Terence Crawford Eyes Canelo Alvarez Showdown; Faces Skepticism

Terence Crawford, the current welterweight champion, recently took a stand on the issue of his fighting Mexican sensation Canelo Alvarez. Terence said that when he is in the ring with Canelo, he admires his strength and size but feels his reach and quickness will make the difference. However, fans are still concerned about these two champions. Many people are in doubt about his chances against a significantly larger fighter like Canelo.

Terence Crawford’s Confidence in Facing Canelo

During an interview with TMZ Sports, Terence Crawford agreed with the claims, stating that he felt afraid of fighting Canelo Alvarez because this fighter has a stronger punch and is much bigger. However, Crawford overcame those tasks, as he pointed out throughout the years that he had faced bigger fighters.

This fight has attracted potential attention, much more so after Terence and promoter, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, began to challenge Canelo after scoring a bashing of Edgar Berlanga. While Canelo did not lose his cool during the interview when he was asked about his latest call-out, he looked visibly irritated in the post-fight press conference, which shows that he is getting annoyed by the attention of the man from Nebraska.

Canelo’s Warines and Sky-high Demand

An angry man, with 64 victories in 64 attempts — with thirty-nine knockouts — Canelo has not yet publicly toyed with the fight with Terence Crawford. However, his asking price of $150 million is a hindrance. Although Terence Crawford keeps on issuing the call, Canelo just joked about it during the press conference by responding, “No comment. ” This event had fans and analysts believe that the reason why Canelo put such high financial demand was to ensure that Crawford no longer wanted to fight him.

Critics believe he is more motivated by the payday than the fight with Canelo. Many critics believe that his goal is financial security so that he can retire and enjoy the fruits of his career, as many promising opponents are available for him to fight at the 147- and 154-pound divisions. Some feel that instead of challenging himself at those weights, he is trying to avoid the hard work by targeting Canelo, who competes at 168 pounds.

A Desperate Attempt or A Legitimate Challenge?

Some critics view Terence Crawford as a man obsessed with Canelo solely in pursuit of the biggest payout before the man from Nebraska hangs up the gloves for good. Canelo’s team dismissed them, stating that if Terence wanted to fight at the 168-pound division, he should do that in a series of fights before focusing on the Mexican champion. But Terence is willing to fight with Canelo, and the match is tagged as the “biggest fight in boxing because these fighters are well-known as pound-for-pound fighters.

Thus, whether it ever gets to this fight is still unknown though. For now, the discussion surrounding Terence Crawford’s decision to chase Canelo remains up and running, with fans and pundits divided as to whether such a match is worthy of being made or simply a cash-grabbing enterprise.