‘One big fight’ – Canelo Alvarez’s cutting remark throws shade on unbeaten Terence Crawford record
Canelo Alvarez’s new rivalry with Terence Crawford has heated up as he questioned his potential opponent’s professional record. Alvarez and Crawford are two of the sport’s current pound-for-pound leading fighters, and both have a series of leading names on their professional record. Alvarez has a brutal take on Crawford’s time in boxingGetty Crawford remains undefeated during his professional career, and has wins over the likes of Kell Brook, Amir Khan and most notoriously Errol Spence Jr in 2023. And the Mexican, who could be next for Crawford in a blockbuster showdown, suggested that Spence was the only fight of real note on his resume. He said in a savage dig during an interview with TMZ Sports: “Look, I respect Terence Crawford. “He’s very talented, but he’s just won one big fight. If you see his record, he just beat one good fighter. “Other than that, he hasn’t beat other good fighters like Spence.” The surprising swipe at Crawford’s record comes as a motivating blow for the American, who is in a real pursuit of a showdown with Alvarez. And he has now responded to the claim on social media, writing: “Lol that’s crazy! So every fighter I’ve fought is not good but one? “Noted! Just remember what you said because I’ve always had the joy in making somebody’s look like nobodies.” Crawford has a stellar record beating some top-level operators while fighting most of the available challengers at the time. But after beating Spence, many believe that ‘Bud’ has yet to receive the huge and big-name commercial fight that he commands as he approaches the end of his career. Crawford wasn’t too impressed with Canelo’s wild claimsMark Robinson/Matchroom Although he has won titles in four-weight classes, and is showing his ambition to take on the biggest of challenges by stepping up two weight classes to try and challenge Alvarez. Alvarez himself has faced claims from rivals that his record isn’t up to scratch, with many accusing him of ‘ducking’ David Benavidez in particular. But he has shared the ring with a who’s who of big names including Floyd Mayweather and Gennady Golovkin, which has seen him emerge as one of boxing’s biggest superstars. There are reports that a lucrative deal between Alvarez and Crawford for a fight in September in Las Vegas is heating up and close to being finalised. Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh has been leading negotiations, with the pair to fight in partnership with Ring Magazine. And he has responded to claims that the deal is close to being reached, hinting that they could be premature. Crawford has completed it all but wants to further his legacy by beating AlvarezGetty He posted on X: “This is from a few days ago, we are not talking about boxing. We talked about the video game Fatal Fury City of the Wolves, which will launch on the 24th of April 2025. “I challenged them in the game, this is the only thing I can challenge them with in relation to combat. “They accepted my challenge in the game and we all betting on a dinner on the loser…and we decided that we don’t do the boxing fight because all three of us hate boxing and we decided to choose Yoga instead. “Continue talking, and continue spreading rumors at the end, only the three of us know and decide what and when and where things happen.” Small swipes over each other’s respective records will help build a fight narrative, as talks over a potential clash heat up. Although a public agreement has yet to be reached, Alvarez vs Crawford could well be one of the biggest talking points of 2025 in boxing. Follow talkBOXING on social media talkBOXING is now on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us on social media for big breaking boxing news, exclusive interviews and the best bits from our talkBOXING YouTube show. Like our Facebook page HERE Follow us on Twitter HERE Sign up for our WhatsApp channel HERE
Canelo Alvarez’s new rivalry with Terence Crawford has heated up as he questioned his potential opponent’s professional record.
Alvarez and Crawford are two of the sport’s current pound-for-pound leading fighters, and both have a series of leading names on their professional record.
Crawford remains undefeated during his professional career, and has wins over the likes of Kell Brook, Amir Khan and most notoriously Errol Spence Jr in 2023.
And the Mexican, who could be next for Crawford in a blockbuster showdown, suggested that Spence was the only fight of real note on his resume.
He said in a savage dig during an interview with TMZ Sports: “Look, I respect Terence Crawford.
“He’s very talented, but he’s just won one big fight. If you see his record, he just beat one good fighter.
“Other than that, he hasn’t beat other good fighters like Spence.”
The surprising swipe at Crawford’s record comes as a motivating blow for the American, who is in a real pursuit of a showdown with Alvarez.
And he has now responded to the claim on social media, writing: “Lol that’s crazy! So every fighter I’ve fought is not good but one?
“Noted! Just remember what you said because I’ve always had the joy in making somebody’s look like nobodies.”
Crawford has a stellar record beating some top-level operators while fighting most of the available challengers at the time.
But after beating Spence, many believe that ‘Bud’ has yet to receive the huge and big-name commercial fight that he commands as he approaches the end of his career.
Although he has won titles in four-weight classes, and is showing his ambition to take on the biggest of challenges by stepping up two weight classes to try and challenge Alvarez.
Alvarez himself has faced claims from rivals that his record isn’t up to scratch, with many accusing him of ‘ducking’ David Benavidez in particular.
But he has shared the ring with a who’s who of big names including Floyd Mayweather and Gennady Golovkin, which has seen him emerge as one of boxing’s biggest superstars.
There are reports that a lucrative deal between Alvarez and Crawford for a fight in September in Las Vegas is heating up and close to being finalised.
Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh has been leading negotiations, with the pair to fight in partnership with Ring Magazine.
And he has responded to claims that the deal is close to being reached, hinting that they could be premature.
He posted on X: “This is from a few days ago, we are not talking about boxing. We talked about the video game Fatal Fury City of the Wolves, which will launch on the 24th of April 2025.
“I challenged them in the game, this is the only thing I can challenge them with in relation to combat.
“They accepted my challenge in the game and we all betting on a dinner on the loser…and we decided that we don’t do the boxing fight because all three of us hate boxing and we decided to choose Yoga instead.
“Continue talking, and continue spreading rumors at the end, only the three of us know and decide what and when and where things happen.”
Small swipes over each other’s respective records will help build a fight narrative, as talks over a potential clash heat up.
Although a public agreement has yet to be reached, Alvarez vs Crawford could well be one of the biggest talking points of 2025 in boxing.
