Two-time world welterweight champion Shawn Porter has finally weighed in on the upcoming clash between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford.
The stage is set for the pound-for-pound stars highly anticipated ‘super-fight’ for the undisputed super-middleweight championship which takes place next Saturday night at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
‘Bud’ Crawford is set to make the move up to 168lbs ahead of his showdown with the Mexican superstar next week, having spent the majority of his tenure campaigning in the welterweight division where he became undisputed champion two years ago.
Former IBF and WBC world welterweight champion and rival of Crawford, Shawn Porter, has now spoken out and shared his verdict on the impending clash between his fellow countryman and Canelo.
Speaking to The Ring Magazine, Porter admitted that whilst he believes it is ‘perfect timing’ for both men to face each other, he admits that he thinks his former opponent will walk away victorious.
“When I walk about a fight with Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez it does come from a personal place for me to route for him but I know how to put my biased aside and be realistic about this fight.
I think it’s perfect timing for both of these guys. I think this is a fight that both guys have the ability to win, I think that Canelo has been in enough wars and Terence hasn’t so I think health is on his side, I think the ability to be able to be 100% on fight night is on Terence’s side, I think Canelo’s going to come to the ring at 90%, that’s where he’s at now and if he’s strong enough and he’s mentally prepared to do what it takes to break down Terence, you gotta break down Terence mentally, you don’t break him down physically you break him down mentally.
It’s know so it’s a tall feat for both of these guys and I think it’s very realistically a 50-50 fight and I do think that Terence will pull it off.”
Should ‘Bud’ be victorious next week, the 37-year-old from Omaha will write his name into the boxing history books by becoming the first male fighter ever to capture an undisputed world championship at several weight classes.
