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Terence Crawford's Brilliantly Simple Take On Canelo Alvarez's Weight Advantage

Terence Crawford didn't mince words when asked about the weight difference between him and Canelo Alvarez.
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As soon as the scorecards were read during the May 3 fight between Canelo Alvarez and William Scull, everybody in boxing knew who Canelo would be facing next. In fact, his next opponent was already in the ring, waiting to face off against him.

This is reigning undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford, who is one of the pound-for-pound greatest boxers in the world right now. The sport's worst-kept secret was that Canelo and Crawford already had a deal in place with Turki Alalshikh to fight in September, and all that needed to happen was for Canelo to beat Scull for it to get officially announced.

Therefore, the stage is set for arguably one of the highest-level (and lucrative) boxing bouts in recent memory.

While nobody denies Crawford's generational talent, the biggest knock about his chances against Canelo is size. Crawford's last fight came at 154 pounds, although he has also won belts at 147, 140, and even 135 pounds in his career.

The September 12 fight against Canelo will be in the 168-pound super middleweight division, which has long been Canelo's home.

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Crawford was asked about this weight difference by Fight Hub TV in the wake of Canelo's May 3 win, and sent a clear message.

"That's why we fight the fight," Crawford said with a smile. "So September 12, we all gonna see if the weight gonna make a difference or not."

While Crawford's fans may have wanted a more emphatic answer, Crawford typically lets his fighting do the talking for him, and this instance is no different.

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Grant Young is a Staff Writer for On SI’s Boxing, New York Mets, Indiana Fever, and Women’s Fastbreak sites. Before joining SI in 2024, he wrote for various boxing and sports verticals such as FanBuzz and NY Fights. Young has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in creative writing with an emphasis on sports nonfiction from the University of San Francisco, where he played five seasons of Division 1 baseball. He fought Muay Thai professionally in Thailand in 2023, loves a good essay, and is driven crazy trying to handle a pitpull puppy named Aura. Young lives in San Diego and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.