Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was beaten fair and square by Terence Crawford on Saturday, the 13th of September in front of 70,482 fans inside the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
There will be a lot of analysis regarding Crawford’s all-time great victory, but Canelo revealed to GIVE ME SPORT and other reporters precisely what went wrong, and why he lost. It is something he may not be able to change.
Canelo Reveals What Really Went Wrong in Crawford Fight
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When speaking to media, including GIVE ME SPORT, Canelo said that “everything” Crawford did presented issues to him.
“We knew Crawford is a great fighter. I did what I was supposed to do, right? I tried for every way. I trained very hard. He deserves all the credit. I tried my best. I couldn’t figure out the style.”
But it wasn’t just what Crawford did that presented problems, Canelo said. The 35-year-old may have been younger than Crawford, but he has far more ring-wear, has gotten involved in more wars, and has had more wear-and-tear on his body. That body, Canelo said, may have started to break down. Tellingly, he said that he knew what he wanted to do, his boxing brain was not an issue. It’s just that his body couldn’t follow suit.
“Sometimes you try, and your body can’t go,” Canelo said. “That’s my frustration.”
“Maybe I can figure out Crawford, but my body can’t go anymore. I tried, but my body did not let me go. You need to accept it, that’s it.”
Canelo said he was always confident of securing the win, and that he “tried in all of the rounds.” However, he said he’s accepting of the loss — just the third of his career after previous defeats to Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol — and that he just needs to accept the result.
It is unclear, for now, where Canelo goes from here. He no longer has the undisputed super middleweight championship, having lost all of his belts to Bud Crawford. However, he has been linked before to other opponents. Should Chris Eubank Jr defeat Conor Benn in their upcoming rematch, then the prospect of fighting in front of a sell-out crowd at a stadium event in England could prove enticing.
