Canelo Alvarez Reveals Why Beating Terence Crawford Could Prove Floyd Mayweather Point

Canelo Alvarez is set to return to action on May 3 against William Scull.

Scull presents a different type of challenge for Alvarez, who can once again become the undisputed super middleweight champion with a win.

With a win against Scull, Canelo could be on the verge of a Terence Crawford showdown. There have been plenty of talks of a potential showdown between the two pound-for-pound superstars. Alvarez, though, is focused on taking care of business against Scull first.

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Canelo's only two career losses have come against Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol. He fought 'Money' Mayweather way back in 2013 as a young up-and-comer. Many believe Terence Crawford has a similar fighting style to Mayweather, meaning beating Crawford could prove that he has changed a lot as a fighter.

Speaking about the Crawford showdown, Alvarez told The Ring:

You know what they want. Everybody wants that fight but in my mind, I need to take care of the May fight and then we'll see. Because, who knows what happens. But I know the people want, I need to take care of the (Scull) fight first.

He added about the Terence Crawford and Floyd Mayweather comparisons:

To show people I am different with experience. The fighter that I am today and I always think that I just needed more years before I fought Mayweather. But things happen and I learned a lot. I don't blame myself because of that because I learned a lot. But yeah, it's kind of an opportunity to show what kind of a fighter I am right now.

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