Promoter Explains Why Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford Is Bigger Than Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao

He added:

With Mayweather-Pacquiao, people hyped it up. It was a big success financially, but I think this can be equally as big of a success in that regard if not bigger. But I think Canelo-Crawford is a fight between two men truly in their prime.

Terence Crawford is moving up two weight divisions to take on Canelo Alvarez. His last fight was at 154 lbs against Israil Madrimov. The burning question is whether 'Bud' will have the power to trouble someone like Canelo, who is known for having a solid chin.

Schaeffer said on the matter:

I do believe that experience is going to be a big factor in the fight and I do think size will to a certain extent. Crawford moved up to fight Israil Madrimov and was challenged by Madrimov. Some people even thought Madrimov won that fight and I’ll tell you one thing; Canelo is no Madrimov. Canelo has the best chin in boxing, no question about it. He has never been dropped, never been hurt and it’s going to be challenging for Crawford to really hurt Canelo.

Schaeffer also promoted the historic contest between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. However, he expects Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford to be substantially bigger. He said:

So I think it’s going to be a fascinating match. It’s going to be the biggest fight in modern history. I was fortunate enough to promote Mayweather-Canelo back in the day. This will be substantially bigger.