Carlos Adames Warns Crawford About “Danger” Of Moving To Super Middleweight With Canelo Fight

WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames believes it is “risky” for Terence Crawford’s health to move up to 168 to challenge Canelo Alvarez for the super middleweight world titles.

Adames Questions Need for Canelo Fight

Adames feels that Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs), who will turn 37 in September, does not need to move up to super middleweight to fight Canelo. Nebraska native Crawford hasn’t fought at 154, 160, or 168 before, and he’s not ready to make that kind of move.

Crawford will be fighting WBC junior middleweight champion Israel Madrimov on August 3, his first fight at 154. From there, taking Crawford’s victory, he’ll skip the 160-lb division and go straight to 168 to challenge Canelo for his belts. without practice.

“I don’t think Crawford needs the Canelo fight right now. I think it is unnecessary for him because his reputation is strong, and Canelo’s boxing will not only be dangerous for him to lose the fight but also dangerous for his life. Therefore, there is no need for Crawford to cross the line into such a difficult category,” said Carlos Adames speaking to Sean Zittel’s YouTube channel.

Adames (23-1, 18 KOs) defends his WBC middleweight title this Saturday, June 15, against Terrell Gausha (24-3-1, 12 KOs) on the Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Frank Martin.