When you talk about Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and look what he scored – from debuting as a fifteen-year-old boy who was now thirty-five-year-old – easy to run out of superlative. The same goes for the ‘BUD’ CRAVFORD terrain.
The words of the legend, superstar, an undisputed champion and pound-pound were thrown well with the boxing letter for decades, but we rarely hear that fighters are described as special. Crawford and Alvarez are that; They are both outstanding in what they achieved in their life as boxers.
Crawford started boxing for seven years in a local gym in Omaha, Nebraska. The campaign is in seventy competitors before turning an expert in 2008. years.
Alvarez’s amateur foundation
Alvarez came from a combat family, following his brothers in the gym every day where they would watch them train and a spa. He was thirteen years old when he started boxing in amateurs. After forty-six competitions, Alvarez turned professionally in 2005. years in fifteen years.
In 2014, after spraying impressive laundry, Crawford traveled to Glasgow, Scotland, to challenge the proud VBO light champion Ricky Burns. The durable champion was named and crossed Crawford took his heart and his title, beating him at points to win his first world title.
Climbing
Good victory via Iuriorkis Gambo and Raimundo Led Crawford to move in against Thomas Dulorma for the VBO Light Vestil Team in Texas. Crawford was beaten by the dulorme to win the sixth round and became a world champion at two aspirations.
CRAVFORD found to defend its own light news title, and then defeated the terrible hard Ukrainian boxer Victor Postol for VBC Name of Light Vestilla and Strap within 2016. years. After more defense, he faced Julius indorga for his VBC and Vbo Strapes together with IBF.
In 2018, Crawford started to challenge the Australian Bratara Jeff Horn for his new Vbo Welter title. Crawford dismantled and outdoen the champion to win world of world disadvantage in the third weight class.
Crawford vs. The upper candidate
Crawford went to beat Amir Khan, Kell Brook and Shawn Porter in a big victory. Now it was 2022, and the next was David Avanesian. Crawford hit him in the sixth round to keep his VBO title and this victory was instrumental in providing mege fighting with a unique champion of the world, Errol Spenceu Jr. He enters the fight, many insiders had too much, too big, too strong for Crawford. I chose Crawford to dominate and control the fight – my gaze was a spectrum into a damaged fighter. I thought Crawford would target about Spence, and she is, beating the unique champion in the pulp to become an undisputed champion of the world for an unsporting Welter.
After a year, Crawford started to challenge Junior Champion Igrail Madrimov. Madrimov is decorated with amateurs with 350 competitions below his belt and was undefeated as a professional. The man from Uzbekistan was good school and hard as a rock.
Crawford is good, who opposes Madrimov and beating the inside, but the champion fought with pride and determination to move into the distance in a huge fight. Crawford won all three goods to become a world champion in the fourth weight class. CRAVFORD TERENCE is 41-0 with 31 KOS.
Alvarez’s first world title
Saul Alvarez won his first world title in thirty seventh struggles. He beat English Borac Matthew Hatton on his hips to request an empty VBC medium level in 2011. Years.
After knockout, Alfonso Gomez and Kermit Cinct, was aligned to fight Shane Mosley in 2012. Alvarez fought with patience and maturity against dangerous and experienced Mosley, conquering points in Las Vegas.
Faced with mayweather and across
After beating Josesito Lopez and Austin trout and added the VBA and the Junior Mindrighteight ring, took over Floid Mayweather. Maweather was too good inside, it’s too smart outside and too fast for Alvarez, beating him at Points in 2013. years.
Alvarez returned in March 2014. against severe Alfredo Angulo, beat him in ten rounds, and then Erissalandi Laru in a carefully contested fight won by a disputed foreign exchange decision. The following was a powerful James Kirkland, but Alvarez’s pressure, speed and power knocked it too much in the third round to set the fight with Puerto Rican great Miguel Cotto.
