Commentator Max Kellerman put Terence Crawford on the defensive in the present day when he talked about the identify of Israil Madrimov at his press convention for his combat towards Canelo Alvarez in New York.
Kellerman Challenges Crawford’s Canelo Transfer
Kellerman requested Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) why he’s skipping the 160-lb division to go straight as much as 168 for the Canelo combat after the powerful time he had in his debut at 154 towards Madrimov final August.
Crawford made a face on the point out of the powerful combat he had with the previous WBA 154-lb champion Madrimov, and downplayed the. The fact is, he was arguably overwhelmed, however bought saved by the three judges, who gave him a win by the scores 115-113, 116-112, and 115-113.
The efficiency by Crawford confirmed that he’s not elite at 154, and would doubtless lose a rematch with Madrimov. He would even have critical issues with most of the different fighters at 154, like Vergil Ortiz, Sebastian Fundora, and Bakhram Murtazaliev, simply to call a couple of.
After that effort from Crawford, it’s not shocking that he skipped the 160-lb division and went straight to 168 for the Canelo combat. If he’d moved as much as middleweight, he would have needed to combat the #1 man within the division, Janibek Alimkhanuly. He wouldn’t do effectively towards him. Janibek is on one other degree than Madrimov by way of energy and can be a nightmare for a small, older fighter like Crawford.
Skipping Middleweight: Why Crawford?
Max Kellerman: “Why are you leaping up and skipping a division? You simply bought to junior middleweight. You got your greatest combat of your profession at junior middleweight by Madrimov. Who gave you a harder combat than Madrimov? Cease that. Who? Somebody gave you a harder combat than Madrimov?”
Terence Crawford: “Pay attention, if y’all assume that was a troublesome combat, woo.”
Kellerman: “Properly, you’ve been beating the hell out of most guys you’ve fought. He gave you a very good combat. Now, you’re skipping middleweight with no rehydration clause, nothing like that to maneuver as much as combat a man that has dominated that weight class for a decade. Why do it this manner?”
Crawford: “Why not?”
We all know why Crawford skipped middleweight and went straight to Canelo. The cash. He’d doubtless lose to Janibek by knockout, and the payday wouldn’t be wherever close to the $50 million he’s attending to combat Canelo.
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