Malignaggi explains why a Crawford in the style of Mayweather could surprise Canelo in September

Paulie Malignaggi believes that Terence Crawford has a good opportunity to overcome the unified medium -sized champion Canelo Álvarez in his fight in September. He says that initially he did not believe that Crawford (41-0, 31 kos) could win because he is “too small”, but feels that Canelo (62-2-2, 39 ko) is no longer at his best.

Malignaggi states that Crawford has a similar struggle style to Floyd Mayweather Jr, and feels that Canelo surrendered when he lost to him in his fight in 2013. The Mexican star is much stronger than it was at that time, and there will be no weight weight to weaken it as if it had been then.

Crawford’s hunger

Paulie says that Crawford is hungry, giving him a good opportunity to defeat Canelo. Obviously, he must not be so hungry to sit inactive for a solid year since his last fight. Crawford may have been afraid to fight for fear of losing to one of the Junior Medium Weights, and then his great payment day against Canelo disappearing. Terence did not want to prove himself in 168, which is understandable if he was concerned to be defeated.

“I originally thought that Crawford was too small. I think Crawford was a much more complete fighter than Canelo ever. It is not out of discussion (which Terence wins), ”said Paulie Malignaggi to CightHipoDiscussing Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford that is expected to happen in September.

Crawford could be too small to stay in his pocket and fight Canelo in the way he will need to have the opportunity to win. It seemed weak in its debut in 154 against Israil Madrimov, and was constantly affected by the much stronger AMB champion. Advancing two divisions to face an even more powerful cinnamon, it is not seen well for Crawford.

Canelo’s decline

“This cinnamon is not the main cinnamon. This cinnamon is trying to steal bags while it is medium *****, ”said Malignaggi. “When Canelo has put himself in difficult situations in which he had to dig, what has he done? He really hasn’t fallen and went to break in fights where he was losing. ”

“He simply accepted the loss. We also saw that against Floyd (Mayweather Jr.) (as well as against Dmitry Bivol). He really never risked in Floyd’s fight when he was overcome. He simply accepted it. Since then (the bivol fight), he greatly dropped the level of his opposition, ”Paulie said on Canelo.

You can give Canelo for your losses to Mayweather and Bivol because it was in a difficult position. When he fought against Mayweather’s solid version in 2013, he was only 22 years old. He worsened for himself by accepting a trapped weight of 152 pounds. In the weighing, Canelo seemed drained and needed to sit down to meet. He didn’t look good.

“He (Crawford) is a guy who reminds me of Floyd and is hungry, motivated and wants to be the best,” said Malingaggi. “It has that bad streak in the ring. Crawford wants to go for that taste. That does not mean that Crawford wins because he is small. I think more now that Crawford can win than when he first spoke. “

It cannot be said that Crawford wants to fight the best because from his fight with Madrimov, he has not shown interest in fighting any of the other types at 154. That shows that he realizes that he reached its limits, and if he fought against the other main combatants, he knows that he would lose. So, it cannot be said that he always wants to achieve “taste”, because his curriculum is too weak to prove it. Crawford only has victories about Errol Spence and Madrimov to show that he has fought the best.

He didn’t want to move until 168 to prove himself. If you try to really believe in itself, I would have done it. Crawford knows its limits and only wants the day of payment against Canelo instead of trying itself.

“I would love to see Crawford win because if Canelo gets this payment day, which will be a great payment day,” said Malignaggi. “If you also get the victory, it is a great reward for bending down to Benavász and which is allowed to bend down the mandatory contender and hold all belts as hostages for so long and not allow that kind of weight to work as it should.”

Legacy or payment day?

If you look at him from a neutral point of view without anger in any of the fighters, it seems that Crawford will not win due to his experience in 168, lack of power and age. In addition, he may be fighting for all the wrong reasons when leaving to fight Canelo for the day of payment, not for the good of his legacy.

Crawford says he has done it for inherited purposes, but that sounds like a pork washing. If I were doing it for that reason, I would have risen and fought against one of the main contestants such as David Benavidez, David Morrell or Diego Pacheco. This is more about money.

“I think for the best boxing, Crawford wins because he made his career in the right way in trying to chase the best all the time. I feel that it is constantly tested. That Madrimov fight was very impressive. Madrimov is a very good fighter. That fight was neck and neck. It could have been a tie. That was high -level chess.

“To be able to maintain that concentration in the mid -30 against this young and high combat of intellectual coefficient with an explosive and naturally larger fighter, that was impressive for me. He (Crawford) maybe too small for Canelo, but is definitely not close to Crawford’s ability.

“It may be better than cinnamon of the right posture, and that is not his position. Crawford is mainly a left -handed. Crawford is more versatile in a position that Canelo, but is it too small? One thing I noticed in Madrimov’s fight is that Crawford had to give more land than he usually does. Canelo, in Golovkin’s revenge, pressed. One thing that Canelo does well is to cut the ring well. Can you take off the space of the smallest boy (Crawford) because it will need a space because it is much smaller? I don’t know, ”said Malignaggi.