Andre Ward has long been an admirer of Terence Crawford and he’s backing the Nebraska man to score a victory over Canelo Alvarez.
Since defeating Errol Spence in the summer of 2023, Crawford has been eager to step up to super-middleweight and take on the Mexican icon.
Back in August, Crawford became world champion in a fourth weight class , but he was made to work harder than ever as he was pushed all the way by the vastly underrated Israil Madrimov.
Despite being surrounded by decent threats including Vergil Ortiz and Jaron Ennis, Crawford seemingly only has eyes for Canelo, and it’s a fight he’s set to pursue.
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Canelo has enjoyed a routine 2024 so far with dominant wins over Jaime Munguia and Edgar Berlanga, and next year will likely feature more big fights.
Jake Paul, David Benavidez, and multiple light-heavyweights would all love the opportunity to take on boxing’s biggest name, and Crawford is jostling amongst that bunch to be noticed.
Ward, a former world champion in two weight classes, was sometimes speculated to have a showdown with Canelo, and he believes he would fall short against Crawford.
“I’m going with Terence Crawford. Big weight jump, dangerous fight, but somebody’s got to prove to me that they can break Terence Crawford’s will and that he can’t figure it out against you,” said Ward when speaking to Boxing News.
“It ain’t no disrespect to Canelo, but I’ve said this the last couple times, I’m not betting against Terence Crawford against nobody right now. You got to show me that you can beat him.”
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