{"id":626605,"date":"2025-09-02T14:27:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=626605"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:27:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:27:39","slug":"canelo-alvarez-vs-terence-crawford-amir-khan-predicted-fresher-guy-would-prevail-fight-of-the-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/canelo-alvarez-vs-terence-crawford-amir-khan-predicted-fresher-guy-would-prevail-fight-of-the-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford \u2013 Amir Khan Predicted the \u2018Fresher Guy\u2019 Would Prevail in the Fight of the Century"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Less than two weeks remain until boxing fans witness the &ldquo;Fight of the Century,&rdquo; as Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez defends his unified super middleweight crown against four-division champion Terence Crawford. The blockbuster showdown takes place on Saturday, September 13, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where Alvarez&rsquo;s size and power will be tested against Crawford&rsquo;s slick technical mastery.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A once in a lifetime fight.<br><br>Canelo &Aacute;lvarez vs. Terence Crawford. Saturday, September 13. LIVE globally on Netflix. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BGUDSPYEvY\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/BGUDSPYEvY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1946208334865981948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Khan Backs Crawford&rsquo;s Freshness Over Canelo&rsquo;s Legacy<\/h2><p>Few voices carry as much weight on this matchup as Amir Khan, who shared the ring with both men during his own career. Khan believes Crawford&rsquo;s conditioning and adaptability give him the upper hand. <em>&ldquo;I think Crawford, in my opinion, has more attributes, like more advantages in this fight, because being the guy that&rsquo;s not taken much punishment and not many hard, hard fights, going up and down weight categories,&rdquo;<\/em> Khan said.<\/p><p>He contrasted that with Alvarez&rsquo;s punishing journey through higher divisions, including his grueling trilogies against Gennadiy Golovkin. <em>&ldquo;Triple G, those fights take a lot out of you. So I just feel, looking at it, that the fresher fighter in the fight is Crawford. I think he&rsquo;s the fresher guy. He is going to probably edge in my opinion because you see that Canelo doesn&rsquo;t have fire in the belly anymore. He&rsquo;s made so much money. He&rsquo;s won every title out there. He&rsquo;s been in the game a very long time. So respect where it&rsquo;s due and I think maybe this could be like a farewell fight for him.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amir Khan gives his prediction to The Ring for Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford having fought both men &#128081;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CaneloCrawford?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#CaneloCrawford<\/a> live on Netflix l <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiyadhSeason?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@RiyadhSeason<\/a> | Sept 13th &#129354; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dOWzQwHBNz\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/dOWzQwHBNz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/1962516196521078812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Khan&rsquo;s comments resonate with some in the boxing community. Sports Illustrated&rsquo;s Grant Young echoed the sentiment, noting Crawford&rsquo;s strength when moving up in weight. Young said, <em>&ldquo;When he puts on that weight, he holds it so well&hellip; He looks built and strong.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Even Dmitry Bivol, who handed Alvarez one of his two career defeats, acknowledged the challenge ahead but credited Crawford&rsquo;s physical growth. He said, in an interview with the Ring Magazine, <em>&ldquo;My first reaction when I heard about the fight was about Crawford&rsquo;s size. Is it appropriate for him to move up two weight classes? However, when I saw him in Dubai a month ago, I realized he is physically imposing and possesses excellent skills. He is one of my favorite boxers, and I believe he is capable of winning this fight.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some of boxing&rsquo;s best shared their Canelo vs Crawford picks with The Ring &#129300;<br><br>Who are you rolling with&#10067;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CaneloCrawford?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#CaneloCrawford<\/a> live on Netflix l <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiyadhSeason?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@RiyadhSeason<\/a> | Sept 13th &#129354; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IPfYBntCEk\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/IPfYBntCEk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/1962276925612626225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>As the countdown to September 13 ticks away, the debate continues. Alvarez brings 63 wins and the aura of a champion, but Crawford&rsquo;s perfect 41-0 record and Khan&rsquo;s ringing endorsement add fuel to the belief that youth, hunger, and freshness may carry the night in Las Vegas.<\/p><p><em>Mandatory Image Credit: Sarah Stier-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former world champion predicts the result of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford fight on September 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":626606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1783],"tags":[9548,2741,9547,2373],"class_list":["post-626605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mma","tag-amir-khan","tag-canelo-alvarez","tag-september-2025","tag-terence-crawford"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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