On September 13, Terence Crawford not only beat Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. He surpassed him, suspected him and became the first man in the era of four edges that collected undisputed world titles over three weight distributions.
Bud has long been overlooked by boxing casuals, and indeed, when he went into this collision, he was his first at 168 pounds. The majority of his unbeaten career was spent in the shadow of larger names, with the knockout of Jrol Spence Jr. From July 2023 – Crawford’s 40th consecutive victory – who finally earns him his flowers.
Crawford finally gets his contribution
For the collision against Canelo, Crawford was somewhat a side issue, despite the blockbuster invoicing by Netflix and Dana White. Many thought that the competition was still a collision in which the Mexican Megastar did something to avoid David Benavidez, just as he had done over the past three years. On Fight Night, however, Bud proved that he is undoubtedly on the same footing with Oleksandr Usyk as the two best boxers of a generation.
The figures from that seismic night in Sin City are more than statistics are a will: 115 punches landed to Canelo’s 99, a 45% Jab-accuracy rate and a miracle of tactical genius seen by more than 70,000 fever in the Allegiant Stadium, coupled with millions more on Straming Gianto.
Crawford’s dismantling of Alvarez Was less defined by pure strength and more by a creepy ring -intelligence. Experts have since called it a master class, who wonder about Bud’s supernatural calmness under fire. A man who had his name tormented wealth weights that exposed the limitations of the commercial king of Boxing to this fight. Not since the masterpiece of Floyd Mayweather in 2013 had the Mexican icon, now 63-3-2, it just looked so.
Now, for the sports world, a more tempting question than how is what follows. What is the next step for Terence Crawford? Here are our three most likely opponents.
About last night … 🥊👀
Terence Crawford Verbijstert the world to become the first man ever to be the undisputed champion in 3 weight classes! 😤#Canelocrawford
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– Bodog (@bodogca) September 14, 2025
Canelo Alvarez
Legacy, Redemption and of course a Rematch clause, all ensure that Canelo will have first Dibs when it comes to the immediate future of Crawford. The Mexican has the right to a rematch embedded in the contract he wrote in the first place to fight Bud, and given the commercial success of the first stanza, he was able to persuade the tractor.
Their September -showdown did not only broke records; The shattered stories. Crawford, at 37 and gave up both the size and comfort of its natural weight, Gose Canelo gave his first real defeat at Super Midlewight. Yet the view from the Alvarez camp is unfinished things: “Who knows?” Muned Crawford after the fight, while Canelo’s promoter Turki Alenhikh mapped a rematch blue pressure that could even darken $ 100 million of $ 100 million.
But the only burning question about a possible rematch is whether the result would be different? Crawford without a doubt proved himself the better technical hunter in the first collision, which dominated from the start. Canelo, although younger, has fought around 26 times more in years than his conqueror and has taken much more punishment over the years as such. He will only delay in the time between now and a second fight, and that can ensure an even wider Crawford victory.
Christian Milli
While the blockbusters capture the headlines, boxing gods demand new lions are bleeding. Enter the Christian Mbilli of Canada. While the 30-year-old is not considered one of the most Famous Canadian boxers Still, a status reserved for Lennox Lewis and Arturo Gatti, his 28-0-1 record suggests that he is well on his way to becoming one of them. If he found a way to defeat Terence Crawford in one way or another, Mbilli would immediately be catapulted for superstarfom and perhaps his name in the list of the most famous.
On the Undercard of Canelo-Crawford there was a feeling that if the unbeaten star Lester Martinez could steer conveniently and retained its WBC-Interim belt, then perhaps very well in line stands for a collision against the winner. Instead, he worked into a draw, and although that was enough to keep the title, it might not have been enough to secure a shot with Crawford.
With a 75-inch range and attacking style, Mbilli somewhat reflects the Mexican Monster David Benavidez-Net with less Polish and much less size. But it is the last of those two points that can rely on Crawford, who himself strikes his weight far beyond his weight, although he now rules as the undisputed super middleweight King.
David Benavidez
Real greatness is never satisfied with repetitions, and the only way in which Crawford can really prove that he is the hunter of Canelo twice, is when he fought against the man that has desperately avoided the recently overcome star, David Benavidez. The Mexican monster has a perfect 30-0 record, a colossal 6’2 ”frame and a knockout percentage that frightens calculators as much as opponents.
The 28-year-old was recently forced to go to light heavyweight, after he was frozen from the super middleweight title photo by Canelo. Since then he has become the WBC champion in the division, making him on a Bone course with Dmitry BivolAnother man who has conquered Alvarez in recent years. However, that potential confrontation can be pushed aside to make way for a wonderfully applicable Moneyspinner against Crawford.
For Crawford, Benavidez is the physical challenge that Canelo should be – courtless, youthful and of course at 168 pounds. But as we saw in Las Vegas, it’s not just about Brawn. This is the ultimate testing place for Crawford’s slippery, multi-corner defense and cruel misleading attack.
Fights of this size attract more than sporting interest; They have claimed that the status of the era provisions. Saudi Promoters are already circling, the glittering arenas of Riyad are waiting for. Benavidez not only threatens the titles of Crawford – he threatens the myth. A collision from September 2026 would be thrown as perfection versus pressure, brain versus brutality. How many people would like to see that?
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