Errol Spence Jr. puts feud aside and predicts Terence Crawford will beat Canelo Alvarez

His Excellency Turki Aralcik is the hottest matchmaker out there right now. Whether it's delivering the long-awaited heavyweight open weight bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk or convincing long-time rival promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren to sign the dots for the Matchroom vs. Queensberry 5v5 event, there's no denying that he gives boxing fans what they want. Now he's on a mission to revitalize boxing and has one more epic matchup in mind: a battle between two undisputed champions. Canelo Alvarez and Terence CrawfordIn an interview with Ariel Helwani, His Excellency Turki Ararcik said: “We're working on the Canelo-Crawford card.” In the US and want to book it “End of year or beginning of second year.”

Canelo is patiently waiting for a big offer for his next fight after a boxing class against Jaime Munguia over Cinco de Mayo weekend. Meanwhile, Crawford is Errol Spence Jr. Crawford will face super welterweight champion Israil Madrimov in August in a bid to become a four-division champion. The question on everyone's mind is whether Crawford will be able to move up in weight to face Canelo Alvarez at 168 pounds. Spence Jr., “Bad's” last opponent in the ring, “He can get it done.”

There is no bad blood between the old enemies!

in Interview with FightHypeErrol Spence Jr. says he's rooting for the former unbeaten welterweight champion to beat Canelo Alvarez. Undeterred by last year's brutal ninth-round knockout loss to Crawford, Spence Jr. is hoping the Nebraska native wins. “Great” A battle between two P4P greats.

“If Crawford wants to challenge himself to be great, let him. I'm all for it. I pick Bud. I don't know if he'll win or lose, but if anyone can do it, so can he. He's striving for greatness.” He said.

Crawford has already bulked up 21 pounds to fight WBA junior middleweight champion Madrimov on Aug. 3, so adding another 14 pounds to get to 168 doesn't seem like an outlandish idea.

“Canelo moved up to 175 pounds and fought Kovalev and others. [Dmitry Bivol]too. If he started at 147 pounds, if he can do it, why can't Crawford?” The former unified welterweight champion added:

Interestingly, Canelo started his career at welterweight, but has worked his way up to light heavyweight to establish his dominance. However, his last fight at that weight class was a loss to Dmitry Bivol. So, if Crawford wants to follow a similar path, Canelo has already paved the way.

On that point, Canelo's former promoter and head of Matchroom Boxing believes a matchup with another great talent, David Benavidez, would be a more compelling fight for Canelo than a matchup with Crawford. But why? Eddie Hearn Do you think so?

Eddie Hearn says Crawford's weight will be an issue for Alvarez

In an interview Fighthub TVHahn said: “I think he'll pick Benavidez over Crawford because he knows he'll get credit for the win, whereas if he's facing someone three weight classes lower that might not be the case.”

definitely, Crawford is a match for Alvarez in terms of boxing technique, but the weight difference is a concern. Crawford's last fight was against Spence Jr. at 147 pounds, while Alvarez has been fighting at 168 pounds since 2018. Additionally, “Canelito” has no plans to cut weight, which would put the onus on Crawford to move up from 154 to 168 pounds. However, Hearn believes that would be a disadvantage for Crawford, as Canelo would dominate Crawford at the 168-pound division and have the size advantage.

“When I met Saul, he wasn't into that. [Crawford] Fight,” Hearn previously said this in an interview with talkSPORT:He didn't think the move up from welterweight to light middleweight to super middleweight contributed to the win.,” he added.

Additionally, considering Crawford's age and his long hiatus since 2020, should he take the fight against Canelo? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.