His Excellency Turki Alalshikh says he thinks Terence Crawford has his thoughts made up about solely eager to struggle Canelo Alvarez subsequent.
Turki Alalshikh Doubts Crawford’s Curiosity in Vergil Struggle
Turki doesn’t imagine Crawford, 36, will comply with a suggestion to struggle Vergil Ortiz Jr., who lately captured the WBC interim 154-lb title with a 12-round majority choice win over Serhii Bohachuk.
“I don’t suppose Crawford will struggle anybody besides Canelo,” stated Turki to Charlie Parson on the Stomping Grounds.
It feels like Crawford will probably be sitting and ready on the Canelo golden parachute payday for a very long time. If Crawford sits out of the ring for too lengthy, his worth might drop as a result of he’s not in style as it’s with informal boxing followers within the U.S. He by no means has.
Except Turki can provide you with a suggestion that the celebrity Canelo is prepared to comply with, it feels like Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) goes to be out of luck and might want to struggle Vergil or one of many different 154-pounders subsequent.
Canelo reportedly needs $150 million to struggle Crawford, which may be greater than Turki is willingness to pay. If the reviews are correct, Crawford’s latest struggle towards Israil Madrimov on August third solely introduced in 200,000 PPV buys, which means that he’s nonetheless not a draw.
These numbers present that Crawford continues to be a tough promote with informal boxing followers within the U.S., and that’s stunning as a result of he’s not a family title.
As followers noticed in Crawford’s struggle towards Madrimov, he’s a pure boxer with out an thrilling type that pulls curiosity. That’s been certainly one of Crawford’s main issues throughout his 16-year profession.
The one time Crawford deviated from that type was when he fought Errol Spence, however he was going through a depleted fighter, making it simple pickings for him.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is the logical choice for Crawford if Turki can’t get the struggle towards Canelo, which doesn’t look seemingly. Crawford would have a troublesome time with the hungry 26-year-old Ortiz (22-0, 21 KOs), who possesses plenty of energy, throws plenty of punches, and is prepared to stroll via arduous pictures to land his personal.
Vergil could be a grueling struggle for the soon-to-be 37-year-old Crawford, and he may lose. He’s not been broken from automobile crashes, and he gained’t be weight-drained like Spence was after dropping 40+ lbs of fats in camp.
The Nebraska native Crawford feels like he’s spoiled from getting his approach within the final two fights and feels he could make calls for to get his approach. Actuality will hit Crawford within the face as a result of Canelo is financially out of attain for him, and he doesn’t seem to need the struggle.