The Mexican boxer and champion in three super middleweight divisions, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez finally acknowledged that he would be willing to have a fight against the American and also champion Terence Crawford to fulfill the wish of all world boxing fans to be able to see them facing each other in the ring.
These statements were made by the Aztec during an interview offered for The Ring Podcast with Mike Coppinger, where he hinted that there is the possibility of a confrontation against the undefeated champion; although they would have to agree on a weight due to the difference between the two.
“People want to see that fight. And maybe if they see that fight. We don’t know yet, but maybe they will see that fight. I’m always open for good fights. And don’t get me wrong, he’s a good fighter, he’s got really good skills and everything, and maybe we will see that fight. “We don’t know yet,” he said.
Crawford is considered along with the Cinnamon as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters today because he was crowned undisputed champion at 147 pounds after defeating Errol Spence Jr. in June 2023; After that he won his fourth world title after moving up a category and defeating Israil Madrimov.
Preference over Benavidez
During the same interview, Canelo Álvarez also highlighted that he prefers to face Terence Crawford over David Benavídez despite being a figure who has always sought to reach an agreement to see him in the ring and was also part of the 168-pound weight class.
“At this point, I have fought with everyone, with every champion, with the best that are out there. But when someone approaches you like that, when they challenge you like that, you don’t need to give them money. Like I said, now I can do whatever I want and I just don’t like the way (Benavidez) approached to take the fight,” he emphasized.
“I think (Crawford) wanted the fight and was respectful. You know, he says ‘I love Canelo, I love Canelo’, without saying bad things about me or anything like that. But like I said, you never know, maybe one day I’ll wake up and say ‘I want to fight that guy.’ I always respect my opponents and each fighter, each person. Although obviously, if they don’t do it, it’s different,” Canelo concluded.
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