Danny Garcia spent some time chatting with Fight Hype and touched on this fall’s showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. In speaking about the fight Garcia explains why he’s unsure if Crawford will be able to handle the power of a solid 168 lb fighter when his own power didn’t seem to translate much at 154.
Garcia on Crawford’s chances to beat Canelo
“Just me assessing Crawford’s last performance when he went up to 154 against Madrimov, I feel like his power really didn’t carry up that much to 154. So I feel like 168 — that’s tough. I mean, if he pulls this off you got to put him up there like top three of all time. That means he’ll unify three divisions, all four belts in three different divisions, going up all them weight classes to beat Canelo. If he wins this fight you probably got to put him top three of all time.
“But it’s going to be a steep, steep hill to climb. It’s going to be tough. If he can do it all praise to him but I think it will be too much for him. That’s just my personal opinion.”
On those who have more confidence in Crawford’s chances after seeing Canelo vs Scull
“That Scull dude is big, like he’s a big 168 pounder. He looks like a 175 pounder if you ask me. So that’s like a more natural bigger guy. You’re talking about a guy (Crawford) that started his career at 135 fighting at 168. That’s crazy.
“Listen, like I said before, if Crawford can pull this off he’s top three of all time, you can’t take that away from him. But like I said before, it’s going to be tough. It’s going to be tough when you start getting hit with them bombs, you’re like ‘whoa.’”
