Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says Terence Crawford can’t be counted out in a potential fight against Canelo.

Bob Arum spends some time chatting with Fight Hype about a few big fights on the schedule and some prospective ones, including Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2, David Benavidez vs David Morrell, Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, and Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney 2. Here’s what he had to say about those fights, and why he says Crawford can’t be counted out against Canelo.

Arum on how he see the Beterbiev vs Bivol rematch going

“These two guys are really good, competent light heavyweights. I like my guy’s chances, my guy is Beterbiev, but it can go either way. It was a very close fight the first time they fought, I don’t think it’ll be a walkover this time. I think it’ll be a close.

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On Benavidez vs Morrell

“I love Benavidez. I think Benavidez is probably the best 168 pound fighter and that includes Canelo. I think Benavidez is a real talent, his opponent is very, very good, but I certainly like Benavidez in the fight.”

On how he thinks a Canelo vs Crawford fight plays out

“I wouldn’t count Crawford out in any fight because Crawford has a unique talent. He’s a great boxer, a boxer-puncher, and he’s totally ambidextrous so he drives his opponent crazy because the opponent trains to fight a right-handed fighter and ends fighting a southpaw. And that’s what happened to Errol Spence.

“I think what Crawford is looking for is Manny Pacquiao vs De La Hoya fight (in style terms).”

Canelo Reveals The One Thing He Saw In Crawford’s Last Performance That Made Him U-Turn On Fight

Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez is being pursued by Terence Crawford/tag] despite the two-division gap in weight.

In Crawford’s one bout of 2024 he made his debut at super-welterweight, outpointing Israil Madrimov to become the WBA World Champion.

In order to make the fight with Alvarez happen, the switch-hitter from Omaha, Nebraska would be required to pack on a further 14 pounds.:

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“No. [I could make a lot of money from the fight] but they are going to criticise me….and that’s it, they love it. They criticised me because I fought [Jermell] Charlo who gained weight, who is bigger than me, because I’m a small fighter for these weights, and because he gained weight, but they didn’t criticise him when I went up in weight. So now if you imagine Crawford as a welterweight. 168 pounds, I have everything to lose and nothin Although he is more than willing, the Mexican has previously been dismissive of the fight, telling Boxing Azteca around a year agog to gain because if I win, they’ll say, ‘Oh, he was too small, and everything.’”

That was before Crawford’s debut at 154 pounds, closing the gap ever so slightly. And, speaking to Sway’s Universe, Canelo revealed that he is now ‘in’ for the fight if the money is right because he noticed ‘Bud’ employing a new all-action style against Madrimov in the new division.

“I’m in. Why not? Don’t get me wrong, he’s a great fighter, but for me, in my weight class, it’s an easy fight. Easy money. If the money is right, I’m in because I don’t like to fight guys like Crawford; he moves a lot, and the fight is not that great. I saw in his last fight, and he doesn’t move that much now. So, if the money is right, I’m in right now … there are weight classes for a reason.”

Canelo will explore options for his next opponent this month, with IBF Super-middleweight World Champion also in the running.