The Weight Difference Will Be Too Much: Fernando Vargas Jr. Predicts a Knockout Victory for Canelo Alvarez Over Terence Crawford

Fernando Vargas Jr. predicts a knockout victory for Canelo Alvarez over Terence Crawford. The junior middleweight prospect Vargas Jr. says “The load” goes to be an excessive amount of for Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), with him going up from 147 to 168 to problem Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs) for his undisputed tremendous middleweight championship on September 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

The Weight Distinction Issue

Crawford, 37, is technically shifting up from 154, however he’d solely been in that division for one struggle a yr in the past. He didn’t look golden in that struggle in opposition to Israil Madrimov. It was an in depth sufficient contest to warrant a rematch. Regardless of the razor-close efficiency from Crawford, Turki Alalshikh nonetheless went forward and arrange the superfight for him in opposition to Canelo two divisions as much as 168. There gained’t be a catchweight or rehydration restrict handicap for Terence to assist him.

“Crawford is robust. You recognize a type of skinny, robust dudes? I sparred him, and I simply thought I used to be in a position to transfer him slightly bit,” mentioned junior middleweight prospect Fernando Vargas Jr. to Shawn Porter’s YouTube channel, speaking concerning the Canelo vs. Crawford fantasy struggle. “I simply really feel he might get Canelo pissed off. You’ve seen Canelo decide individuals up and simply get pissed off.”

The incident involving Canelo selecting up an opponent out of frustration throughout his profession got here within the eleventh spherical of his conflict in opposition to WBA gentle heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol on Might 7, 2022. Bivol had thrown a punch and fell ahead onto the again of Canelo, who was stooping low to keep away from the shot. Canelo then straightened as much as take away Bivol from his again. It gave the impression to be an annoyance on Alvarez’s half from having Bivol lie on high of him with all his weight.

“I believe it’s going to be a tricky struggle, however I really feel, Canelo, he ought to cease him within the tenth or eleventh spherical. That’s my opinion. The load. It’s nearly like three weight lessons?” mentioned Vargas Jr. about Crawford primarily shifting up from 147 to 168. “He [Terence] doesn’t need to lose at something in any respect. He’s a competitor. I believe Canelo [wins]. You don’t suppose he’s going to hit him [Crawford] within the arm?”

The place Canelo might cease Crawford is that if the Nebraska native chooses to brawl sooner or later within the struggle, seeking to impress the big crowd on the Allegiant Stadium or Turki Alalshikh. In Crawford’s final struggle in opposition to Israil Madrimov, he often traded with him and took some large pictures. He needed to as a result of he was getting outboxed by Madrimov via a lot of the primary half of the struggle. There’s lots of stress on Crawford to not play it protected, on condition that Turki has mandated that he gained’t help “Tom and Jerry” fights on throughout his occasions. Which means he needs motion. If Crawford chooses to disregard that directive, he might displease Turki, and he’s paying him some huge cash.

Porter’s Tremendous One-sided Prediction

“Each of those guys are somebody they’ll’t make a mistake in opposition to,” mentioned Shawn Porter on his Porterway Podcast about Crawford and Canelo. “I don’t suppose this struggle goes to trip. I believe it’s going to go by hook or by crook. Tremendous one-sided. The one which has the flexibility to make changes is Crawford. We’ve by no means seen Canelo do the rest. Bud has the flexibility to alter some issues to go the opposite approach,” mentioned Porter.

Porter’s prediction of a “tremendous one-sided” struggle on September thirteenth means he believes Crawford will dominate Canelo, as he’s talked about in a number of different interviews that he’s selecting Terence to win.

For Crawford to defeat Canelo in a one-sided vogue means he’s seemingly going to outbox him, as a result of he didn’t present the ability or capability to do this in his final struggle, shifting up from 147 to 154 to face WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov a yr in the past on August 3, 2024. The facility wasn’t there for Crawford to overwhelm Madrimov the best way he’d executed at welterweight in opposition to Porter, Errol Spence, David Avanesyan, and different fighters.