Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford has made it no secret that he wants to collide with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez before calling it quits on his scintillating career.
The 36-year-old comes off a fiercely contested encounter with Israil Madrimov, edging a razor-thin split decision to claim the WBA world super welterweight title.
But despite securing the victory in his first outing at 154 lbs, the two-division undisputed champion’s performance did not exactly set the world alight.
And so, it would seem that Terence Crawford would need to significantly elevate his game – something he’s more than capable of doing – before stepping up two more weight classes to take on Canelo Alvarez.
Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford collide on new Undisputed boxing game
The boxing world has been waiting patiently for Undisputed, the newest combat sports video game which, after more than four years of development, will finally be released on October 11.
However, while it is not yet available for the masses, a handful of lucky players have already gained early access to the eagerly awaited game.
And so, with several YouTube videos illustrating the potential showdown between Canelo and Crawford on Undisputed, there is now a world where we can see these fantasy matchups take place.
Of course, fans will still be very much divided in their assessment of this particular fight. But still, the action that YouTuber LennonM has revealed is, well, compelling to say the least.
In their simulation on Undisputed, Canelo was able to dominate Crawford from start to finish, dropping the American in the second round before decisively halting proceedings in the sixth.
The gameplay does capture, too, an element of aggression that is synonymous with Canelo, as the Mexican continually marches his smaller opponent down before forcing the brutal stoppage.
Terence Crawford has war of words with Teofimo Lopez on social media
Needless to say, no one can be truly sure of how a fight between Canelo and Crawford would unfold until it actually happens in real life.
What we can be sure of, though, is that Bud’s social media exchange with super lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez has gotten way out of hand.
The pair’s beef seemingly came out of nowhere, given that they now campaign in two different divisions and therefore should have no intentions of facing each other.
But now, it does seem as though Crawford has finally drawn a line in the sand, with his more definitive post on X arriving shortly after he challenged Lopez to a ‘friendly’ spar.