Terence Crawford’s trainer, Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre, says Canelo Alvarez could be in trouble if he’s next for Bud if he’s victorious against WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3rd in His Excellency Turki Alalshikh’s event on DAZN and ESPN+ PPV.
BoMac feels that Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) will be his rhythm after winning against Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) and will use the momentum to beat Canelo at 168 in early 2025.
It’s not a given that Crawford will get the Canelo fight because the Mexican star has already said he’s not interested. BoMac and Crawford’s pipe dream of a Canelo fight might not materialize; they’ll need to come down to Earth and take a lesser fight for much smaller money than they’ve dreamed up.
Going into the August 3rd fight, the 36-year-old Crawford is ring rusty. He has not fought since last July, when he defeated Errol Spence, and that’s another long break for Terence.
“At 36 going into 37, his IQ is going to take him further because he’s in shape like he was 22,” said trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntrye to Fighthype, talking about his belief that Terence Crawford is even better now than he was when he was younger.
“It’s his IQ that I’m looking at. He’s boxing smarter; he’s taking smart chances. We’re fighting a younger guy. Madrimov is 29. He’s coming. He’s got good footwork, good speed, and got good power. You put it in the box, check it off, and do what you got to do to get the win.
“Canelo has been in the game long enough to know what he’s doing. If he [Crawford] do get the Canelo fight right after the Madrimov fight, he might just be in a bit of trouble because he [Crawford] has got into that rhythm, and he’s into his groove, and it’s a good thing for Terence.
“If he smells blood, I’m sure he’s going to go for it,” said BoMac when asked if he thinks Crawford can knock out Canelo. “Whoever Terence fights, it’s always his toughest fight, and then he goes and knocks them off with ease.
“Then the other fighter has all kinds of excuses and this and that. We’re used to it by now,” said BoMac.
