Crawford\u2019s \u2018Tom and Jerry\u2019 Style<\/strong><\/p>\nIf Crawford follows the exact blueprint that Scull showed, he could defeat Canelo, but it would be boring to the fans at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Moreover, it\u2019ll disappoint the Netflix audience and the top brass executives in the company.<\/p>\n
Crawford turning in a painfully boring performance to watch on Saturday night will be poison for Netflix and Turki. It would be a disaster if Terence turns in a Tom and Jerry-style performance, wanting to win at all costs by playing it safe.<\/p>\n
While he might get the victory, he would make himself and Turki look bad in the eyes of Netflix. That\u2019s why it was a gamble for Alalshikh to choose Crawford as Canelo\u2019s opponent for what he calls \u2018The Fight of the Century\u2019 rather than a historically more entertaining fighter, such as Artur Beterbiev, David Benavidez, or Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis.<\/p>\n
I believe the chief reason Crawford has failed to become a star during his career isn\u2019t due to his lack of opportunities. It\u2019s his dull fighting style.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanelo is the biggest name in boxing now, and Crawford is undefeated and has the chance to be undisputed for the third time. Maybe this is the last fight for Crawford. Canelo doesn\u2019t want to be beaten by a guy going up two or three weights,\u201d said Turki.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a no-win situation for Canelo going up against a fighter moving up three weight classes. If he struggles to get the victory or if he loses, it\u2019s going to be dumped on by fans. If he knocks Crawford out, he won\u2019t receive the credit because he\u2019s fighting basically a pumped-up welterweight and an aging one at that.<\/p>\n
Alalshikh\u2019s High Expectations<\/strong><\/p>\nTurki says that he\u2019s gotten close to Canelo during the build-up, and he\u2019s now split on who he wants to win. He states that he\u2019s hoping for a \u201cgood fight\u201d lasting six or seven rounds. He wants a knockout ending, which makes sense in terms of drama and entertainment.<\/p>\n
Alalshikh wants the Allegiant Stadium fans to go \u201ccrazy\u2019 on Saturday night at the excitement of the Canelo-Crawford fight. Again, this will depend on whether Crawford chooses to fight or follow the Scull blueprint of sticking and moving.<\/p>\n
Crawford\u2019s Lack of Star Power<\/strong><\/p>\nTurki says that Crawford \u201cdeserves\u201d this fight, and he doesn\u2019t understand why he didn\u2019t get opportunities earlier in his career for big fights. I think the reasons for Crawford not getting the big fights:<\/p>\n
\n- Switch-hitting counter-puncher<\/li>\n
- Highly mobile, jab-heavy fighter<\/li>\n
- Low social media activity<\/li>\n
- Not a big talker<\/li>\n
- Boxing politics<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Turki says that Canelo has two more fights remaining on his contract and will fight in February or March in Saudi Arabia. He states that he\u2019ll offer him two additional fights in 2027.<\/p>\n
Sean Jones has been grinding in boxing media since 2008 and joined Boxing News 24 in 2011. UK-based but reporting worldwide, he digs into the fights that matter \u2014 from champions to hungry prospects.<\/p>\n
Known for his no-nonsense takes and ringside presence, Sean gives fans the raw view, not the polished press release.<\/p>\n
Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Showcasing \u2018Real Boxing\u2019 on Netflix: Turki Alalshikh\u2019s Plea to Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford for a Knockout Ending<\/p>\nLast Updated on 09\/10\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Turki Alalshikh says he wants the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford superfight to impress the Netflix audience by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414332,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4108],"tags":[1935,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-414331","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115182557261124148","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}