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Terence Crawford says he’s not planning on retiring in 2025 if he can’t bag the Canelo Alvarez combat he’s been pushing for evening & day. He claims {that a} combat between him unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) is one which “everybody” needs to see and can reply individuals’s questions.
Retirement Not Imminent
Crawford, 37, doesn’t say who he’ll combat if he fails to land the Canelo golden parachute retirement combat. IBF 154-lb champion Bakhram Murtazaliev and IBF interim champ Vergil Ortiz Jr. could be desirous to combat Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs). These two champions would age Crawford with the wear and tear & tear they placed on him.
Nonetheless, it’s unrealistic that Tererence would comply with combat both of these guys as a result of they’re enormous punchers, younger large, and could be seeking to finish his Canelo dream as soon as and for all. It’s probably that if Crawford can’t get the Canelo payday, he’ll go within the path of combating WBC and WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora as a result of he’s beatable.
Canelo vs. Crawford is definitely NOT the combat that U.S. followers wish to see. They’d desire to observe David Benavidez tackle Canelo as a result of he’s earned the chance and is round his weight class. His Excellency Turki Aalshikh wish to see Canelo-Crawford, which might be seen as a second or third selection for the U.S. public.
Followers wish to see Canelo combat both Benavidez or the winner of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch on February twenty second. These are much better decisions for Canelo than a match in opposition to Crawford, which might be much like when former 154-lb champion Jermell Charlo moved as much as 168 and fought Alvarez final yr.
Crawford is just too small, weak, and outdated to compete with Canelo. Followers don’t wish to see Crawford comply with the Mayweather blueprint of working and clinching Canelo for 12 painfully boring to observe rounds. That is 2024, not 2013. Followers need worth for his or her cash these days.
Searching for the Finest Alternatives
“No, not yet. We’re taking it day by day. Right now, I’m enjoying life and enjoying fruits of my labor,” stated Terence Crawford to BoxNation when requested if there’s any motion on a combat between him and Canelo Alvarez for 2025.
“I wouldn’t say that. Right now, I’m waiting on my options and looking for the best opportunities and options for Terence Crawford in my career,” stated Crawford when requested if he’s ‘done’ with the game if he can’t get the Canelo combat subsequent yr.
“That’s why you watch it and see. That’s what everybody wants to see what we fight for because everybody has answers [correction: questions] that need to be answered. The only way they can be answered is if me and Canelo get in the ring and we fight. So, if we do fight, everybody’s questions and do’s and don’ts will be answered,” stated Terrence, explaining how a combat between him and Alvarez would play out.
