Terence Crawford Focus From 154-pound Undisputed

Terence Crawford appears to have changed his original goal of claiming a third undefeated title at 154 after his latest fight with WBA junior middleweight champion Israel Madrimov on August 3.

Neglect of Turki

Crawford, 36, now appears to be 100% focused on securing a top-money fight with Canelo Alvarez. However, this fight may be out of his reach because the Mexican star does not want to fight another fighter who wants to pay off his bank account before retirement.

Honorable Turki Alalshikh doesn’t seem interested in pursuing Canelo-Crawford, and that would be the last hope for the match to happen because it wouldn’t generate the kind of income that would balance Canelo and Crawford’s coffers. . If Canelo wants 100+ dough with the same Crawford, it’s not happening.

Another name Turki mentioned is wanting to match Crawford against Vergil Ortiz Jr., fresh off his two ‘victory’ over Serhii Bohachuk. However, Crawford seems to have doubts about that because he hasn’t spoken, suggesting that he realizes that working hard can wear him down or ruin his popularity, just like with regular fans.

The risks of a full 154-pound Shark division

“You saw that these 154-pound guys are no joke. Madrimov included him in his personal affairs. So, he had to go really deep to pull out the win [Israil] Madrimov, and the 154-pound division is full of guys like Madrimov,” said Paulie Malignaggi on YouTube channel Probox TV about Terence Crawford, who seems to realize that trying to be the undisputed champion at 154 is probably too difficult a task for him. mature years.

Madrimov landed the better punches of the fight in every round, and Crawford looked afraid to let his hands go like he has in the past. He knew that when he shot, Madrimov would cut him off with a right hand and stop him.

Those pictures shot by Madrimov made Crawford jump for a moment as if his mind was saying, ‘Wait a minute. Am I still okay?’ If Crawford stays at 154, he’ll have to run into fights that feature hungry sharks who have nearly as much power as Madrimov but are more willing to throw more punches.

Crawford will be heavily driven by fighters such as Sebastian Fundora, Tim Tszyu, Serhii Bohachuk, and Vergil Ortiz Jr.

“Right now you’re thinking, ‘Right now, I haven’t built the reputation to fight these young guys, hungry destroyers, guys coming up with all that skill and that drooling hunger,'” Malignaggi said of Crawford’s mindset about fighting. 154.

Crawford may have had a moment of pure clarity when the cards for his fight with Madrimov were announced. He had blocked a bullet, given a questionable decision. After that ‘win,’

Crawford had to know that his goal of becoming the undisputed champion at 154 was out of reach, even with the same judges who work his fights. He would come out empty-handed sooner or later, probably in his next fight, and he would be forced to retire due to the loss of his record.

Was Crawford reinforced?

The Madrimov fight proved that Crawford was never as good as fans thought. He has beaten a lot of older, aging guys in the 135, 140, and 147-lb division and followed. The Adrien Broner Method of winning world titles in multiple divisions against smaller fighters. Broner did a masterful job of winning four division titles without fighting the killers.

“I understand why he doesn’t want to fight with these other guys. I don’t know if the Canelo fight will be done because Turki Alalshikh didn’t seem that enthusiastic. It doesn’t interest me either. I love competitive fights,” said Malignaggi.

If Crawford tries to go unchallenged at 154, he will be beaten, which would be for him and his goalie. In addition, there is not much money for Crawford at 154 that it would be against Canelo if the Mexican star blesses him with a fight.