After a 20-year career filled with world titles across four divisions and an undisputed reign at super-middleweight, Canelo Alvarez has finally given his verdict on the two men who outclassed him on the biggest stages. Speaking after his September loss to Terence Crawford, Canelo stated, “I think Crawford is way better than Floyd Mayweather.”
Canelo has suffered only three defeats in 68 professional bouts, but his losses to Mayweather and Crawford stand apart. In 2013, a young and still-developing Canelo was given a clinical boxing lesson by Mayweather in Las Vegas, dropping a majority decision that many felt should have been unanimous but for Adelaide Byrd’s 114-114 scorecard. The fight became a defining early checkpoint in Canelo’s rise to superstardom.
Twelve years later, history repeated itself, this time at super-middleweight. Crawford, significantly smaller on paper, dismantled Canelo in a punishing performance to take his undisputed crown. The result shocked many who believed Canelo’s size and strength would overwhelm Crawford, yet the American’s timing, skill, and ring intelligence proved decisive.
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