{"id":461219,"date":"2026-03-06T19:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/461219\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:06:07","slug":"terence-crawford-weighs-in-on-canelo-alvarez-vs-david-benavidez-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/461219\/","title":{"rendered":"Terence Crawford weighs in on Canelo Alvarez vs David Benavidez rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Terence Crawford<\/a> has offered his take on why a mega fight between Canelo Alvarez<\/a> and David Benavidez<\/a> continues to float in the ether.<\/p>\n

During his time as WBC \u2018interim\u2019 champion, Benavidez had persistently called for a shot at Alvarez, who reigned supreme as undisputed super-middleweight champion between 2021 and 2024.<\/p>\n

The Mexican then reclaimed his undisputed crown last year, outpointing William Scull, before losing a convincing unanimous decision against Crawford<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n

But while many still regard Canelo as the leading fighter at 168lbs, especially following Crawford\u2019s retirement, the 35-year-old has never quite shaken off accusations that he avoided Benavidez.<\/p>\n

In search of alternative opportunities, Benavidez moved up to 175lbs in 2024 and was elevated from \u2018interim\u2019 to full WBC champion last year, before defending his title with a seventh-round finish over Anthony Yarde<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n

Now bidding to become a three-division world champion, the 29-year-old looks to claim Gilberto Ramirez\u2019s WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles at Las Vegas\u2019 T-Mobile Arena on May 2.<\/p>\n

As for an elusive fight with Canelo, it appears that Benavidez now represents an even more formidable challenge, making it increasingly unlikely that the pair will ever collide.<\/p>\n

Having previously shared 12 rounds with Alvarez, Crawford offered his thoughts while speaking with Joe Rogan<\/a>, suggesting that Canelo views the size of Benavidez as a significant factor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think that Canelo, in a sense, knows how big Benavidez [is] going to come in the ring.<\/p>\n

\u201cBenavidez is a great fighter, but he\u2019s a big fighter, he\u2019s a tall fighter, and I just think Canelo [is saying to himself]: \u2018Why would I wanna get in the ring with this guy that\u2019s going to be massive, come fight time?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cCanelo\u2019s not a big guy. [But] he\u2019s been fighting big guys his whole career, and beating them with skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cI [also] think the disrespect he got from Benavidez had persuaded him to go elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canelo has been promised a world title fight by Turki Alalshikh in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this September, while Benavidez aims to craft a Hall of Fame career across multiple divisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Terence Crawford has offered his take on why a mega fight between Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez continues…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461220,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-461219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}