Terence Crawford posted a short message on social media today, saying he will “Show the world” how great is 2025.
The fight Crawford wants against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez still doesn’t look promising. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh revealed this week that Crawford, 37, is out with an injury and will not be free to compete until “After May.” Turki says he wants to start negotiations with Canelo to make a fight in 2025.
Canelo will already have fought in May 2025 when Crawford returns from injury, meaning his only chance to fight him is in September. Ideally, Terrence should fight one of the champions at 154 or 160 to show that he’s not just looking to cash out against Alvarez.
Is “Bud” missing?
Crawford has probably noted the publicity his last opponent had, Israel Madrimovreceived this week. Riad’s season is scheduled for two fights within 63 days of each other, with Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) feeling out. It must be embarrassing for Crawford to see the treatment Madrimov is getting from Turki and the fans.
Poor Crawford misses the action and sees ‘Little GGG’ take the spotlight. He could become the protagonist of the events of December 21 and February 22.
Madrimov is being treated like the winner of his fight with Crawford, who is scheduled to face Serhii Bohachuk on Dec. 21 on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 in Riyadh and then WBC 154-lb interim champion Vergil Ortiz Jr . the February 22nd Mammoth event;
If Crawford isn’t on his usual once-a-year schedule, he could be in on the action on one or both of Riyadh’s season cards in December and/or February.
Of course, if he did that, he would be expected to fight someone as talented as the IBF bantamweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev or IBF and WBO 160-lb champion Janibek Alimkhanuly. Sebastian Fundora is reportedly in negotiations with Errol Spence, so he would not be an option for Crawford.
Bud’s Oath 2025
Crawford’s trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre said they will use the Floyd Mayweather Jr. plan. against Canelo. He says Crawford would move over him, trying not to get hit.
That doesn’t sound appealing from a fan perspective because they would buy the event on PPV thinking it would be a fun match. What they would get is a repeat of how Mayweather fought him ten years ago on September 14, 2013, and that was a boring fight.
“Get their legs in shape because he’s going to have to sidestep against Canelo,” Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre said, letting the media know that his fighter, Crawford, would run against Canelo if they found out. fight.
2025 I will show the world once again how great I am 😈
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) December 5, 2024
