Bakhram Murtazaliev’s coach, Roma Kalantaryan, doubts that Terence Crawford will wish to struggle Bakhram as a result of he’s chasing big-money fights towards the unified tremendous middleweight champion.
Crawford Gained’t Combat Murtazaliev
Roma thinks Crawford wouldn’t wish to face Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs). He does really feel that it might be an entertaining struggle for followers, an enormous man with energy taking over a smaller, extremely technical fighter.
If Crawford hadn’t had such a tricky time in his debut at 154 towards WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August third, he’d be agreeable to combating Murtazaliev. However with the issues Crawford had towards Madrimov, barely successful, he’ll seemingly by no means comply with struggle him ever earlier than retiring.
He’s received to know that 154 isn’t one which he’s fitted to, and, after all, neither is 168. Clearly, the aim of Crawford transferring as much as 168 is cash, and it’s not an enormous deal if he loses.
Combating Murtazaliev can be a hardship for Crawford as a result of he doesn’t have the facility to struggle somebody like this with out sustaining loads of harm.
Murtazaliev’s Dimension and Energy Benefit
“After a struggle like this, I might like to have him struggle Terence Crawford, however I don’t see Crawford combating him. That struggle would look superb,” mentioned coach Roma Kalantaryan to On The Ropes Podcast a few struggle he’d like for IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.
“That struggle goes to seem like an enormous man [Murtazaliev] combating a very small man [Crawford]. A giant, highly effective puncher combating a really slim, technical man, and it’s going to be a loopy struggle. The best way I see Terence Crawford. He’s after the massive cash proper now, and I don’t know if it’s going to occur. I hope it occurs, however I don’t know,” mentioned Roma.
Crawford would look very small within the ring with Murtazaliev, and he’d be making a gift of loads of punching energy as properly. That might be a really ruling struggle for the 37-year-old Crawford, who doesn’t transfer in addition to he used to and wouldn’t be capable of beat Murtazaliev by jabbing and counter-punching.
“On the opposite facet, you’ve got Fundora and Spence. That struggle might really occur as a result of Fundora beat Tszyu by a break up resolution. Spence is coming off a loss, and he hasn’t been energetic for therefore lengthy. So, I feel that struggle makes much more sense as a result of Crawford fights for Crawford. He’s chasing the massive cash. Everyone knows what he’s chasing,” mentioned Roma.
Fundora or Spence will solely struggle Murtazaliev if that’s the very best accessible possibility for a pleasant payday. His Glorious Turki Alalshikh might select to match the winner of the December twenty first struggle between Israil Madrimov vs. Serhii Bohachuk towards the Spence-Fundora winner. Each have already fought on Turki’s Riyadh Season occasions.
“We’ll see. I’m hoping we get both one so long as they offer me sufficient time to organize for this struggle. We now have sufficient time to organize. We’re going to be prepared irrespective of who is available in,” mentioned Roma.
Spence or Fundora can be keen to struggle Murtazaliev in the event that they had been paid sufficient by one of many promoters. PBC isn’t going to pay them huge quantities of assured cash for a struggle towards Murtazaliev. It could require His Excellency Turki Alalshikh to finance a struggle involving Murtazaliev towards one in every of them.
“We had ten fights at 160 earlier in his profession, and each single one in every of them ended early,” mentioned Roma about Murtazaliev having fought at middleweight earlier in his profession. He knocked out each single one in every of them.”
Murtazaliev must be prepared to maneuver as much as 160 if he can’t get a struggle towards Crawford and the winner of the Spence vs. Fundora struggle. The very last thing that Murtazaliev wants is to remain stagnant at 154, be prevented just like the plague, and be caught making defenses towards fighters that the followers aren’t acquainted with.
The Choices at 160
Janibek AlimkhanulyErislandy LaraCarlos AdamesHamzah SheerazChris Eubank Jr.
Most of these fighters would seemingly reject a struggle towards Murtazaliev, however not all of them. Some would comply with struggle him.
