Abel Sanchez on a possible fight between Canelo and Crawford: “Ridiculous”

Former trainee Abel Sanchez said that a possible fight between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Terence Crawford for the unified super middleweight championship It’s ridiculous and he explained the reason why he thinks this.

In an interview with KO Artist Sports, Sanchez knows that this duel with Canelo Alvarez would generate a lot of money, but he thinks that Crawford He has been the same fighter since 140 poundswhile the Mexican has improved.

“It’s a ridiculous fight. “Crawford is a great fighter, but he hasn’t been a different fighter from 140 and 147. He’s still the same fighter. He hasn’t changed anything to make him viable in different aspects. Canelo has,” he said.

“Crawford hasn’t been destroying his opponents. He destroyed one (Errol Spence), who was a shadow of himself, but Canelo has been destroying everyone he faces. Crawford doesn’t do it and at a lower weight. It’s a fight that generates a lot of money,” he added.

According to a large part of sports experts, The forecast is that Bud will be at a disadvantage and will not be able to defeat the tapatíowhile others believe that size would not be an issue because the American has the skills necessary to beat the 168-pound champion on his own turf.

Turki Alalshikh had been working on a fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. The Arab authority He sent him an offer for the duel to take place in the United States at the end of the year or early 2025.

Although Canelo Alvarez denied having received the offer, his trainer Eddy Reynoso confirmed that he did receive it, but that is not what they are asking for, since they want $150 million dollars. For this reason, the Arab sheikh ruled out this duel and the man from Guadalajara made it clear that if they work together it will be in their own way.

Terence Crawford He was not very happy to learn of the Mexican’s decision of not accepting the offer and making excuses not to face him. The American believes that this is because Canelo Alvarez sees him as a threat to his legacy. For this reason, Alalshikh offered him a fight with Vergil Ortiz Jr. at 154 pounds to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) championship.

For now, the Mexican He will face Edgar Berlanga on September 14 in Las Vegas, but for the unified 168-pound championship because the International Boxing Federation (IBF) stripped him of the title for not facing mandatory challenger William Scull.

Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 34, was able to recover from a bad start and He beat his compatriot Jaime Munguía on the judges’ cards in Las Vegas. The undisputed 168-pound champion has a record of 61 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his professional career.

For his part, Terence Crawford, 36, became champion of four different divisions by beating Israil Madrimov and remains one of the best pound for pound. The American He now has 41 wins, 31 of them by knockout.

Continue reading:
· Terence Crawford says he is a threat to Canelo and that is why he is asking for so much money
· Eddy Reynoso confirms good offer for Alalshikh, but it was not enough
· Canelo Alvarez denies having received an offer from Turki Alalshikh to face Crawford