Trent Crawford posted a short message on social media today, saying he would “Show the world” how beautiful in 2025.
Crawford’s proposed fight against United super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez does not look promising. Honorable Turki Alalshikh this week revealed that Crawford, 37, is out due to injury and will not be free to fight until “After May.” Turki says he wants to start negotiations with Canelo to fight for 2025.
Canelo will have already fought in May 2025 when Crawford returns from his injury, meaning his only chance to fight him is in September. Ideally, Terence should fight one of the champions at 154 or 160 to show that he’s not just looking to cash in on Alvarez.
Is “Bud” Lost?
Crawford may have been careful to announce his last opponent, Israel Madrimovfound out this week. Scheduled for two Riyadh Season events within 63 days of each other, Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) feels left out. It must upset Crawford to see the treatment Madrimov received from Turki and the fans.
Poor Crawford misses out on the action and sees ‘Little GGG’ shine. He may finish as the star of the December 21 and February 22 events.
Madrimov is considered the winner of his fight with Crawford, he is scheduled to face Serhii Bohachuk on December 21 on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 in Riyadh, then faces Vergil Ortiz Jr. who is the interim WBC 154-lb champion. Mammoth event February 22nd.
If Crawford wasn’t on his regular annual schedule, he could be in action on one or both of the Riyadh Season cards in December and/or February.
Of course, if he can do that, he is expected to fight someone with talent, like the IBF junior middleweight champion. Bakhram Murtazaliev or IBF and WBO 160-lb champion Janibek Alimkhanuly. Sebastian Fundora is reportedly in talks with Errol Spence, so he won’t be able to choose Crawford.
Bud’s 2025 pledge
Crawford’s trainer, Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre, said they will use Floyd Mayweather Jr’s plan. against Canelo. He says Crawford will be moving forward, trying not to get hit.
That doesn’t sound appealing from the fans’ point of view because they would buy the event on PPV, believing it would be a good fight. What they will get is a repeat of the way Mayweather fought him ten years ago, on September 14, 2013, and that was an intense fight.
“Get your legs in good shape because he will have to play evenly against Canelo,” said Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre, telling the media that his boxer, Crawford, will be running with Canelo if they get it. to fight.
2025 I will once again show the world how great I am 😈
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) December 5, 2024
