Terence Crawford breaks down the reason why he defeats Canelo Alvarez on September 13th

On Saturday night, September 13th, a mega battle will be held to help two uncontroversial world champion Saul “Canero” Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) defend the crown against the original two-division non-controversial champion “Bud” Crawford (41-0, KOS).

This extraordinary world title match is scheduled to take place at Allegant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, with two boxers having a fixture at the top of the boxing pound for several years.

Canelo Alvarez has a stunning resume and plans to add the clear achievement of hurting Crawford’s perfect record on September 13th. Canelo is a great boxer, but he doesn’t have an unharmed record. That is, there is a blueprint that Crawford can follow.

Can Crawford follow the blueprint that beat Canelo?

In September 2013, unified super welterweight champion Canelo Alvarez defended the title against Floyd “Money” Mayweather. Casual fans labeled Mayweather as the runner, but in the opening round with Canelo, Mayweather was the attacker.

Floyd Mayweather was constantly moving forward with jabs and changing levels. Mayweather was extremely sharp and made the first half of the fight look like a glorious sparring session.

Later in the match, Mayweather continued to overwhelm Alvarez with his movements, reflexes, lead right hand, left hook and accurate counter punch. At the end of the match, the score revealed that Canelo suffered from the loss of his first career.

Nine years later, Canelo Alvarez moved up to 175 to challenge WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. The Defending World Champions showed a huge amount of discipline when they stuck to their game plan.

Throughout the championship match, Bivol took advantage of movement, active jabs, and he routinely threw punches into the bundle. At the end of the 12-round contest, Dmitry Bivol was declared the winner by a unanimous decision.

Why Crawford’s skills give him the advantage on September 13th

Mayweather and Bibolu navigated the path to victory over Canelo in their own way. However, both men used some of the same tools, including protecting their movements, using elite footwork, controlling distance, having the right timing, and taking defensive responsibility, such as accurate counter punching.

Terrence Crawford is an elite boxer who can utilize the same tools Mayweather and Biboll used against Alvarez. On fight night, Canelo clearly has size advantages, but Crawford has multiple advantages.

The mega battle with Canelo is where Crawford wins. Crawford is a faster and more athletic switch hitter than Canelo. Crawford has high ring IQ, speed, great power and perfect timing.

Crawford skillfully uses his ring general and skill set to pull off the biggest victory of his career. In the first few rounds, Crawford prefers to download data and basically measure range and distance.

At this point in the fight, Terence Crawford has switched between orthodox and southpaw stances. Once Crawford understands it all, he promises to fight from a Southpaw stance.

Crawford has an active lead hand as he utilizes probes, feints and jabs. Crawford determines the pace of the fight with his footwork and movements.

Canelo likes to use High Guard when applying physical and mental pressures, but Crawford is aware of the tactics and he prepares for it. Crawford neutralizes Canelo’s security guards with feints and levels changes.

Bud Crawford makes things easier for himself by boxing from the outside. In the brief moments when he is in his pocket, he takes advantage of his foot work, good punch choices, precise timing, and he takes responsibility defensively.

On the night of September 13th, Terrence “Bad” Crawford uses his skills to carry out his game plan by being smart and disciplined. Canelo has a size advantage, but skill pays bills and Crawford plans to cash in by becoming a world champion who has not won in three divisions.