Terence Crawford vs Canelo – former world champion breaks down the victory

George Groves breaks down Terence Crawford vs Canelo

Discussing how he envisioned Terence Crawford vs Canelo, Groves said:

“I thought Canelo would be too big. But when you see the height, there’s not a lot of height difference, but you just think of the physicality of Canelo, he’s been boxing at super middleweight and been so dominant against big guys, big super middleweights like Callum Smith and Caleb Plant. 

“He didn’t beat Bivol, but he went in and stopped Sergey Kovalev. There has to come a point where you think Crawford couldn’t stop Kovalev could he? But I think when they get in the ring, sometimes the skill of boxing is such a factor.”

Terence Crawford vs Canelo – Groves discusses Bud’s skills shining

Breaking down Crawford’s victory on September 13:

“And Crawford could sit in range, trade shots with Canelo and he was just that much more of a complete fighter around the night. His feet were better. His hand speed was better. His punch output was better. It’s about having confidence at the elite level because sometimes it’s throwing that extra shot at the end of an exchange that you might either, at worst, miss and it’s energy taxing or you could get caught. 

“But time and time again, Crawford would finish with a big left down the pipe, knock Canelo’s head back or even if he looks or pulls away, you can see his face as he turns back. He ain’t a good poker player, is he? He left it all to show that he was frustrated. And I think you can only highly praise Crawford,” said Crawford.