Stevenson: Crawford's power will flood cinnamon, I said it from 2021.

Shakur Stevenson says he believes Terens Crawford had the style of defeating Kanelo Alvarez before Dmitry Bivol did a few years ago. Stevenson says he watched Crawford hurt heavy weights and does not believe that Canelo can move forward against him with his power.

Stevenson says he has begun to believe that Crawford will defeat Canelo in 2021 when he fights with Shakur Porter in the heavyweight. He thought the then 34-year-old Porter was a good gauge to predict Crawford's performance three divisions above in 168.

Loyalty against logic

The 37 -year -old Crawford will cause cinnamon for his belts on 168 on September 13. Although the two divisions are rising upwards, Shakur does not see him as a problem that is terrain. He says he believed that Crawford was the best super -weight fighter for many years.

The WBC champion in light category Stevenson said it would not matter that Crawford (41-0, 31 CO) moves in two divisions from 154 to 168 to cause the uniform champion Canelo (62-2-2, 38 CO).

“I have been publishing it since Crawford has been fighting Sean Porter (2021 in Wedterweight). I said Terens Crawford would defeat Canelo Alvarez as soon as he was fighting (34-year-old) Sean Porter, “Stevenson told Stevenson to Ring magazineRevealing that he had foreseen four years ago that Terens Crawford would defeat Kanello.

It is reasonable to assume that Shakur's views on the fight against Canelo-Crudeford are influenced by his close friendship with Bud and his loyalty to him. This is a natural thing. He obviously wants to see Crawford get this opportunity to give him without winning it the way other fighters should be argued.

Heavyweight claim

“I felt in this weight class (168). “I just feel that with Canello style and that's before (Dmitry) Bivol to do it. I felt that Terens Crawford was the only person who could beat Canello with his style.

“I said it, even before Bud says it. Bud is a southern paw. He, who is a southern paw, makes Canelo difficult, “Shakur continued to praise Crawford. “He has problems with them after watching him fight John Ryder. He wasn't that good. Just Canello fights a southern paw.

“How does Canello handle the power of Bud? When Bud hit him, he will just go forward and just take the blows? I just don't know. I saw Bud hurt heavy weights, ”Shakur said.

If Shakur believes Crawford is the best fighter of the 168 years of years, why have he not moved to test? He could do this years ago and earn a lot more money than in medium weight. The only battle of big money that Crawford had at 147 was Erol Spence. If he could beat all the years of super medium weight, as Shakur supported, why didn't he do it?

Crawford could not injure Israil Madimov with his strikes in his last match to 154 and he is not close to the heavyweight category. If he had the type of power to injure heavy weights, he had to show that against Madimov.