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Terence Crawford’s Coach Reveals Why Canelo Alvarez Lost To Floyd Mayweather

Terence Crawford's coach speaks on Canelo Alvarez's loss to Floyd Mayweather.
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Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford are set to clash on September 12 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The fight was made official after the Mexican's win against William Scull on May 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It's a blockbuster showdown between two of the best pound-for-pound superstars in the world.

Alvarez is 62-2-2 and his only two career losses have come against Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol. Alvarez fought Mayweather when he was only 23, suffering a unanimous decision loss.

Crawford's coach Brian Bomack has now looked back on the contest. When asked how Alvarez has changed since being beaten by 'Money' Mayweather, Bomack responds by saying it's all about experience, adding that Alvarez's team shouldn't have put him up against someone like Mayweather at such a tender age.

Speaking to MillCity Boxing, he said:

Experience man, that's experience. And I was surprised that [Oscar] De La Hoya put him on that chopping plot and let him fight Mayweather. I was like, "Why would they do that? Why would they let their main guy up there and do that and make that fight happen?" I didn't understand that. But, look at him now. Look at the figures from them and look at the figures from now.

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When asked whether Canelo Alvarez was too green when he fought Floyd Mayweather, he said:

Hell yeah. Somebody like Mayweather with that IQ, I would have never done that to my young cat. You've got to let fighters grow man, let fighters grow. I haven't seen one mother****** come out here and beat a world beater.

Bomac believes every top fighter needs to be beat in order to grow and become better.

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Apratim Banerjee
APRATIM BANERJEE

Apratim is a Boxing and Soccer reporter for On SI. He has been in the industry for five years, having also worked for The Sporting News, Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. After coming from an engineering background, he started pursuing a career in sports media. Apratim also holds an MSc. Sport Marketing degree from Loughborough University London and is a keen practitioner of social media and digital marketing. In his spare time, Apratim likes to play an array of sports and practice calisthenics. He is also an avid enthusiast of improving his martial arts skills.