Terence Crawford says he doesn't see Christian Mbilli beating Canelo Alvarez
Crawford picks Alvarez to stop Mbilli late with a left hook when they fight for the WBC super middleweight title in Riyadh on 31 October.
Terence Crawford does not give Christian Mbilli much chance against Canelo Alvarez when they meet for the WBC super middleweight title in Riyadh on Saturday 31 October.
Asked on DAZN's The Fight studio panel what advice he would give Mbilli, Crawford said he could not offer any. "I can't because styles make fights and his style is tailor-made for Canelo," he said. "He can't do nothing but press Canelo. I don't see him beating Canelo in a boxing match."
Crawford beat Alvarez in Las Vegas, and this is Alvarez's first fight since that defeat. Mbilli holds the WBC belt Crawford gave up when he retired in December.
Crawford did see one route for the champion. "I think his best success will be letting his hands go, roughing Canelo up, and making it a dogfight," he said, adding: "Canelo could get old overnight."
His pick is still Alvarez. "I got him stopping" Mbilli, Crawford said, with a left hook late in the fight.
The fight is at The Venue in Riyadh as part of Riyadh Season.
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