Terence Crawford Snubs Canelo Alvarez To Pick Charlo as More “Meaningful” Opponent for Next Fight

Terence Crawford made history last weekend. After defeating Errol Spence Jr, ‘Bud,’ is the first-ever boxer to be the undisputed world champion in two weight classes. However, his ambitions are far from satisfied. The undisputed welterweight champion wants to move up in weight division again. There are plenty of opponents waiting for him. That being said, Crawford is decisive of the fact that he would not be facing Canelo Alvarez anytime soon.

Instead, he is more inclined to face Jermell Charlo for the undisputed light-middleweight title. Intriguingly, Charlo and Spence Jr. are teammates and the light-middleweight champion even showed his support to, ‘The Truth’ ahead of his fight against Crawford. But is that the reason why Crawford wants to face Charlo? Why does he want to fight him over Alvarez?

Why does Terence Crawford want to fight Charlo over Alvarez?

Crawford finds Alvarez to be significantly bigger. Subsequently, Crawford finds the match-up to be unfair. However, he does not mind moving up in weight class to face Charlo as the weight disparity is not significant. While speaking to TMZ, he stated, “I would choose Jermell Charlo. You know, it is a meaningful fight, it’s more history, it’s more on the table.”

The reporter was curious to know if Crawford would be interested to face Alvarez. Reflecting on the weight disparity, he stated, “No, not at all. I got that question many times before, Canelo is two weight class, three weight class, four weight class above. At the same time, Canelo Does not interest me because of the size factor.”

Charlo and Alvarez both are fighting each other in September. So from what one can gather, it can safely be said that Crawford fighting Charlo is more likely than Alvarez. Intriguingly, Charlo was sitting ringside to witness Crawford’s last fight and the two had a heated exchange. So let’s take a look at the interaction between the two.

Terence Crawford tells Jermell Charlo he is “next” after his fight against Errol Spence Jr.

Charlo was sitting ringside at Crawford’s last fight. He was there to support his teammate, Spence Jr. After Crawford’s victory, the victor seized the opportunity and started to trash-talk the light-middleweight champion. After their hostile interaction, a teammate of Crawford, Bernie, recounted their interaction and stated, “It looked like we going to Charlo. You see him talking to him? Telling him you’re next. I think he told him you’re next, Charlo.”

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It appears that Crawford wants to fight Charlo. Will this fight take place in the near future? Only time can reveal. For now, we invite you to share your insight. What do you make of Crawford not being interested to face Alvarez? In addition, how do you see Crawford vs Charlo playing out? Share with us your thoughts in the comments below.

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