Amir Khan advises Terence Crawford not to move up in weight any further for a Canelo mega fight
As Terence Crawford further cemented his legacy in boxing by beating Israil Madrimov to become a four weight world champion, British boxing legend Amir Khan pleads to ‘Bud’ to abandon any super fight plans with Canelo Alvarez.
Amir Khan was brutally knocked out by Alvarez in 2016 and was also beaten by Crawford in 2019.
Speaking to Top Offshore Casinos, Khan said that Canelo Alvarez took five years off of his life!
“I was never the same fighter again facing Canelo. You can get knocked down, fine, you can get back up again, but the knockout Canelo gave me, it probably took five years off my life. I was at the peak of my career and never came back as the same fighter again. I wasn’t gun shy or scared, but that one shot, it wasn’t good for the body or the mind. And it changed my opponents strategy for fighting me, they all started to try to land that one big shot.
“It’s a very dangerous fight for Crawford, you’re only one punch away from getting hurt, Canelo’s power is always going to be there. Crawford has earned good money, he has a beautiful family, why risk it? You’re only one punch away from getting hurt, and he doesn’t really need the money or the fame. He’s pound for pound the best fighter in the world.
“I don’t think Crawford and Canelo needs to happen. Canelo fighting these smaller guys – he fought me and a lot of other smaller guys – he needs to fight someone his own weight. He’s looking for an easy way out because he’s not going to get hit or hurt by anybody. And it will hurt Crawford more if he loses against Canelo because he’s an unbeaten fighter. He doesn’t really need to take this fight to prove anything, he’s proven himself time and time again.”