Canelo Alvarez is just a few days away from his much anticipated clash with fellow pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford.
The 35-year-old from Guadalajara, Mexico will defend his undisputed super-middleweight championship against the unbeaten American at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday night, with the event broadcast live worldwide on Netflix.
Canelo will be looking to add yet another huge name to his decorated resume, which includes the likes of Gennady Golovkin, Miguel Cotto, Sergey Kovalev and Shane Mosley to name just a few.
Another legendary fighter that Canelo has shared the ring with is five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather, who handed the Mexican superstar the first defeat of his tenure when they clashed for the WBC light-middleweight title in Las Vegas back in 2013.
In an interview with The Sun. Canelo was asked who he believes is the better fighter out of his former rival Mayweather and ‘Bud’ Crawford.
“I think Crawford is better than Mayweather because he turns his guard to both sides, he’s more intelligent. I think he’s better than Floyd Mayweather. That’s what I think.”
Crawford will be looking to become the first male fighter in boxing history to win an undisputed championship in three weight classes when he faces Canelo on Saturday, having already achieved this at super-lightweight and welterweight respectively.
The 37-year-old from Omaha has made the move up to 168lbs ahead of this weekend’s clash, which has been dubbed by many boxing fans and analysts around the world as ‘The Fight Of The Century’.
