Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford | NETFLIX - 13 September 2025

[Bigdogsnose]

I cant work out a logical next step for crawford.

Unfortunately i think all roads lead to a rematch.

Absolutley zero for him at SMW. Turki seems to like Sheeraz so maybe they'd try that. Would still fancy Bud but i think eventually at SMW he'd come unstuck against a lesser guy, maybe one of the really big guys who squeeze themselves down. If pressed, i couldn't really name who though.

The fan fight would be Ortiz or Boots, but he'd need to call the shots and get them up to MW. No way should he drop two weights. Think that did for Brook against Spence all them years ago.

None of the above make what the Canelo fight has and will make. Bud might just not be arsed. Why should he?

For a pure money spinner he could KO the winner of Eubank v Benn.

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I’m surprised Eubank especially has not been mentioned a lot….already working on Benn vs Eubank 3?

[Bigdogsnose]

I’m surprised Eubank especially has not been mentioned a lot….already working on Benn vs Eubank 3?

TBH benn v eubank 2 is painful enough for me. The first fight is somehow been talked about as a FOTY contender, it was a brawl where they brought each other down to each others level. Benn too small, eubank weight drained and past it. But a fight with bud would do great numbers, at least over here.

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I’m surprised Eubank especially has not been mentioned a lot….already working on Benn vs Eubank 3?

TBH benn v eubank 2 is painful enough for me. The first fight is somehow been talked about as a FOTY contender, it was a brawl where they brought each other down to each others level. Benn too small, eubank weight drained and past it. But a fight with bud would do great numbers, at least over here.

Oh yes - completely agree but I think the only fighter who can do the numbers other than an Alvarez rematch would be Eubank Jnr (not in the same ballpark as Alvarez, but he is a different face and as we can see can do numbers). I don't think Connor has the same cross over appeal over here as Eubank - so I doubt Bud vs Benn would do particularly well.

Unless we are looking at a fight at Light Heavy, or another Welter with a big name (e.g. Ryan Gacia), or heaven forbid if the rumours of GGG returning are true - I cannot see many options for Crawford other than Alvarez or Eubank Jnr - of the two, given Alvarez has already lost heavily, I think I would rather see Eubank Jnr vs Bud.

[KiwiRider]

Easy win for Crawford. Would've been good to see him against FMJ.

Floyd would have ducked him until he was 38 like Pac, then lost

[Bigdogsnose]

I’m surprised Eubank especially has not been mentioned a lot….already working on Benn vs Eubank 3?

TBH benn v eubank 2 is painful enough for me. The first fight is somehow been talked about as a FOTY contender, it was a brawl where they brought each other down to each others level. Benn too small, eubank weight drained and past it. But a fight with bud would do great numbers, at least over here.

Oh yes - completely agree but I think the only fighter who can do the numbers other than an Alvarez rematch would be Eubank Jnr (not in the same ballpark as Alvarez, but he is a different face and as we can see can do numbers). I don't think Connor has the same cross over appeal over here as Eubank - so I doubt Bud vs Benn would do particularly well.

Unless we are looking at a fight at Light Heavy, or another Welter with a big name (e.g. Ryan Gacia), or heaven forbid if the rumours of GGG returning are true - I cannot see many options for Crawford other than Alvarez or Eubank Jnr - of the two, given Alvarez has already lost heavily, I think I would rather see Eubank Jnr vs Bud.

I never thought of ggg, but you just no that’s the type of matchmaking that boxing seems to throw up.

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Terence Crawford explains how he developed his body for Canelo Alvarez fight



As Terence Crawford reflects on his undisputed super middleweight title win over Canelo Alvarez, he talks to Andre Ward about preparing himself to make the physical leap up several weight divisions in order to make the fight happen.

“When I was fighting at these lower weights I had to always keep myself from growing,” Crawford said. “When I was at 147 everybody was like ‘man, he’s a gym rat.’ I’m always in the gym anyway but I had to stay in the gym because I had to keep my weight down and stay in reasonable touching range to be able to make weight. So when I was able to work out, not worry about what I do in the weight room or what I do nutrition wise, my body just started doing what it do.

“Like, I didn’t tell my body to just get bigger or nothing…A lot of people don’t know this but I started working out for Canelo in February. This was a process. They think this happened overnight. Chet was like ‘you going to get this Canelo fight, we got to start now, got to start working on your legs, working on your power so you can withstand those big shots and you know he’s going to be punching your arms’ and this and that. So we already preparing for Canelo in February. So when they say ‘ah he just gained all this weight,’ nah, it was a process. It was bulk and then cut.”

Crawford was then asked about fighting infrequently and whether he believes extended time in between fights is a hindrance.

“I think you get your sharpness from sparring and in the gym. If you’re sharp in the gym you’re going to be sharp in the fight. That’s just me. A lot of people don’t believe that…Me being in the game for so long, your body needs rest. So when you having these camps after camps after camps thinking ‘I’m staying active,’ you’re constantly tearing down your body.

“So when they say ‘oh, well Terence, he fights one time a year.’ That’s cool, for me. If I fight twice a year that’d be great, but one time a year — hey, I’m giving my body the proper time it needs to recover because as I got older that’s just as important as anything else, is recovery.”