Crawford Needs 164-lb Catchweight Against Canelo, McKenna Says

Middleweight’s Aaron McKenna says Terence Crawford would have made a better fight for Canelo Alvarez if the match had gone to 164 instead of 168.

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He played against Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) and impressed with his technical skills and strength. However, McKenna thinks that the strength and size of unified super middleweight champion Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) could be a problem for Terence unless he agrees to a slight reduction in catchweight.

164 On the Just War

Canelo probably won’t agree to give Crawford, 37, a handicap because he’ll be the star of their fight, and there’s no reason for him to help the smaller striker give him a boost. Crawford has talked about wanting to move up to super middleweight to challenge Canelo for his three titles for “legacy” purposes, but if he doesn’t fight at the full 168-lb weight class, that’s disappointing.

If Crawford really wants this fight with Canelo, he will be willing to move up to 168 to challenge him. It would not be profitable for him to expect him to be given disability.

“Canelo is the strongest fighter in the world as he is 168 in that weight. If it was at catchweight, I think it would be a really good fight at 164,” said Aaron McKenna speaking to Sean Zittel about Terence Crawford’s best chance of beating Canelo Alvarez if he was given a handicap in the four-pound bout. under the 168-lb limit.

“Crawford definitely has the skills to get him in big trouble, and he has the timing and range. It’s just that if he can hold on to Canelo’s power, but I think it would be a very good fight. 168, yes, but I think it would have been much better if it was a catchweight to make it higher on the line.

“It’s hard to catch him. You have to be counted. You cannot fail. You can’t overdo it. It has to be careful,” McKenna said of Crawford.