Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Canelo Alvarez will work with His Excellency Turki Alalshikh or anybody if “the deal is correct” for him following his subsequent combat towards Edgar Berlanga on September 14th.
Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) not too long ago rebuffed Turki, letting him know that he didn’t wish to talk about placing a combat along with Terence Crawford in 2025. The Mexican star wished to attend till after his title protection towards Berlanga subsequent month.
Canelo’s Flexibility
Alvarez isn’t the kind to carry grudges, and he could be prepared to work with Turki to take heed to his concepts for a combat in 2025. Whether or not Canelo can be serious about preventing Crawford is unclear, because it should make sense.
It’s not a combat the place Canelo positive factors credibility from followers by preventing an older, smaller fighter coming off an unimpressive debut at 154 towards Israil Madrimov. Crawford seemed underpowered towards Madrimov, and you’ll solely think about how over-matched he’d be transferring up two weight lessons to tackle the highly effective Canelo Alvarez at 168.
It could be nearly inconceivable for the Nebraska native to tackle a fighter that a lot larger and stronger than him.
Canelo’s Enterprise-First Method to Boxing
“I really like Canelo. I feel he’s an excellent fighter. He has his personal thoughts. He does enterprise his approach. If the deal is correct, it doesn’t matter who it’s. Saul will get it executed,” mentioned promoter Eddie Hearn to Secondsout about his perception that Canelo Alvarez and His Excellency Turki Alalshikh can patch up their variations and work collectively for an enormous combat.
Canelo vs. Crawford would appeal to a lot curiosity from hardcore boxing followers within the U.S. The query is whether or not the informal followers are as enthusiastic about this combat. The studies of Crawford vs. Madrimov bringing in 200K PPV buys earlier this month on August third aren’t signal.
These numbers present that Crawford, regardless of his nice expertise, isn’t marketable to most of the people within the U.S.
