‘I’m looking at the fight that make the most sense’: Crawford explains why he prefers Canelo over Boots

Terence Crawford will make his debut at 154 lbs but says he’d be willing to go all the way to 168 to fight Canelo.

With Terence Crawford slated to make his first fight at 154 lbs, in a title fight against Israil Madrimov, Crawford spoke to MMA Fighting about the idea of him being much more interested in pursuing a future fight against Canelo Alvarez rather than Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. During the conversation Crawford make his position clear on the matter.

“Being where I’m at right now I’m looking at the fight that make the most sense and that’s not Boots,” Crawford said. “Canelo’s going to bring more to my legacy, way more to my bank account because at the end of the day when boxing is done with, what will we have?

“I want to have a legacy that’s something that people talk about for the ages. And not only that, I want to have a bank account that lasts for ages as well.”

When Crawford was then asked about how a prospective fight against Canelo would look in terms of the logistics, he said he’d be willing to move up to 168 lbs to make that fight should the opportunity present itself.