WBC Light-Heavyweight World Champion David Benavidez has had his final say on the upcoming ‘super-fight’ between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford.
‘Bud’ Crawford is set to make his first ever appearance at 168lbs when he faces the Mexican icon in a fortnight. Canelo made the move up to super-middleweight back in 2018 and since then he has gone on to reign as the undisputed champion on two separate occasions.
Speaking earlier this year, Benavidez – who long chased a fight with the four-belt champion before moving up in weight – backed Canelo to get the victory over Crawford.
“I think Canelo’s gonna win, only because of the size, you know what I mean? Crawford is coming up three weight classes so I think, you know, Canelo’s more of a natural super-middleweight, this is Crawford’s first super-middleweight fight so I gotta go for him.”
More recently, speaking to the Ring Magazine, the light-heavyweight world champion backed down on picking a winner but revealed he is leaning towards an early finish.
“It might end in a KO. I don’t know if it’s late or early, and it might be Canelo or Crawford.”
Though he is the naturally bigger man, victory for Alvarez would still be an impressive win given Crawford’s reputation and status in the sport. Should he lose, Crawford will become the first male three-division undisputed champion in the modern era and cement himself as the top fighter of his generation.
