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Turki Al-Shiekh revealed the fights he wants to see happen in the sport. One of the best in terms of global appeal is Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford at super middleweight.
It’s going to be a tough fight to prepare for for Turki in 2025 because unified three-belt 168-pound champion Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) has shown no interest in hitting Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs). ) the opportunity to fight him. Although it is understandable.
Turki’s Wish List
- Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford
- Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury
- Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney 2
- Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois 2
- Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn
Of these fights, a rematch between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney would appeal to many fans around the world. It could be the biggest fight in boxing. British promoter Eddie Hearn insists that Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is the most important in the sport. Which is not. There is no appeal to that veteran’s fight. That fight is no longer interesting and was never a great fight to begin with due to the lack of solid wins for the two British fighters during their careers.
Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) wants to show fans that his victory over former two-division world champion Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) last year wasn’t because he used Ostarine. That’s the picture Devin and his father, Bill Haney, painted to explain their loss last year.
The British want to see Joshua against Fury and Eubank Jr. against Benn, but the Americans have no interest in these fights. Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are seen as washed-up old heavyweights who never beat big opponents.
they are just pampered and manufactured fighters—never the real. American fans don’t care and definitely have no interest in a nationwide fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn. Those two are not world class and never were.
Canelo against Crawford?
Canelo has nothing to gain by fighting a smaller, older fighter who fights two weight classes below him. Crawford would need to gain 14 pounds to make his first appearance at 168. This fight is just a vehicle for Crawford to get money for his retirement. Terence looked old and sadly bad in his debut at 154 against Israel Madrimov last August.
The performance showed that Terence is not excluded from the junior middleweight division and would eventually lose if he took the risk of fighting power punchers Bakhram Murtazaliev, Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz Jr. Those guys would probably take some chips away from Crawford. all hitting him, and ruining his useless Canelo retirement dream.
The Mexican star would perhaps be more open to giving Nebraska native Bud Crawford a title shot if he was brave enough move up to super middleweight and defeat two or three top level fighters. Crawford doesn’t plan to do that for obvious reasons. He just wants to get the fight with Canelo, and that cannot be respected.
Turki can make the Canelo-Crawford fight happen this year if he offers Alvarez a ton of money he hasn’t seen during his long career. The Mexican star’s net worth is estimated at quarter billion. So in order for Al-Shiekh to make that fight, he may have to offer Canelo more than $100 million.
you have to assume that Crawford would want wet your beak in at least half of that if not more. Economically it doesn’t make sense. Crawford is not a draw and the fight will not be anywhere close to breaking even.
“I want to see Eubank-Benn. Also, of course, Tyson and Joshua. (Moses) Itauma deserves to be the youngest heavyweight champion,” said Turki Al-Shiekh on Froch on Fighting. YouTube channel about fights you want to see in 2025.
“He still has a year to reach this number (correction: Moses Itauma has until May 19, 2025 to break Mike Tyson’s record of becoming the youngest heavyweight champion),” Turki continued.
“In the American market I want to see Canelo-Crawford. “I want to see García-Haney, the rematch.”
