I’m going to be victorious and everybody is going to be talking about it – Terence Crawford
“I’m going to be victorious, and everybody is going to be talking about it on Sunday. I’m 1000% sure now,” said Terence Crawford during today’s press conference about his confidence in defeating four-belt 168-lb champion Canelo Alvarez on Saturday.
TRUTH BEHIND THE FACADE
It sounds like Crawford is either overconfident or purposefully putting up a facade of courage to prevent Alvarez from seeing how unsure he is going into their fight. Given how Crawford looked against Israil Madrimov in his last performance in 2024, it doesn’t make sense for him to be so cocksure of victory moving up two weight classes to face Canelo. “If a fighter says, ‘I’m 1000% sure,’ they’re lying. I’m more than ready to perform this Saturday,” said Crawford. “I’m definitely going to win this fight for sure. I don’t think losing for me or Canelo tarnishes our legacy,” said Crawford.
Sure it does. It hurts either one of these fighters if they lose on Saturday, especially if it’s by a knockout or a one-sided defeat. I think it hurts Canelo more than Crawford, though, because he’s the bigger fighter, the favorite, and the star. Bud has an excuse that will insulate him from having his legacy tarnished as much as Canelo’s would, but it still will be hurt if he loses. Terence maintains that they’re both still going to the Hall of Fame, even if they lose on Saturday. That sounds accurate. A loss here would be overlooked by the Hall of Fame committee due to the accomplishments they’d had over the course of their careers. Crawford says that he’s been “underestimated” by people going into this fight in every way, but he states that he doesn’t care. Obviously, for him to mention that, it suggests that it does bother him, and he has a chip on his shoulder going into the fight.
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