{"id":134611,"date":"2025-09-13T13:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/134611\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T13:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:28:09","slug":"hamzah-sheeraz-backs-canelo-alvarez-citing-size-and-experience-advantage-over-terence-crawford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/134611\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamzah Sheeraz Backs Canelo Alvarez, Citing Size And Experience Advantage Over Terence Crawford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hamzah Sheeraz is picking Canelo Alvarez to defeat Terence Crawford tonight at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The unbeaten, highly ranked super middleweight contender Sheeraz believes Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs) has the natural size advantage, and has faced better opposition throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re fighting someone that\u2019s naturally a welterweight that\u2019s coming up to 168,\u201d said Hamzah Sheeraz to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sDuRNnrWvzM&amp;t=54s&amp;ab_channel=BoxNation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BoxNation<\/a>, talking about Terence Crawford moving up essentially three divisions from 147 to 168 to challenge Canelo Alvarez tonight for his four titles.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford is essentially a welterweight who has put on a lot of weight through bulking up. He\u2019d had a lot of time to gain weight through weight training and eating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel that Canelo is too strong, too shrewd, and too smart for him. I wouldn\u2019t say declined. He knows he\u2019s going in there and will win regardless. So, he doesn\u2019t need to push that extra gear where he did before,\u201d said Hamzah when asked if he thinks Canelo has declined.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s going to upset a lot of people if Canelo defeats Crawford, as many fans predict he will defeat the Mexican star. Some of them are so convinced that they can\u2019t see a possibility of Alvarez winning this fight.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll see tonight if the weight that Crawford has packed on translates to an increase of punching power to where he was a year ago when he fought Israil Madrimov in August 2024. He didn\u2019t look powerful in that fight.<\/p>\n<p>If he doesn\u2019t have enough pop on his punches to hold Canelo off, he\u2019s going to need to use movement if he doesn\u2019t want to be made a big example of what happens when fighters move up three weight classes to challenge for world titles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Tonight] we\u2019ll see the old Canelo again because it\u2019s been a while since he\u2019d had a big dustup in Vegas,\u201d said Sheeraz.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been seven years since Canelo was involved in a huge fight that created interest worldwide in his rematch with Gennadiy Golovkin in 2018. Dmitry Bivol wasn\u2019t a big name when Canelo fought him and lost in May 2022.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757770089_750_hqdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Robert Segal has been a key voice at Boxing News 24, delivering fight news, previews, and analysis with a direct, insider edge. Covering the sport for over a decade, his work highlights champions, contenders, and rising talent worldwide. Known for his sharp ringside perspective, Robert brings fans closer to the action with straightforward, knowledgeable reporting.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Hamzah Sheeraz Backs Canelo Alvarez, Citing Size and Experience Advantage Over Terence Crawford<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 09\/13\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hamzah Sheeraz is picking Canelo Alvarez to defeat Terence Crawford tonight at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. 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