The fight betweenSaul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Terence Crawford is already a reality and is generating a lot of expectation among fans and experts in the boxing world, so the analysis of each detail has not been long in coming, and increasingly cover the narratives in the media.
Opinions are divided between those who support the lawsuit and its protagonists and the detractors who generally bring more ‘meat’ to the discussion, as they put their finger on the sores that invariably have confrontations like this.
The rapid rise of ‘Bud’
One of the problems with the fight that will take place on September 13, is the fact that Crawford comes from an abrupt rise in division, first to reach 154 and opt for the fight in which he ended up defeating Israil Madrimov and winning the WBA and WBO interim super middleweight titles, and then give another boost to be able to face the Mexican at 168 pounds.
That ‘little problem’ is what has many talking about the possibility that it could substantially affect the Omaha, Nebraska native when he faces the Jalisco, Mexico native, as the tonnage is naturally greater and Crawford’s adaptation must have a process that is not easy at all.
And while some claim that this may be a great setback, others rely on the coldness of the numbers, especially those who place the pugilists in famous lists such as that of RING magazine, where Crawford is above Canelo in the ‘pound for pound’ field.
Sugar Ray Leonard’s ‘leap of faith’
One of them is Sugar Ray Leonard, who trusts that Terence Crawford has plenty of arguments to make the redhead bite the dust, and he told Fight Hub TV: “He can do it; I mean, he can do it, no doubt. Weight is a challenge, but there’s always a way. There’s always a way to win,” said the legendary former boxer, who recalled a similar situation in his career, when in 1988 he moved up a division after a year of inactivity to face and defeat Canadian Donny Lalonde: “Every time he hit me, seriously, he hurt me to some extent; he didn’t knock me out, but he hurt me, so to speak,” said Sugar Ray, who then suggests that ‘Bud’ learn to take punishment but use his virtues to beat Canelo. A leap of faith!
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