Canelo Alvarez Will “Break” Terence Crawford, Shawn Porter “Concerned” for ‘Bud’ Over Legacy Fight

Terence Crawford is mere hours away from his fight against Israil Madrimov at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Yet, his former opponent Shawn Porter is already talking past his current bout and on Crawford’s potential legacy fight against, none other than the man himself, Canelo Álvarez. While Crawford looks to acquire yet another belt in a fourth division, his main goal is to climb another weight class. Why?

This will take the two-division undisputed champion closer to the division where Canelo Alvarez rules. Since beating Errol Spence Jr. to a pulp last year, Crawford had but one goal – to end his career on a high note by fighting the current unified super middleweight champion Canelo. While Canelo hasn’t paid much heed to the challenge, the fans surely did, who are divided on what would happen. But Porter, who knows quite well what Crawford could do, says he is “concerned”.

Shawn Porter isn’t sold on Canelo Alvarez either!

It’s a tough fight to predict, no doubt—just look at Crawford’s dominant performance against an elite-level boxer like Errol Spence Jr. Regardless, speaking to Marcos Villegas from Fight Hub TV, Porter commented on Crawford climbing two divisions, and the power difference that exists between the boxers fighting in two different weight classes. “I am concerned about him absorbing a Canelo punch, especially through the course of 12 rounds,” Porter confessed.

However, Porter had an interesting analysis, suggesting Canelo would eventually slow down as he had done in most of his recent fights. So, it led Porter to believe Canelo would start the fight on the front foot “and bang on [Crawford] and break him down” before the late rounds when he won’t have the energy while Crawford would. 

Even so, Shawn Porter didn’t seem convinced that he had the answer to who would emerge victorious, claiming, “But there’s so many components that make a champion… It’s a conversation that lasts an hour easily when we talk about all the components that Terence Crawford has.” Porter might not be sure if Bud could pull off the win, but Crawford’s other former opponent does. 

Errol Spence Jr. shows surprising support for Terence Crawford

Since his fight against Crawford last year, ‘The Truth’ hasn’t fought in over a year, even though a rumored fight against Sebastian Fundora is being negotiated for later this year. Regardless, Spence actually had the opportunity to activate his rematch clause with Crawford but chose not to. Whether it’s because he needs more time to prepare for Crawford or has lost hope, Spence Jr sure knows how formidable Terence Crawford is. 

According to a tweet from talkSport editor Michael Benson, ‘The Truth’ spoke on a potential fight between Crawford and Canelo. He said, “If Crawford wants to challenge himself to be great, let him try to be great. I’m with it.” As for who he thinks will win, Spence’s words exuded confidence in his former opponent. “I’d be going for Bud. I don’t know if he’d win or lose, but if anybody can pull it off, he can pull it off,” Spence added. 

Even though Israil Madrimov has quite the amateur record and stands a decent chance of beating Terence Crawford, it seems people can’t stop talking about a potential fight against Canelo Alvarez. But ‘Bud’ needs to take care of Madrimov first for the potential Canelo fight to turn into a real one. Who do you think would win?