Terence Crawford is just months away from challenging Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez for his undisputed super middleweight world championship. Rolando Romero has little doubt how the action plays out.
Crawford will make the jump up two divisions from his last outing for the fight, looking to be the first man to defeat Canelo at the weight of 168 lbs. The Mexican has previously lost to Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol, but is yet to be bested at super-middleweight, where he has beaten the likes of Billy Joe Saunders, Caleb Plant and Jaime Munguia.
‘Rolly’ Romero, who is coming off a career best victory over Ryan Garcia, told FightHype that the weight is too much of a factor to give ‘Bud’ Crawford a chance.
“He’s 38 years old. Yeah, he saw something in Canelo. He’s about to see the canvas.
“Bivol was way bigger than Canelo. The same s*** that you saw Canelo fighting Bivol is the same s*** of Crawford moving up two weight classes to fight Canelo. Bivol is not a puncher. Canelo was trying to win the whole time, but Bivol was too big.
“Crawford is going to go in there and box Canelo’s head off the same way Amir Khan did, and out of nowhere, boom. Then we’re going to see a dead roach on the ground.”
The boxing world is split as to who comes out on top, with many opinions recently changing after Canelo’s underwhelming fight with William Scull. Crawford, however, has it all to do against a man who is completely bedded in at the weight he will be making for the first time.
The American’s last outing came in August of 2024, a points win over previously undefeated Israel Madrimov to capture the WBA Super Welterweight World Title. The result ended an eleven-fight stoppage streak for ‘Bud’, perhaps showing that his power is unlikely to carry up. He faces Canelo on September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas.