Cotto Clash and Khan is upset
Alvarez and Cotto traded a blow for twelve huge circles, but in the end, time, time and breaking and vicinity proved crucial. Alvarez opposed COTTION with large right arms, upper and severe difficult shots to win a unanimous decision in Las Vegas.
In 2016, Alvarez took Amira Khan and that he came out with the dead right hand with cane jaw in the sixth round, he knocked him coldly. Alvarez then won the Vbo Junior Midring Gread Griadveight after breaking the courage of Liam Smith, teasing his body quickly left rips to pull him into the ninth round.
Chavez Jr. And Golovkin Duels
In 2017, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1) is next time. Despite, testosterone, Mexican pride and boastful rights were the main topics of this stroke. Alvarez dismantled and punished much larger Chavez Jr., Taking it twelve rounds on Mexican independence Day weekend in Las Vegas.
Gennadi Golovkin has territorically terrarized in the division of medium weight, and the struggle with Alvarez was also lucrative and inevitable. Their first rush in September 2017 was declared a separate drawing – many called it robbery. The overhaul came after delaying twelve months, and Alvarez was declared a majority decision, claiming that the VBC, VBA and the ring of the world ring.
Later defense of career and titles
From there, Alvarez won Rocky Fielding in Super Mean Weight and Daniel Jacobs in the midweight in 2019. Years. He then intensified on the light of heavy weight to challenge Sergei Kovalev for the VBO title, stopping Kovaliv in the eleventh round, stopped Kovalev in eleven time.
After the beating Callum Smith on points and defended the Super Medium Titles, beating Billy Joe Saunders in eight rounds and stopped Caleb plant in eleven circles to end 2021. Years as an undisputed champ.
Alvarez headed back on a heavy weight light to cause Dmitry buffalo in May 2022. years. The buffalo strained great that he turned off Alvarez’s attack and retained the title.
Alvarez then returned to Las Vegas to fight trilogy with Golovkin in super midweight, beating a unanimous decision and retaining all the big belts. He continued to defend his super medium titles against John Rider, Jermel Charl, Jamie Munguia, Edgar Berlang and William Scull.
Thirty-four, after sixty-seven fighting career, is Alvarez in the end? Of course not. He made hundreds of millions by disassembling and ejecting an opponent, but his disastrous power seemed to diminish because they crossed the years in super meantime.
Comparative analysis: Experience vs skills
CRAVFORD will be thirty eight in the fight against the night, but he had much less struggles and much less wear. He had eleven victories for stopping since his Madrim’s residence, so Fresher fighter will be.
From 2021. Crawford fought five times with four stops. Alvarez fought ten times, and the seven of these fights crossed the distance.
There are a lot of conversations from an insider box that says Crawford will be too small for super medium weight. It’s absolutely nonsense. Alvarez is 5’8 “with 70.5” Vingespan; Crawford is 5’8 “with 74.0” Vingesana.
This struggle is all about who can adaptively better to the man standing in front of them. The experience is with Alvarez. The skill is with Crawford.
Struggle
Alvarez and Crawford fought and trained for years. Who is the fighter with the least wear and tears? Crawford is 31 years of stops and was the dominant force since 2008. Alvarez has 39 conquests for stop, but his last one was 2021. years in super mean central weight. Will Crawford bring their division into force two parts in weight? Probably not.
To win, Crawford should be wiped and moved and stayed off the rope. Jab is the key – it uses his jack and double it. Crawford has a rhythm, balance and movement and can effortlessly be transferred from the southern week to Orthodox. He is a superior boxer and can hit. Can he hurt Alvarez? Yes. Can the Alvarez stop? Recording no.
Alvarez is under pressure – a fantastic machine, a sharp shooter. Will he take advantage of the cravford slowing tactics? Can it endure Crawford? The answer is not. Will Crawford make him grow old and get tired of fighting? Yes.
Crawford at unanimous decision in this champion battle.
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Last Updated 30.06.2025