Canelo Alvarez shut down the media’s attempts to get a reaction from him when asked about his thoughts on Terence Crawford being called out last Saturday night after his win over Edgar Berlanga. When asked for his opinion, Canelo said, “No comment.”
Canelo’s voice was clear. He has no interest in fighting Crawford and will not change his mind unless his $150 million salary is met. He won’t fight Crawford without the $150M he was given.
It is widely believed that Crawford is looking forward to a fight against Canelo, which would be a big payday for Bud to help his retirement years by spending too much money.
After super middleweight champion Canelo’s 12-round unanimous decision over undefeated Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs), Crawford and Honorable Turki Alalshikh went live on Instagram. Crawford then called out Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs), who went nowhere against the Mexican star.
Crawford must start thinking about plan B if he is going to continue his career because it is no longer useful for him to hold on, hoping that Canelo will give him a fight that he does not deserve. Beating Israel Madrimov is not a good enough victory for Crawford to meet King Canelo.
Crawford may not like it, but he needs to bite the bullet and face Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis because that’s his best chance to cash in on a fight he’s likely to win. None of the 154 fans want to see Crawford fight like he did with Bots.
If Crawford isn’t going to give up on his shallow dreams of fighting Canelo, he needs to show insane courage by moving up in weight and fighting one of the ‘Big Four’:
– David Benavidez
– Artur Beterbiev
– Dmitry Bivol
– David Morrell
It’s not asking much for Crawford to fight one or two of those fighters to set himself up for a Canelo fight.
Right now, Crawford is still fighting two divisions below Canelo and is coming off a rough fight in his 154 debut against Madrimov. If Crawford moves up to 168 or 175 and beats ‘The Big Four,’ he’ll be in the catbird seat for that retirement check from the Canelo fight.
Last updated on 09/16/2024
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