Terence Crawford vs Canelo Alvarez - your prediction?

Crawford does better than expected and wins rounds, but is eventually stopped. As a Bud fan I'd love to be wrong though.

 

Dude Mayweather couldn't even get a unanimous decision over Canelo, please stop these nonesense scenarios

 

I can't see Canelo being knocked out and I can't see Bud being stopped either. One has a ridiculous chin and the other too high a fighting IQ for stoppages but I also can't see Bud losing a decision. Bud by UD or MD

 

Interesting that it's very even in the votes so far.

This should be a no-brainer. A fighter coming up two weight classes, and having fought only once at the previous weight, shouldn't beat someone as good as Canelo, arguably at his best weight.

But Crawford is great and Canelo has showed signs of slipping over the last few years. Crawford fights so rarely that it's hard to say with him, but he's certainly no spring chicken himself. He might have more left, though, and is also more versatile as a fighter than Canelo.

That's what speaks in his favour.

Canelo's edge isn't that he's going to be bigger in the ring (they will probably be around the same weight), but that he has grown into this size more naturally and have much more experience of fighting at this weight.

I lean towards that this will be enough, but it definitely isn't impossible that Crawford can handle his power and outbox Canelo through superior skills and reach and height advantage. My bet is he won't, however. He has never showed the pure boxing acumen of a Bivol. His ability to hurt his opponent has been a part of most of his wins and I don't think he hurts Canelo.

So Canelo for me, but I don't at all discount Crawford's chances.

 

Canelo- UD. I think Crawford will give it a good go. I don't see a KO in this fight.

Vargas Jr TKO. Toughest fight if his career against Walsh, but I think he will come through in dramatic fashion.

Mbilli TKO. Lester is a ferocious power puncher so anything can happen in this fight. Great fight.

This is a pretty good card tbh, I'm pretty hyped up for it.

 

I voted: Canelo by KO. Upon reflection I believe that it might go the distance but still a win for PED head - corruption (being the money man) and probably still having enough the tank to genuinely outpoint Bud. Canelo only struggles in this fight because he's deteriorating as fighter due to age and the number of fights he's had. As much as I hate Canelo's money-man corruption, the guy is purely elite and tbh he's cemented himself as an ATG.

Crawford's been put down by smaller guys in his time and is jumping up 2 weight classes. Retirement fund for Crawford really isn't it (cash grab)? Fair play to him, he's making bank & intergenerational wealth.

 

Canelo KOs Crawford with a straight right.

 

Madrimov did not beat Crawford. Crawford outlanded him in total punches, jabs and won more rounds. Even power punches wasn't a big gulf. All you do is hate American fighters even when Clenelo is on the other side

 

Alvarez decision in a forgettable fight which no one is happy with, except the two guys walking out with bags.

 

Bud by commanding UD.

 

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