Turki Al-Sheikh revealed the fights he wants to see happen in this sport. One of the best in terms of global appeal is Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford at super middleweight.
It will be a tough fight for Turk to put together in 2025 because three-belt 168-pound unified champion Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) has shown no interest in giving Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) the opportunity to fight him. It's understandable, though.
Turkish wish list
- Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford
- Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury
- Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney 2
- Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois 2
- Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Connor Penn
Among these fights, a rematch between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney will be attractive to many fans around the world. It could be the biggest fight ever fought in boxing. British promoter Eddie Hearn insists Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury is the biggest in the sport. it's not. There's no appeal to fighting that old man. This fight was no longer interesting, and it was not at all great to begin with due to the fact that neither British fighter had strong victories during their careers.
Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) wants to show fans that his win over former two-division world champion Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) from last year was not due to his use of Ostarine. This is the picture Devin and his father, Bill Haney, painted to explain their defeat last year.
The British want to see Joshua vs. Fury and Eubank Jr. vs. Penn, but the Americans have no interest in these fights. Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are viewed as two veteran heavyweights who have never beaten any major opposition.
They just are Pampered fighters and manufacturers –Never the real thing. American fans don't care about them, and they certainly don't have any interest in a fight at the local level between Chris Eubank Jr. and Connor Penn. These two are not world class and never have been.
Canelo vs. Crawford?
Canelo has nothing to gain from fighting a smaller, older fighter who is fighting two weight classes below him. Crawford will need to gain 14 pounds to make his debut at 168. This fight is just a way for Crawford to get his retirement money. Terrence looked very old and bad in his 154-year-old debut against Israel Madrimov last August.
The performance showed that Terrence is not cut out of the junior middleweight division and will eventually lose if he risks fighting the heavy punchers of Khurram Murtazaliev, Serhiy Bohachuk, and Virgil Ortiz Jr. These guys are going to hit some chips out of Crawford, most likely all of it beating him up and ruining Canelo's retirement dream useless.
The Mexican star might be more open to giving Nebraska native Bud Crawford a title shot then He was brave enough To move up to super middleweight and defeat two or three top fighters. Crawford doesn't plan to do that for obvious reasons. He just wants to give him the Canelo fight, and you can't respect that.
Turk can make the Canelo-Crawford fight happen this year if he offers Alvarez a significant sum of money that he has not seen in his long career. The Mexican star's net worth is estimated at A quarter of a billion. So, in order for Al Sheikh to make this fight, he may need to offer Canelo more than $100 million.
You have to assume That Crawford wants it He wet his beak At least half of that If not more. Financially, it doesn't make sense. Crawford is not a draw, and the fight will not come close to a draw.
“I want to see Ben Eubank. And also of course Tyson and Joshua. (Musa) Itauma deserves to be the youngest heavyweight champion,” Turki Al Sheikh said on Froch on Fighting. YouTube A channel about the battles he wants to see in 2025.
“He still has one year to reach this number (correction: Moses Itauma has until May 19, 2025“Breaking Mike Tyson’s record to become the youngest heavyweight champion,” Turki continued.
“In the American market, I want to see Canelo Crawford. I want to see the rematch between Garcia and Haney.”
