Canelo Vs. Crawford Is Off – What’s Next?

He could take on the IBF Super Middleweight Champion William Scull. Canelo was expected to face Scull last year before he was stripped. He chose to face Edgar Berlanga instead. The Berlanga fight proved more popular as it sold 650,000 PPVs and a produced a live gate of $17 million. Canelo breezed past him to secure a one-sided unanimous decision. Alvarez has already been undisputed at 168 pounds. A victory over Scull makes him undisputed once again. 

There is also the opportunity to face David Benavidez. Benavidez is coming off one of the best wins of his career against David Morrell Jr. He defeated Morrell by a unanimous decision in his second fight at 175 pounds. That means he is mandatory for the winner of Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev, who rematch for the Undisputed Light Heavyweight Title. Benavidez could easily sit and wait for that next fight. But bouts against Canelo do not often present themselves. Benavidez has said that he would only take that fight at 175 pounds, meaning that Canelo would have to move up.

What’s Next?

Alternatively, Alvarez could face Morrell. Morrell’s future is unclear following his first defeat. He had moved up to 175 pounds after failing to get the Canelo fight. But he is not in a mandatory position to fight for the undisputed light heavyweight title, meaning he would have to fight lower-ranked opposition at light heavyweight. 

Morrell could return to 168 pounds and target the big names. A fight against Canelo could make sense since Morrell is no longer the feared fighter that he once was. Canelo could be persuaded to take that fight. Despite having some success against Benavidez, The Mexican Monster was able to overpower him during the second half of the fight. Canelo would back himself to do the same. Fans had plenty to say about where Canelo could go next.