{"id":260936,"date":"2025-11-13T18:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/260936\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:51:08","slug":"fans-shocked-at-the-size-difference-between-terence-crawford-and-the-fighter-he-has-eyes-on-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/260936\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans shocked at the size difference between Terence Crawford and the fighter he &#8216;has eyes on&#8217; next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/terence-crawford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terence Crawford<\/a>\u2018s potential next move looks set to be an interesting one.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford cemented his place as one of the greatest fighters in recent memory <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/news\/errol-spence-on-crawford-against-canelo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">when he stepped up to super-middleweight and dethroned undisputed king Canelo Alvarez at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on September 13.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It saw \u2018Bud\u2019 become the first male fighter in history to claim undisputed status in three separate weight classes, having also done so at super-lightweight and welterweight, while the American has earned world honours at 135lbs and 154lbs too.<\/p>\n<p>One division that Crawford has never competed in though is middleweight, having leapfrogged 160lbs when he moved up from super-welterweight to face Canelo.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that could be about to change, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secondsout.com\/news\/terence-crawford-has-his-eyes-on-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Bud\u2019 has been linked to a showdown with current unified middleweight world champion Janibek Alimkhanuly, saying he has his \u2018eyes on\u2019 the Kazakh fighter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BishopBoxing\/status\/1988110534269641071?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">A post on social media<\/a> showed the two fighters stood together, and many fans were shocked at the size difference.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I didn\u2019t realize Janibek was that much bigger than Bud Crawford \ud83e\udd76 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mkfc91zBtC\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mkfc91zBtC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BISHOP BOXING OPINION\ud83d\udccc (@BishopBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BishopBoxing\/status\/1988110534269641071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One fan commented \u201cGeeesh. Much bigger. Going be a tough scrap\u201d \u2013 while another said \u201cI will never bet against Bud again but Janibek will 100% be the toughest fight of Bud\u2019s career. Major respect if Bud makes it happen cause Janibek has nowhere near the commercial that Canelo has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Janibek currently holds the IBF and WBO middleweight titles, and will look to add another belt to his collection when he faces WBA champion Erislandy Lara at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas on December 6, where a victory could seemingly lead to a showdown with Crawford next year.<\/p>\n<p>                                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Terence Crawford\u2018s potential next move looks set to be an interesting one. 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