Paulie Malignaggi believes that Terrence Crawford had a good chance that in their fight in their fight in their fight, the United Super Central Champion beats. He says he did not think at first that Crawford (41-0, 31 ko) could win because he was “too small”, but thinks Canelo (62-2-2-2-2-2- 39) is no longer in the premiere.
Malignaggi states that Crawford has a style of fighting similar to Floyd Mayweather JR, and thinks Canelo has given up when he lost to him in their fight in 2013. The Mexican star is much stronger than he was then, and then he would not be caught that he was then.
Crawford’s hunger
Paulie says Crawford is hungry, giving him a good blow to Canela. Obviously, it must not be so hungry that it sits inactive in a solid year since its last fight. Crawford may have been afraid to fight for the fear of losing to one of the younger medium weights, and then a big pay day against Canel disappeared. Terence did not want to be tested for 168, which is understandable if he was worried about the beating.
“I originally thought Crawford was too small. I think Crawford was a more complete fighter than Canelo ever. [that Terence wins]”, Said Paulie Malignaggi Fixdiscussing Canelo Alvarenz against Terrence Crawford who is expected to happen in September.
Crawford could be too small to stay in his pocket, and fight Canel the way he would need a chance to win. He looked poorly in his debut in 154 against Israil Madrid, and consistently surpassed him a much stronger WBA champion. Moving two divisions to face an even more powerful Canel, it doesn’t look good for Crawford.
Canel’s fall
“This Canelo is not the main Canelo. This Canelo tries to steal the bag while half *****,” Malignaggi said. “When Canelo was put into difficult situations in which he had to dig, what he did? He didn’t really dig up and went to fight in which he was losing.”
“He just accepted the loss. We saw that against Floyd [Mayweather Jr.] too much [as well as against Dmitry Bivol]. He never risked Floyd’s fight when surpassed. He just accepted it. Since then [the Bivol fight]He fell terribly to the level of his opposition, “Paulie said of Canela.
You can give Canel a pass for your Mayweather and Bivol losses because he was in a difficult position. When he struggled with the still main version of Mayweather in 2013, he was only 22 years old. He worsened things for himself, agreeing to 152 pounds. In the weighing, Canelo looked dried and needed to sit down. He didn’t look good.
“He [Crawford] is the guy who reminds me of Floyd and is hungry, motivated and wants to be the best, “Malingaggi said.” He has that middle railway in the ring. Crawford wants to go to that dense. This does not mean that Crawford wins because it is small. I believe more that Crawford can win than when it was first discussed. “
You cannot say that Crawford wants to fight the best because of his fight with Madrid, he has not shown interest in fighting any other guy at the age of 154. This shows that he realizes that he has reached his borders, and if he fought against other top fighters, he knows he would lose. So, you can’t say that he always wants to reach for “thick” because his resume is too weak to prove it. Crawford just beat Errol Spence and Madrid to prove that he fought best.
He did not want to move until 168 to be tested. If Terrence really believed in himself, he would have done it. Crawford knows its borders and just wants a salary against Canel, not testing himself.
“I would love to see Crawford wins because if Canelo gets this salary, which will be a big salary,” Malignaggi said. “If he gets a victory too, it is too much of a prize to throw out Benavides and is allowed to bend a mandatory candidate and holds all the hostage belts for so long and not allowing that weight to go on his path that he should.”
Heritage or salary?
If you look at him from a neutral point of view without an anger on any fighter, Crawford does not seem to win because of his experience in 168, lack of strength and age. Also, he will fight for all the wrong reasons, moving up to fighting Canel for a salary, not for his heritage.
Crawford says he did it for inherited purposes, but that sounds like a hogwash. If he did this for this reason, he would have moved and struggled with one of the best candidates such as David Benavidez, David Morrel or Diego Pachec. This is more about money.
“I think Crawford wins for a better boxing because he started his career in the right way, trying to persecute the best all the time. I feel that he is constantly testing. That Madrid fight was very impressive. Madrid’s very good fighter. That fight was the neck and neck. It could be drawing. It was a high -level chess.
“In order to keep that concentration in the mid-30s against this young, high IQ fighter with an explosive and naturally larger bottle, it was impressive to me. He [Crawford] Maybe too small for Canela, but he is definitely not even close to Crawford’s ability.
“Maybe it’s better than Canel from the right attitude, which is not his attitude. Crawford is mostly south. Crawford is more versatile in one attitude than Canelo, but is it too small? One thing I noticed in Madrid’s fight is that Crawford had to give more soil than usual. Can you take away a smaller guy’s distance [Crawford] Because he will need a distance because he is so smaller. I don’t know, “Malignaggi said.
Last time updated 15.03.202025
