Oscar De La Hoya Believes Terence Crawford Would Beat Canelo Alvarez

Oscar De La Hoya says he would back Terence Crawford to beat Canelo Alvarez.

After Crawford beat Errol Spence Jr. to become the unified welterweight champion. He then revealed he would move up 20lbs to face Canelo Alvarez as he wants to secure the matchup against the Mexican.

If the fight happens, it would be one of the biggest fights in boxing, and Oscar De La Hoya – who used to promote Canelo Alvarez – believes Crawford would beat him.

“Look, and you know this, you know boxing, right? … At 168, people might think, ‘How can Crawford beat Canelo, that’s not possible?’” De La Hoya told ESNews. “But in boxing a big talented fighter will beat the small talented fighter, right? That’s a given. But then people might say, you’re contradicting yourself, Pacquiao beat you. Well, I was a dead man walking already even before I got into the ring.

“In Crawford’s case, he’s a big guy but Crawford doesn’t rely on his power. He relies on his IQ. Crawford, what he did to Spence was magic. It was incredible. It was amazing. One thing about Canelo is that we all know he walks into the ring as if there’s wet cement [on his feet]. His footwork is a little too heavy. Crawford is such a smart fighter where he can just—he’s like Bruce Lee, literally. And he’s at his peak, he’s in his prime. So, I think if that fight ever happens, which I don’t think it will, if that fight ever happens, I have to go with Crawford,” De La Hoya continued.

As of right now, there is no word on whether Terence Crawford vs. Canelo Alvarez will happen. But, the Mexican is set to take on Jermell Charlo on Sept. 30, but should he win, perhaps the Crawford matchup happens.

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