Canelo Álvarez vs Terence Crawford for September 2025

I'm thinking Canelo is going to put a hole through him.

But, Elmaldito is a guy whose opinion I respect a lot and Dynamicpuncher has put up a great argument for Crawford here.

I could be wrong.

 

So many people say this , seemingly ignoring Canelo couldn't stop his last opponents, who were all C level, and a 154 pounder he brought up. If he could not put a hole in Charlo, who he only stunned once which made him take a knee, why would you think he puts a hole in Crawford? What Canelo has shown in his last 6 fights is that he CAN'T put holes in anyone even if they are trash. I swear people just say stuff without thinking.

 

Why wait until then? Crawfword isn't getting any younger...

 

That's the whole point. Canelo is smart. He knows Crawford is dangerous so make him wait a little longer.

 

Exactly. Crazy thing is, I'm not sure if it was on this site or the other, but a year ago I said that both this and the Benavidez fight was fantasy fights. Wishful thinking for boxing fans. But I did say "knowing Canelo, we'd probably see a Crawford fight rather than a Benavidez fight". Ironically fast forward to today and we are possibly getting exactly that.

I love the narratives being thrown about the fight. Crawford being too small. Canelo will be too strong. Etc..... A fighter like Crawford will make this event worth the $$ spent on the ticket due to the fight he loves to prove people wrong. Not saying he beat Canelo, which could happen with his style, but one thing is for sure, he's not approaching this fight like Charlo did. Just looking to cash out. Crawford will actually go in with the intention of winning this fight. I'm not sure how any true boxing fan wouldn't at least be intrigued by these 2 colliding.

 

Off topic, but actually on topic...... I like that Steve Nelson is getting back in the ring and getting a shot at better competition. A little time back he was thinking about hanging up his gloves because of his age and the lack of opportunities he was getting in order to get a title shot. He's a decent fighter and I only say that because we haven't really seen him tested or pushed. He's been in Crawford's camp since day one. They grew up together. Even spar often, but we never really hear much about him, given he is overshadowed by a first ballot HOFer, but he's also a very humble guy.

He's also a pretty good designer. He's responsible for the outfits he, Keyshawn Davis, Crawford, and others wear on fight night. Including the iconic fishing attire Crawford wore for the Spence fight.....lol.

 

You have way too much logic in this comment than those silly fans will admit.

Canelo has multiple flaws that Crawford can capitalize on. There's a reason why Canelo struggled with accepting this fight. It had nothing to do with him not getting credit. It's the tools Crawford would bring to the match up. People forget Canelo arguably was outboxed by Amir Khan for 4/5 rounds before Khan slipped up and got clipped. This is a guy that Crawford put down in the first round and thing had the man looking for the Exit doors by the end of the 2nd. And even though the styles are different, Floyd's skillset made it difficult for Canelo to use his size and strength as an advantage in their match up. Both Khan and Floyd were smaller than Crawford. Neither of them are as strong.

It's easy to say that one guy is going to win because he's bigger than that guy. Yes, there are weight classes for a reason, but this is also called the "sweet science" and if anyone knows anything about science....adding one element can change the results drastically.....

People drink H2O all the time.....But Crawford is closer to H202.......in the ring. Canelo needs to understand that Crawford isn't the same as that cold glass of water he's use to.

 

He floored Berlanga who admitted Canelos virtually the hardest puncher he's been in the ring with. Even Bivol compared Canelos power with Beterbiev in terms of 1 single punch. Canelo isn't hunting for the KO anymore, he's willing to conserve more energy because his body is getting older but power is the last thing to go.

It really doesn't matter, Canelo is the best 168 pounder in the world and has a granite chin, clearly has the power even if he hasn't gotten a clean KO. Crawford is moving up two more weight classes and he's going to be 38 when the fight happens. I can't take anything away from him

 

Crawford is not a natural Welterweight though we're in the era of fighters cutting huge weight and rehydrating like 20+ pounds Crawford walks around at 180 pounds he can easily make Super Middleweight.

Canelo doesn't have a high workrate and hasn't stopped a notable fighter for 4 years Crawford has a significantly longer reach and could beat Canelo in a technical chess match.

I don't get why people think this is a mismatch does anyone not remember Mayweather schooling Canelo ?

 

Crawford is much smaller than ginger , that's why.

 

He really isn't though Crawfords walking around weight is 180 and he's taller with a 4 inch reach advantage.

 

Canelo looks like a mini hulk in a lot of fights to me.

But OK. I'll be keen to see how this goes down.

 

He's stockier for sure but the issue is people forget fighters now are often cutting and rehyrdating huge amount of weight.

Like I'm seeing in this thread people are saying "Crawford is a natural Welterweight it will be a mismatch moving up 2 weight classes vs Canelo".

But they're forgetting Crawford walks around as a Light Heavyweight and could easily make Middleweight just look at the photos @Serge posted.

I think the size argument is getting well overblown especially when Crawford is taller with a significantly longer reach. And I haven't been that overly impressed with Canelo for awhile he's clearly ducked Benavidez and been handpicking fights for awhile.

 

Canelo is bigger since then. Canelo was 165 back then, and now he's 180+ in the ring. Maybe 190

Crawford walks around at 170, but the biggest he's ever been was 169lb. Canelo is about the same height and he's built like a tank. Even if the size difference isn't that big, Canelo is still the best super middleweight is years, has an iron chin, and KO power at the weight. Canelo doesn't hunt for a KO as much anymore and focuses on breaking you down and pacing himself, that doesn't mean his punching power has declined.

Again Crawford is going to be 38 when it happens, jumping 2 more weight classes when he already looked bad against Madrimov at 154. Charlo was undisputed champion at 154 and got ran over by Canelo

Lets be realistic, Bivol dominated Canelo for 10 rounds and won 115-113. Crawfords not getting the decison either way. I never said it was a mismatch, but you're acting like this isn't a colossal step up for Bud.