Trainer Abel Sanchez says Canelo Alvarez goes to be hitting Terence Crawford on his arms and to the body to wear him down on September thirteenth. He doesn’t think Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will find a way to avoid getting hit by moving because he’s not going to have the feet at 168 that he did at 147.
Sanchez says Crawford must have already began fighting greater guys during his yr out of the ring. Terence opted to attend for his clash against Canelo, somewhat than using his time to organize with tune-ups at 168.
Crawford’s Missed Training Opportunity
“I’d have had him fighting greater guys, and doing quite a bit more strength and conditioning because he’s going to want that,” said trainer Abel Sanchez to Johnny Boy Boxing about what he’d have done to organize Terence Crawford for the fight against Canelo Alvarez.
Sanchez has the precise idea. Crawford must have used the yr that he’s been out of the ring to take a few tune-ups at 168 to get adjusted to the burden before fighting Canel. For whatever reason, Terence selected to take a seat inactive, just specializing in bulking up. It was a missed opportunity, nevertheless it shows that he was afraid to take a risk of something bad happening.
“He’s going to be faster in the primary three or 4 rounds because he is quicker than Canelo. But once Canelo starts pounding on his arms and pounding on him, it’s an enormous truck hitting him,” said Sanchez. “It’s going to be difficult to steer clear of him unless he does the [William] Scull fight. But I don’t think he’s got the legs, especially at 168, that he had at 147.”
Terence didn’t even have the legs at 154. We saw that Israil Madrimov was faster on his feet and landed the higher shots. Crawford won’t dare even try to turn the fight right into a Tom and Jerry fight because he won’t wish to anger Turki Alalshikh. He’s paying him a whole lot of money, and Crawford will feel obligated to entertain, even when it leads to him getting knocked out.
Canelo to Break Down Crawford
“After all, it’s going to assist him [Crawford] originally of the fight when Canelo continues to be attempting to assimilate his speed,” said Sanchez when asked if Crawford’s high boxing IQ will help him against Alvarez. “Once he catches as much as certain things Crawford does, he’s going to hit him.”
Crawford’s speed won’t be a bonus for him even within the early rounds. The load that he’s placed on will slow him down, and it’ll make him quite a bit easier to hit by Canelo. He’s going to attempt to outbox Canelo the way in which Floyd Mayweather Jr did, but he lacks the hand speed that he had.
Last Updated on 08/07/2025