Terence Crawford obligatory posting “I will shock the world” Post on X Today about his fight against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on a yet-to-be-announced date in September.
Shocking the world? questionable
Crawford in his Edgar Berlanga momentgot a huge payday that he didn't value against Canelo at 168 and is talking gibberish to make fans think he has a chance in this fight. We all know Terrence is going to play and move because he's too young and too old to slug. Crawford is clearly thinking about all the money he's going to get for this fight, so he's in a happy, chatty state of mind. He just won the lottery.
He's probably pretty happy with this payday. Without that gift fight given to him by Turki Al-Sheikh, Crawford would be away at 154, facing having to fight true sharks like Bakhram Murtazaliev, Serhiy Bohachuk, Virgil Ortiz Jr., and Sebastian Fundora.
This isn't Errol Spence's beat-up, rusty, slow car that Crawford is fighting. Canelo is still a very active and dangerous fighter. Canelo looks like an M93 Hornet landmine and will explode on the Nebraska native if he gets any ideas.
Most likely, Crawford will agree with his coach Brian “Bomak” McIntyre’s plan to use the move and follow Mayweather and Dimitri Bivol’s plan against Canelo.
Exposed and exaggerated
Crawford, who will soon be 38, says he was hiding his best self “Back pocket This whole time.“It's a little hard to believe after watching him eat Israel Madrimov's right hand last August and come close to losing to him in his debut at 154. Terrence looked old, young and weak in that fight.
“I don’t think it’s a fight that Canelo really wants, to be honest, because I think he feels like he won’t get a lot of credit for beating a light middleweight, and Crawford will move a lot in that fight,” Eddie Hearn said. “That’s not ideal for Canelo.” . Combat Center TVin response to the news of Canelo Alvarez's fight with Terence Crawford in September.
“What are his (Canelo's) options? If (Dmitry) Bivol wins (against Artur Beterbiev on February 22), he can fight for the undisputed. This will be a very difficult fight. Benavidez is ranked at 175. It is clear that His Excellency wants to fight that The fight “So, I think we could see that next,” Hearn said of the Canelo vs. Crawford fight.
Emma shocked the world, watch!!! The best is yet to come. It's been in my back pocket this whole time.
– Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) January 13, 2025
