account, Canelo said that Crawford does not have the great reputation he claims to have:
Look, I respect Terence Crawford. He’s very talented, but he only won one big fight. If you look at his record he has only beaten one good fighter (Errol Spence). Other than that, he hasn’t beaten other great fighters like Spence
Canelo Álvarez
Regarding this, ‘Bud‘ warned that he will remind the Mexican champion of his words, also with his message on his X account, with a direct warning:
So out of all the fighters I’ve faced, only one has been good? I take note of that. Just remember what he said, because I’ve always had the pleasure of making a fighter who is someone end up looking like a nobody
Terence Crawford