There has been much speculation about a potential matchup between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, a bout that has been discussed for nearly a year. However, Amir Khan, who has faced both Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford in the ring, believes Crawford should consider alternative opponents instead of clashing with the Mexican superstar, as he understands the daunting challenges each fighter presents.
Khan, who was defeated by Crawford in 2019 and by Alvarez in 2016, has voiced his opinion against the proposed fight between Crawford and Alvarez.
Khan explains why Crawford should not face Alvarez
Drawing from his own experiences, Khan feels that Crawford might benefit more from exploring other opportunities rather than facing Alvarez.
He believes the fight might not be in Crawford‘s best interest and suggests that Crawford focus on other challenges in his boxing career.
“I don’t think Crawford should take that fight because he doesn’t need it,” Khan told talkSPORT.
“There are other fights out there he could take and make big money from. You can always get hurt, when you’re fighting a big puncher like that you can get hurt and I don’t think it’s worth it.
“I’d advise fighters not to jump up too much weight and fight, unless the money is ridiculous.
“I got paid like $10million when I fought him, it’s a lot of money.
“Normally I’d get paid like $3million, I was like, ‘What’s the point when I can just take this one fight and get paid for three fights?’
“It’s not only that, it’s all the training sessions and everything.
“Really I went there for the big purse, but I started believing I was gonna win the fight.
“That’s why I was up on points, but he caught me with the big shot and he put me away.”
Crawford is scheduled to move up to 154 pounds this August to fight Israil Madrimov. Should he succeed, there is potential for an even greater jump to the super-middleweight division.
