Canelo Alvarez’s undisputed triumph over Jermell Charlo on Saturday immediately put Canelo as the belle of the ball again and everyone wanted to dance with him, including Terence Crawford who would have to jump 3 weight classes to face the undisputed middleweight champion of the world.
Terence Crawford went to the Canelo vs. Charlo fight to witness firsthand how his would-be opponent moves, to study and even enjoy a show, after the match he was seemingly disappointed by Charlo’s performance and even made a series of tweets about it
Fighting Crawford is not the plan according to Canelo
Crawford mentioned that he was willing to do what it takes to fight Canelo, including jumping three divisions to have a legacy-defining fight against the undisputed champion, however, Canelo was quick to respond “I always say if a fight makes sense, why not? But he is not in the plan.”
At this point it is too early to determine who Canelo will fight next, as both Benavides and Bivol sound plausible, meanwhile, Bud Crawford is in negotiations to honor a rematch with Errol Spence Jr. on April.
Whatever his intentions are, Terence Crawford is closer to fighting Jermell Charlo than Canelo, as many pundits believe that it would also be good to see Crawford jump fewer weight classes to meet the so-called ‘lion’ and try to make him look like a “cub“.
At the end of the match, Canelo was proud of his accomplishments, “I love you guys. I love my family, my friends who come to support me. Thank you so much. I’m a strong fighter all the time. This Canelo, nobody can beat this Canelo. He’s a great fighter, he knows how to move in the ring. We worked on [going to the body.] For three months without my family, without everything. But I still love boxing. I love boxing so f***ing much. Boxing is my life. Boxing makes me the person I am today.”
