WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford stressed that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is at the peak of his career but his time will also come.
Canelo Alvarez has had a big year and his recent win over Caleb Plant saw him making history once again. His fellow world champion Terence Crawford, on the other hand, spent almost the entire 2021 without an elite-level opponent to share the ring with.
Revealing his thoughts on the subject, “Bud” pointed out that it wouldn't be much of a challenge for Canelo to become “undisputed” as he was handed the fights he needed.
“He is definitely doing things differently to me because he is able and capable of doing those things,” Crawford explained of Canelo's sensational 12-month stretch via Sky Sports. “He has fought four times in the past year. He has become undisputed.”
“He is getting all of the fights that he wants right now,” he continued. “Unfortunately, I haven't been able to.”
Indeed, the recent events in Crawford's run seems to back his claim. It can be recalled that a welterweight showdown between him and Errol Spence Jr. has long been hyped but never materialized. Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, meanwhile, is now officially retired and it also meant that Crawford is once again left with world-class opponent on his radar.
Nevertheless, the American remains optimistic that in time, he will also pull off a Canelo-type run.
“It has been frustrating,” he admitted. “But what's meant for me, I will have. Everything happens for a reason and I believe that my time is coming.”
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