So Canelo Alvarez, you know him right? Big-time boxer with opinions as strong as his punches. Well, he has this view – and it’s kinda controversial, I guess – about Terence Crawford’s seemingly intact undefeated status. Let’s rewind a bit. Picture this: Crawford against Israil Madrimov, on a bright August evening, somewhere loud with people in L.A. Maybe they sold out of hot dogs at the stadium. No clue why I remembered that.
Anyway, Canelo thinks Crawford, who’s like 37 but fought like he was pushing 40, didn’t technically win this match. According to him, and hey, loads of fans apparently, it should’ve been called a draw or maybe Madrimov should have won. Now don’t quote me on exact numbers, but the fight was judged 115-113, 116-112, and 115-112 all in favor of Crawford. Meanwhile, Madrimov, dubbed ‘Little GGG’ – and isn’t that nickname just the cutest twist? – was nailing those steely hits that sorta echoed around the ring.
Now, back to Canelo. He chatted with this talkSport Boxing outlet saying, no, insisting, really, that Crawford didn’t win. I find myself nodding, kinda picturing it, like yeah, Crawford looked older and not in that sophisticated way your grandpa wears a tweed jacket, but in a ‘past-his-prime but still hanging on’ way. Meanwhile, Madrimov? Dude seemed to launch his right hands with a precision that’d make a sniper jealous.
For real, imagine watching this fight, seeing Madrimov land hit after hit like it was an arcade game and the judges just… ignored it? Like, what parallel universe were they in? Crawford sniffed victory probably too soon and then waltzed into the Canelo fight with this shadow cast over him.
And come on, Crawford, a rematch seems only fair? It’s like the unspoken rule of the boxing world, right? If there’s doubt, there’s a second chance. But that dude’s just been chilling on his couch – metaphorically, soothing his potential bruised boxer pride. Strange he hasn’t laced up his gloves again with Madrimov, if I were him, I’d be doing that, fixing that cloud hanging over my wins.
A lot of folks, myself included, if that matters, tuned into this ’bout and wondered, how on Earth did Crawford get higher scores? I caught the match again, and in my non-expert opinion (duh), Madrimov had it 9 to 3. The late rounds went to Crawford, sure, but that’s not enough when Madrimov was basically a firework display completely snapping Crawford back to reality with each right hand.
So yeah, wrapping up – as I ramble here – Canelo thinks Crawford’s streak should’ve had a big red asterisk or footnote or something thanks to Madrimov. Heads up Crawford, maybe step into that ring again, right? Because that undefeated record feels sorta… unresolved. Like a mystery novel with the last chapter ripped out.
