Terence Crawford has reaffirmed his desire to face Canelo Alvarez at super middleweight.
Bud has been targeting more history since his win over Errol Spence Jr. to become the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four belt era. And in the process of doing so, Crawford became undisputed in a second weight class.
However, a fight with Canelo would give him the chance to become undisputed for a third time, which would undoubtedly put him up there as one of the best of all time. But given that he would have to jump up three weight classes in order to make it happen, the perception was that Crawford may not have entirely been serious about it.
And yet, he doubled down on his beliefs to make it happen.
Crawford on Fighting Canelo at 168: ‘Why Is It Ridiculous? I Meant What I Said’ https://t.co/GiIrNL7A78 pic.twitter.com/6gw9v6mp9A
— BoxingScene.com (@boxingscene) August 27, 2023
“Why is it ridiculous?” Crawford said on The 3 Knockdown Rule when asked about fighting Alvarez. I meant what I said. Listen, listen, that would be my opportunity to show everybody how great Terence Crawford really is. If Canelo win that fight (Charlo) and accept that fight and I come up to 168 and challenge him from undisputed at his weight, and that fight happen, then you know, man, I’mma just show everybody that skills pays the bills and I’ve got the skills to do it all in that ring,” Crawford
It is not surprising, then, that the boxing community were intrigued to see how such a fight would play out.
Social Media Reaction
I see Crawford giving Canelo problems
— Joe (@Treystacks815) August 18, 2023
Canelo gets outboxed but if he lands a big one it’s night night I Belive
— Fernando Gamboa (@fervxvdo) August 18, 2023
I think Canelo wins, but you can’t knock Bud for daring to be great. A win against Canelo puts him up there with TBE!
— Emy (@CryptoEmy_) August 18, 2023