3 wild super fights Terence Crawford could make if Canelo Alvarez opts against rematch

Terence Crawford finds himself in a funny spot after winning the biggest fight of his career.

‘Bud’ beat Canelo Alvarez by unanimous decision to become the undisputed super middleweight champion on Saturday night.

In doing so, the 37-year-old became the new face of boxing and the pound-for-pound number one.

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However, there is a distinct lack of viable opponents for him to face if Canelo Alvarez opts against pursuing an immediate rematch.

Terence Crawford may have to think outside the box to make his next money-spinning super fight.

Bloody Elbow believes three fights could deliver another monster payday for the American superstar.

Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn II winner

Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn sold over one million pay-per-views when they fought in April.

Naturally, an immediate rematch was booked after Eubank eked out a unanimous decision win after 12 rounds of pulsating back-and-forth action.

Whoever wins their November 15 rerun will be in a great position to call out Terence Crawford.

Eubank, in particular, has campaigned at 168lbs for large portions of his professional boxing career.

The super middleweight division would be less natural for Benn, but Crawford would surely have no problem dropping down for the right opponent.

Eubank and Benn seem like the two boxers, other than Canelo, who could provide Crawford with another big payday.

Ilia Topuria

UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria is clearly very keen to switch sports and fight Crawford.

The Spanish MMA star recently sent a threat to Crawford amid their escalating social media feud.

Topuria is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the UFC, who appears to be on the verge of superstardom.

A crossover fight between him and Crawford could deliver Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor numbers.

UFC CEO Dana White says he’s not interested in his fighters moving to boxing, but now that he’s involved in the sport as a promoter, the likelihood of Crawford vs. Topuria happening has become a real possibility.

Jake Paul

Hardcore fans might hate this one, but Jake Paul also makes our list of potential opponents.

At this point, it’s undeniable that the former Disney star is one of the biggest draws in boxing.

65 million people tuned into Netflix to watch him fight a 58-year-old Mike Tyson last year.

The 28-year-old will probably draw a bigger crowd for his clash with Gervonta Davis on November 14.

If Paul gets through that fight unscathed, you can bet he’ll be issuing a callout to Crawford, who would be silly not to consider taking that fight due to the vast amount of money up for grabs and the relatively low level of opposition.

Davis may be small, but many expect him to kill the Paul vs. Crawford conversation before it gets started.

For now, Crawford can just sit back, relax, and wait to see what opportunities come his way in the next few months.

Canelo woke up after Crawford loss to experience something he hasn’t in seven years

Canelo Alvarez’s seven-year streak as a reigning world champion is over.

Terence Crawford ensured this by claiming an astonishing win over the now former undisputed super-middleweight king.

The 70,482 fans packed into the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, as well as those who tuned in to watch worldwide on Netflix, witnessed two pound-for-pound greats in a historic showdown.

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After overcoming the odds, that were undeniably stacked against him having climbed two-weight classes, Crawford extended his professional record to 42-0.

It showed how dominant a boxer Canelo had been given the shock loss marked the first time in seven years that he was not in possession of at least one belt.

Although his incredible streak as a title holder may now be over, he is undeniably one of the 21st Century’s pound-for-pound greats.

What was Canelo Alvarez’s seven-year reign as world champion?

The Mexican began his impressive streak in 2018, when he achieved a narrow majority decision win during his rematch with Gennady Golovkin.

Canelo handed the longtime champion his first loss as he claimed the WBC and WBA middleweight titles.

A year later, Canelo defeated Daniel Jacobs to claim his opponent’s IBF middleweight title and become the unified WBA, WBC and IBF champion of the division.

Continuing his impressive streak in a second outing in 2019, the Mexican challenger stepped up to add the WBO light-heavyweight world title to his collection when he knocked out Sergey Kovalev.

Then, in his lone appearance of 2020, he went head-to-head with Britain’s Callum Smith.

Canelo dominated their bout in order to claim the WBA, WBC and Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles.

As he faced mandatory WBC world super-middleweight challengerAvni Yildirim in 2021, he not only defended his title but also knocked his opponent down in the third round.

After another KO win, Canelo was matched up to face-off with Billy Joe Saunders.

Following an eight-round stoppage due to Saunders sustaining a gruesome eye injury, their clash ended with Canelo winning the unified WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight belt.

From there, Caleb Plant had the only title of the super-middleweight division that Canelo had not yet claimed.

He ensured that no stone was left unturned when he got the opportunity to face the IBF title holder, Plant, in 2021, as Canelo delivered an 11th-round knockout to become the undisputed champion of the weight class.

Off the back of his continued success cleaning up in his fourth division he only lost once during his illustrious stint, when he clashed with Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas in 2022.

Canelo’s staggering seven-year streak of title possession continued until September 2025 when he lost in Sin City.