Going into a fight, being 100 percent is never a certainty.
But, when facing one of the best boxers ever in Canelo Alvarez, being as close to tip-top shape as possible is a must. Earlier this week, rumors started swirling that Terence Crawford was suffering from a shoulder injury ahead of his Super Middleweight title fight against Alvarez this Saturday night (Sept. 13, 2025) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Perhaps
too much weight lifting?
According to “Bud,” however, all of the talk of his health heading into the biggest fight of his career is nothing more than “antics” people are throwing into the mix to trigger chaos.
“I got a shoulder injury now?” Crawford quipped during a recent interview with Fight Hub TV. “I think people coming up with their own antics, you know? Terence Crawford got a shoulder injury, Terence Crawford not in shape, he’s slow, many they are coming up with all kinds of stuff.”
Crawford is hoping to make history, becoming the only boxer ever to become undisputed champion in three separate weight classes, as he has already accomplished that feat at Welterweight and Light Welterweight. In fact, Crawford feels reaching that goal is far greater than simply getting a win over Canelo.
“Being three-time undisputed [would be bigger than beating Canelo],” he said when broached on the topic. “Doing something that’s never been done, Canelo has been beat before.”
Alvarez’s lone two losses of his 20-year career came against arguably one of the greatest boxers of all time in Floyd Mayweather Jr. early on in the Mexican-born fighter’s career (he was just 23 years of age). His second defeat came against current WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring Light Heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol.
As for Crawford, he is coming into the fight having never tasted defeat (41-0) with 31 knockouts.
