Crawford’s Ring Last Nightmare: Will Long Layoff reveal “buds” to Canelo Alvarez?
Trainer Manny Robless believes Terrence Crawford’s inactivity and the weight of the two division jump will be counted on him on September 13 in the title challenge with uncontroversial super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez.
Year-round Layoffs: Red Flag
Crawford (41-0, 31 Kos) is away from a year-long layoff at nearly 38, fighting in a division he has never competed for. He’s taking a shortcut to the top.
“As long as Crawford gets knocked out, I won’t see it. He’s hard to understand, too sharp, too smooth, too smart,” said trainer Manny Robles. Fino BoxingAnalysis of the Battle of Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford. “He can fight from an orthodox style, a Southpaw stance, and he’s a perfect fighter.”
Crawford is a mover and avoids being knocked out by Canelo. He was a standout mover when he fought Canelo in 2014, and when he cut his head he’s like a poor man version of Cuba Elis Landrara. Bud is not nearing the level he was when Lala lost the controversial 12-round split decision against Alvarez.
Skepticism about “Pound Pound”
“To me, he is one of the best pound fighters in the world. I know that activity is important,” Robles said of Terence. “So, it might come back and affect Crawford, but he’s a very skilled fighter. Meanwhile, Canelo is still active and he’s a big boy. He’s super middleweight.”
Robles sounds like he’s parroting from casual fans who lack critical thinking skills. Crawford is pound pound on his weak resume and cannot be said to have no elite level fighter. Who fought Crawford said he was pound pound? Jeff Horn? Did the car accident destroy Errol Spence?
“You have to carry such a person in 12 rounds. It’s very difficult. It’s a 50-50 fight. It’s a throw. Skills of skill, I have to give it to Crawford, everyone agrees,” Manny said.
How could it be a 50-50 fight when Crawford never fought in 168, at the age of 38, and made a suspicious decision in his move until 154 last August? The factors are age, inactivity, weak resumes, and jumps in two categories.
“Weight, strength and obviously Activity, it is important Same thing. Canelo can give anyone a problem,” Robles said. “It’s all about matchmaking. The Robles said about Canelo’s final match against William Skull.
Has Crawford’s ambitions gone?
Activities will play a major role in this battle. Crawford has only fought five times since 2020, but he fought once a year. He had been out of the ring for 13 months when he fought Isreil Madrimov last April and looked terrible. Now Crawford is doing it again, leaving him away from another 13 months of layoffs. Ambition, went for a long time for Terrence. He’s fighting for money now. Rather than saying that you need to get a fight by passing through the mini three-fight gauntlets through these sharks, Turki Aralsif chose to indulge in Crawford.
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Canelo was offered a big payday to fight William Skull, his back facing the wall. It was facing a fight skull or dangerous person, like David Benavides, Christian Mbili and Diego Pacheco. Skull was Canelo’s most dangerous battle.
“He really didn’t have a chance. He didn’t want to win that night. At least he didn’t try, but he didn’t. I think the fans deserve more,” Robles said.
Canelo wanted a return to the IBF belt, so he was able to put an indisputable super middleweight championship on the line for his fight against Terrence Crawford. That’s why the Mexican star fought William Skull. That was superficial reasons.
With the indisputable championship taking part in the battle on September 13th, it provides an extra angle to attract attention from ultra-hardcore boxing fans who care about such details. Badd has the opportunity to become a four-belt champion in three divisions.
Last updated on 07/29/2025