Canelo Alvarez reiterated immediately that he’s “not” all in favour of preventing Terence Crawford, and he by no means requested for that matchup. The Mexican star Canelo despatched a powerful message to His Excellency Turki Alalshikh immediately.
Alvarez doesn’t care that Turki is now not all in favour of making the combat between him and the soon-to-be 37-year-old Crawford as a result of he by no means requested for that matchup within the first place.
Not , By no means Requested
That was fully on Crawford’s facet, pushing for the combat to get the payday and an opportunity to enhance his legacy, or so he claims. I believe Crawford’s major purpose for wanting the Canelo combat is for cash. Legacy is means down on the listing.
Alvarez says he was texed yesterday a few potential combat in opposition to Crawford in February. He states that he informed them that he’s targeted on his September 14th combat in opposition to Edgar Berlanga proper now.
“Crawford must combat Teofimo first, after which we’ll see,” mentioned Canelo Alvarez to Struggle Hub TV, reacting to His Excellency Turki Alalshikh saying he’s now not all in favour of making the combat between him and Terence Crawford. “I’m not asking for that combat. They [Crawford] wish to make that combat as a result of it’s a payday clearly. I don’t need that combat. Teofimo deserves it greater than me.”
I don’t understand how severe Canelo was about Crawford preventing Teofimo, but when he’s severe about it, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh shouldn’t have problem placing collectively that match.
Teofimo has been calling out Crawford these days, and he’s virtually begging for the chance to combat him. He’s even successful to maneuver as much as 154 to make the combat occur.
Crawford isn’t all in favour of preventing Teofimo as a result of it received’t make him close to the identical cash he may get preventing Canelo or among the different fighters.
Canelo had by no means requested to combat Crawford. It was all on his facet, so it’s not a giant deal that Turki has modified his thoughts about making that combat as a result of it was by no means on Canelo’s radar. Crawford ought to combat the fellows in or round his weight class relatively than search for a payday preventing Canelo in a division he has by no means competed in.
Canelo would take Crawford extra significantly if he moved as much as 168 and proved himself in opposition to one or two of the sharks in or across the division, like David Benavidez and David Morrell. These can be the 2 preferable names that Crawford ought to combat to be taken significantly by Canelo, however he’s not preventing these guys as a result of he would lose.
Apart from, Crawford couldn’t even beat 154-pounder Israil Madrimov with out controversy, and it seemed like he’d been run over by a prepare on the finish of the competition final Saturday evening.
“My response to Turki is that this: Yesterday they textual content me and mentioned we will speak about that combat in February with Crawford. I mentioned, ‘I’m not going to speak about another combat. I’m targeted 100% on this combat. Look, I don’t like the way in which he discuss,” mentioned Canelo about Turki Alalshikh.
If Turki needs Crawford to combat Canelo, he’s going to have to make use of ways:
Get in line
Know your house
Earn the combat
Come to Canelo with the fitting strategy
“If he needs to work with me, it’s in my means, not their means. I don’t want it. It’s not the way in which you strategy me. I respect everyone and I respect Turki. If he needs to work with me, it must be my means. If don’t have anything to do with Crawford,” mentioned Canelo.
So there it’s. Canelo is letting Crawford know that if he needs to combat him, negotiations have to be his means.
Since that combat isn’t taking place for Crawford, he ought to present face Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis subsequent and provides Madrimov a rematch. If Crawford wins these two fights with out controversy, it received’t matter if the Canelo match by no means occurs.
