Gennady Mashianov, coach of light‑heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol, told exclusively for Telecomasia.net that he was completely dissatisfied with the fight between Terence Crawford and Saul Álvarez.
They came out and in the first eight rounds landed no more than four punches each. An incredibly low tempo. By the ninth round Crawford had landed 30 jabs, Canelo – seven. Do the math. They should have thrown about 150 jabs, not 37 for two. Crawford won without question, and Canelo didn’t want to step up or win. He was hoping for one punch. He showed nothing else, no pace, no punches. Terence did well. But he could have won more confidently. He didn’t land combos until the 11th round. They only worked intensely for half a round. The rest of the time they walked around.
"I’ve always been surprised how Americans and Mexicans move down to lighter weights. Crawford used to fight at 69 kg; I don’t even know how he made that. This time, they both showed perfect weight. I suspect he also did a lot of dieting. If Terence had been underweight, he would have been 73 kg. He is taller and bigger than Álvarez in terms of build. He’s no less than Bivol, who fights at light‑heavyweight," said Gennady.
On September 14, Terence Crawford defeated Saul Álvarez by unanimous decision. The Mexican, who lost his titles, has 63 wins (39 by knockout), three losses and two draws. The new undisputed world champion has 42 wins (31 by knockout) and no losses.
