Mexican boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez nonetheless has the door open for his exercise in 2025, the place there are a number of candidates and he might spring a shock with a few of his potential rivals. The strongest contender for now could be Cuban William Scull, however Canelo appears keen to barter with one of many proposals of Sheikh Turki Alalshikh, president of the Common Leisure Authority of Saudi Arabia.
Canelo Alvarez went to London to obtain the popularity of The Ring journal as ‘Fighter of the Yr’, the place he met Turki Alalshikh, and in an interview with the hosts he acknowledged that there’s a risk of combating Terence Crawford.
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“There’s at all times a risk. We’ll see, we’ll see, however there’s at all times a risk. We’re right here to do one of the best enterprise,” Canelo instructed The Ring when requested about his assembly with Alalshikh and the potential of agreeing to the battle in opposition to Bud Crawford.
The impediment to beat for the Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford battle
The WBC necessary challenger for Saul Alvarez is David Benavidez, however with the Mexican’s reluctance to just accept the problem, he might flip to Terence Crawford for his September battle. Nevertheless, the principle impediment to closing the deal is the burden distinction, as a result of Bud is within the 154 kilos, in tremendous welterweight, which is 2 divisions lower than Canelo.
Cash wouldn’t be the most important drawback for a possible deal, negotiations would begin on the $150 million that Canelo requested for, however there could be different obstacles, which was already confessed a number of days in the past by British promoter Eddie Hearn, head of Matchroom, in statements to Battle Hype.
“I will be sincere, I might be very shocked if that battle occurs. I feel His Excellency has been pushing that battle, it did not appear to be it was one thing Canelo actually needed to do, to be sincere,” Hearn instructed Battle Hype, after recalling a chat he had with the Mexican boxer about why he could be reluctant to just accept a battle in opposition to Bud Crawford
“I feel his feeling is that when he beats Crawford, everybody will say I beat a 154-pound fighter,” mentioned Hearn, earlier than including that he believes: “Crawford actually cannot come to battle in that battle as a result of he is at an enormous measurement drawback.”
