Canelo vs. Crawford: September fight in the works for 168 on Mexican Independence Day weekend

Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford is in talks for September, Mexican Independence Day, for Alvarez's three super middleweight titles at 168 with no rehydration clause.

If the Canelo-Crawford fight goes ahead, it could be for the undisputed if Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) faces IBF champion William Scull on Cinco de Mayo weekend in May. Canelo would be a heavy favorite against Scull to reclaim the IBF title.

Crawford has the size

Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) walks around in the 170s, so it shouldn't be a big deal for him to move up to 168 to challenge Canelo. The main problem Crawford will have is trying to win without going to war with Canelo. If Terrence is just going to box Canelo, following Mayweather's plan, as his trainer, Brian 'BoMac' McIntyre, said he would, it won't help a decision.

Canelo punches so much harder than Crawford that even if he eats more punches, the judges will focus on the bigger punches. So Canelo beat Erislandy Lara, who is much bigger and stronger than Crawford, but didn't have enough pop in his punches to win a decision.

We don't know Crawford's real rationale for wanting the Canelo fight. He says it's about “legacy,” but also mentions money and not wanting to move up to 168 to get a weight class adjustment. This is fear on Crawford's part. It just reveals that it's about money for him. I feel like this is just a fortune for him because if he really believed he would have moved up in weight to super middleweight to show that he can compete in that division by beating one or two of the top dogs .

Since he doesn't, it's clear that Crawford is just looking for the retirement paycheck against Canelo. that's fine you blame the bumping. If Turki is willing to give Crawford the money, that's his fault, but a lot of fans feel stupid and ripped off after wasting their money on a Jermell Charlo 2.0 mismatch. Crawford isn't even as big or as strong as Jermell. he's definitely not as young as Jermell was when he fought Canelo, Terence will be 38 bby the time he fought Canelo in September.

So it doesn't matter if he loses. It's all gravy for him for the rest of his life from the earnings, the unearned pay Crawford received in the losing effort against Canelo. He can spend the rest of his life eating caviar and drinking from a glass with his pink in the airspeaking in the affected fake British accent of the upper echelons of American super-rich society.

Keyshawn's Crawford Crusade

“How much they count on Terrance,” Keyshawn Davis said on Mill City Boxing on what he disagrees with about the perception fans have of his gym buddy and close friend Terence Crawford not having a chance against Canelo Alvarez in September.

“How big Canelo is compared to Terence and they're going to say he doesn't stand a chance because of his size. You can box him and still knock him out,” Keyshawn said when asked if Crawford could knock Canelo out or try to fight his way to a decision win.

“Anyone can get knocked out there. I won't count him out for knocking out Canelo, but his boxing definitely gets him the win. Me, put me on this card in the co-main. I don't care, put me on that card. I'm going to be a world champion (Keyshawn hopes),” Davis said.

Keyshawn shouldn't let his friendship with Crawford blind him from seeing the fight for what it is. He won't knock out Canelo. He'll be too busy running away from him after tasting his power early. Crawford almost lost his last fight in his debut at 154 against Israil Madrimov on August 3 of last year. His strength hadn't gone up from 147 and his face was all beat up by the end of the fight. Madrimov had him confused and he was lucky to get the decision because the bigger, cleaner and more effective punches were landed by the champion.

We are asking for a seat

“Yo, Turk (Al-Sheikh), put me on the card,” Keyshawn said, asking Turki to make him an understudy in the Canelo vs. Crawford fight. “You know who I'd like to fight. I would like to fight Isaac Cruz. I don't know why. I just feel like he would put on a great performance. I just feel like it's going to be an action-packed battle. I would also like to fight Rayo (Jose Valenzuela). I feel like they both always come to fight.”

It's too late for Keyshawn to fight Isaac Cruz because he's already fighting Ryan Garcia. He's not going to fight Keyshawn and fight on the ground.

“I'd love to fight both of them, and they're both at 140. We don't need to fight for the belt,” Keyshawn said. “We can just fight. Let's just fight and both have losses. So, it's not like they duck or run to avoid losing their Os. I'm sure I'm not bending over backwards to not lose the O (Note: Keyshawn refuses to fight Andy Cruz who beat him four times). I just want to fight.

“Win, lose or tie, I win millions of dollars. I don't care I'd love to fight those two guys for sure. I would love to fight these guys. Just an action-packed battle. We both don't give up and try to control the center of the ring. We're both trying to get ahead,” Keyshawn said when asked how a fight between himself and 5'4” Isaac Cruz would go.

“I'm going to keep throwing them. I'm not saying I'm gonna fight this guy in the middle of the ring, bro. You saw me fight Miguel Madeuno (using a lot of grappling, picking Madeuno up, using a lot of pushing and rabbit punches) on the back foot the whole fight Some rounds I was going forward and some rounds (mostly) he was going backwards. All I'm saying is (recently defeated) Isaac Cruz would be an action packed fight and I feel like he would be great for the sport of boxing,” Davis said.

Keyshon should put a sock in it. Isaac Cruz has bigger fish to fry, negotiating a mega-money fight against superstar Ryan Garcia on May's Turki Al-Sheikh card in Times Square in Manhattan, New York. Cruz won't be wasting his time with Keyshawn Davis fighting for a shift, and will likely fight all night in an ugly, foul-filled battle.

If Keyhawn is looking for a fight, he needs to find some courage and face his four-time winner Andy Cruz to try and avenge at least one of his losses against the talented Cuban. I don't think Keyshawn will, but he needs to show he's not fake.

No contracts have yet been signed, but Canelo Alvarez, boxing's top star, and Terence Crawford are set to meet on Mexico's Independence Day weekend in September, if all is finalized. And as Crawford has said all along, it will happen at 168 pounds with no rehydration clause. pic.twitter.com/Gw0DoA21uH

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) January 19, 2025