Oleksandr Usyk, Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez are three of the pound-for-pound kings in boxing.
Usyk became undisputed heavyweight champion when defeating Tyson Fury back in May, becoming the first man to rule the banner division since Lennox Lewis over 20 years ago.
Crawford has been undisputed in two weight classes, super-lightweight and welterweight, with his reign at 147lbs coming when he dominated long-term rival Errol Spence Jr and claimed a ninth round stoppage win in July 2023.
‘Bud’ has since moved up to super-welterweight, where he beat Israil Madrimov to win the WBA super-welterweight title in August.
Canelo has also claimed the honour of being undisputed when he held all four world titles at super-middleweight, but he has since been stripped of the IBF belt for choosing not to take on the mandatory challenger.
With Crawford now operating at 154lbs, he has made his desire known to make an audacious leap up to 168lbs to take on Canelo, in what would be one of the biggest fights in the sport.
Usyk has given his take on the potential match-up, telling The 3 Knockdown Rule Podcast who he sees coming out on top.
“I like Terence. He’s a crazy man. Terence win. Listen, Terence is different man. Terence works on two sides. Right and left, he’s very smart man. He feels distance and space.
“Canelo big, yeah, good boxer, but I say, Terence. Terence can box him like a big guy.”
Usyk isn’t the only world champion to predict a Crawford vs. Canelo showdown, with Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez also offering his thoughts.
