Terence Crawford has revealed an imposing physique ahead of his highly anticipated match-up against Canelo Alvarez, silencing skeptics who were unsure how Bud might manage the jump up two weight divisions.
Bud struggled against Israil Madrimov last time out, leaving many, including world-class trainer Abel Sanchez, concerned about Crawford’s weight disadvantage.
Others, such as Roy Jones Jr., disregard the Canelo/Crawford size difference, and one world champion is so impressed by Crawford’s fight-ready physique, he took to YouTube to praise the Omaha-native.
Tim Bradley praises Terence Crawford’s fight physique
Former world champion Tim Bradley, who controversially defeated Manny Pacquiao in the first fight of their trilogy, and holds a win over Juan Manuel Marquez, seemed blown away by Crawford’s impressive physique, using it as a means to suggest Canelo has no chance against the pound-for-pound great.
Bradley said, “I’m looking at his body, and I’m saying, okay, look at the gut, look at the stomach, look at the abs, oh, he’s ready for that body attack, that’s for damn sure. Look at the arms, look how tightened up they are, how strong. A lethal weapon for this fight.”
“Canelo got more wear and tear on his body. Crawford don’t abuse his body like Canelo do, yeah Canelo even got a drink after him. I know he be sipping on them things in between fights.”
“Go ahead and hit them shoulders, Canelo, you gonna hit a brick wall.”
Bradley seems to hold no doubt that Canelo will be unable to best the fight-ready Crawford.
Tim Bradley’s scorecard once made a judge quit boxing for good
In 2012, Bradley won an extremely controversial fight over Manny Pacquiao, with two judges scoring the fight bizarrely in Bradley’s favor.
One of those judges was CJ Ross, who received much stick for the scorecard.
Ross later scored Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo a draw, which, combined with her controversial scoring in the Bradley fight, made her a vilified judge.
Ross retired from her role as a boxing judge after the decision, and never returned.