Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford: Turki Alalshikh Adds Intriguing Twist

On September 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will headline a Zuffa/Riyadh Season card live on Netflix. This super-fight is already capturing the imagination of the boxing world. Opinions vary widely on who will win. Both fighters met at the opening press conference at Baker Alshidy Theatre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During the press conference, Turki Alalshikh teased an intriguing incentive for both fighters.

Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford Gets Added Incentive

Turki Alalshikh Looks to Improve Action

Certain fighters including Devin Haney and William Scull have received criticism regarding their lack of output in recent fights and Turki Alalshikh recently spoke on this particular style: “From this point on, I don’t want to see any more Tom and Jerry-type boxing matches where one fighter is running around the ring and the other is chasing him. We can longer support these kind of fights with Riyadh Season and The Ring. We want to support fighters who leave it all in the ring and fight with heart and pride!”

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At the opening presser in Riyadh, Alalshikh was asked what he plans to do to avoid the Tom & Jerry type fights that have attracted so much attention: “We will not have them anymore. This is the first things. The second, we will have in this fight and the next fight (a) bonus for KO.”

Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford

It is undoubtedly an intriguing incentive dangled by His Excellency, and it remains to be seen just how this will impact fighter tactics. If the potential reward is big enough, will we see fighters take bigger risks?

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Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford will be a fascinating clash of styles. Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs) hasn’t scored a KO since his impressive stoppage win over Caleb Plant. Crawford’s last stoppage win came in his destructive win over Errol Spence Jr.

Who are you backing on September 13?