The force coach warns: Terence Crawford’s power supply at 180 pounds will lead to the disaster against Canelo Álvarez

The strength and conditioning coach, Rob Acosta, believes that Terence Crawford is aimed at problems, increasing when eating until the 180s for his fight of September 13 against Canelo Álvarez in Super Middleweight in Riad.

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Too big, too fast?

Crawford made its way to 168 because it has increased rapidly since its last fight in August. It is no longer toned, and it can be said that it has been fed. Crawford looks like a typical fighter who has State in the power bagToo grazing, thinking that it can be transformed into a super medium weight eating alone.

He says that Crawford will reduce to 168 to make weight and then rehydrate in the mid-170s to challenge Canelo (62-2-2, 39 ko) for his belts. That extra weight that Crawford puts for the fight that will not transform it into another Gennadiy beating As for power. It will not be what was never designed to be. It would be a overweight and very slow welter weight.

Crawford will take 175 to a fight for the first time in his 17 -year professional career, facing a fighter who has competed in that weight for many years. In other words, it will not end well for Crawford, which will soon be 38 years. It will be slower, weaker and will be hit harder than it has been beaten before.

“Crawford has come from 154. It will jump 160 and go directly to 168,” said Force coach Rob Acosta a CightHipo About Terence Crawford increasing 154 to challenge Canelo Álvarez for his unified titles in Super Middleweight in September. “Let’s say Crawford walks at 180. Those 12 rounds will go down to put in 168”.

Crawford’s decision not to stop in 160 to fight one of the best boys in that kind of weight was first a mistake. If you were against the idea of ​​getting a 168 tuning to get your feet, at least, you should have stopped 160 and fought against Janibek Alimkhanuly to face a larger fighter with more power. Janibek is one of the greatest hitters in the medium weight, and Crawford would have prepared better to fight Canelo at 168. Terence was afraid of being exposed by a medium weight?

Eating up?

“He made his way to 180. Understand that. It didn’t make its way until 180, “said Acosta.” That is the difference. So, if you are only going to eat, eat, eat, you are up to a heavier weight, assuming that because you have entered heavier, assuming that you can act at a higher level against a boy (cinnamon) that has been there numerous times and is very comfortable with this weight and lowering a heavier weight. That is a completely different animal. “

Crawford, who combines the inexperienced and slow Lester Martínez is not the same as fighting a murderer like Canelo. If Bud had hit someone like Osleys IglesiasThat would have been a much better preparation for Canelo, but that guy would probably knock Crawford repeatedly in the camp. The last thing Crawford needs is to enter the fight with half -stunned Canelo since weeks of combat with Churches.

“The last two weeks of the camp are always the most critical moment because that is when the most dumb things can go wrong,” Acosta said. “It is very difficult to come from 154 to 168 within a specific term and perform as if you were in 140, 147 and 154. We already saw what happened when it went from 147 to 154. It was not a bad performance.

“Crawford took some good shots. He took them well. What do you think is going to happen in 168? Canelo has been beaten by GGG, one of the most difficult hitters in boxing. Do you mean that Crawford will only rise and clean it?

“What will he (Crawford) rehydrate?