Trainer Brian 'Bomack' McIntyre says Terence Crawford is willing to fight Canelo Alvarez without a rehydration clause because he doesn't think he needs them to prove “The best.” BoMac says Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) wants to “show the world” he's the best fighter.

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Fans see it that way Hogwash And Crawford's real reason to fight Canelo is for the huge payday he will receive. It proves he's the “best” garbage that Bomack is spouting nonsense about when you're not interested in proving yourself to Crawford 168.

Fighters face the best competitors in the weight class before challenging the champion. Crawford is skipping that part by going straight to a title fight against Canelo.

In reality, Crawford, 37, couldn't set terms with superstar Canelo like he did with Errol Spence. If Terrence had insisted on a weight stipulation for the Canelo fight, he would have gotten nowhere and would have been stuck fighting dangerous young fighters at 154 for much less money.

Crawford might have been able to avoid defeat if he fought WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fondora. However, he could lose if he fights junior middleweight killers like Virgil Ortiz, Sergey Bohachuk, or Bakhram Murtzalev. The game will be for Crawford, as he will be exposed, and his value in the sport will diminish.

Canelo-Crawford has yet to be made official, but it could happen in September during the Mexican Independence Day holiday weekend. It will be interesting if Turki Al-Sheikh throws a wrench in Crawford's works by beating one of the top-tier super middleweights to win a fight against Canelo instead of giving him what he's done in his career.

Canelo took Crawford on his lap last week, saying he was beaten “A good fighter“In his entire 17-year professional career, and that was Errol Spence after his car accident. Bomack didn't have much to say about that comment other than repeating what Crawford said with his rebuttal about how they were nobody until he beat them. Shows like “None.” However, Crawford's resume is barren of quality fighters, never great or elite.

Canelo was just saying it like it was about gliding into a long career without risking Crawford. Terrence can't blame his promoters for not getting fights for him because if he had moved up to 154, 160, or 168 he would have had plenty of opportunities for bigger fights in his career.

If Crawford wanted a big fight in the last 17 years, he could have gone ahead and fought middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin while he was still around. I don't think it would have ended well for Crawford, but he could have done it. Crawford has never been short of risk-taking like Canelo. That's why Bud only has “one good fighter” on his resume, the broken-down Spence.

If I were Canelo, I'd have Terrence win the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell fight. This would give Crawford a fight big enough to build his name while Canelo would be given a pass by the boxing world to fight him.

Fans will jump on the Mexican star to fight another guy coming up two weight divisions and fight for a big payday without him earning it. Two years ago, Jermael Charlo came up from 154 to challenge Canelo for his title at 168, and the fight was a complete mismatch due to Alvarez's power advantage. It will be worse with Crawford because he is smaller and weaker than Jermell.

BoMac: No terms needed

“I think Crawford's rebuttal was that everybody always says, 'Oh, he didn't fight anybody' or 'They don't have names that he fought,' but I'm going to tell you this. “What Crawford said was, 'Well, they were something,' until Crawford fought them,” trainer Brian 'Bomac' McIntyre said. Boxing is socialCanelo responded to Alvarez by saying that Terence Crawford has only fought one better fighter in his career, Errol Spence.

“So, obviously, he (Crawford) is doing a great job because he makes everyone look normal. That's what Crawford wants. He wants to show the world that he is the best. Why put conditions there when you know you can be the best? So, let's test ourselves,” Bomack said of Crawford agreeing to fight Canelo at 168 without a rehydration clause.