Crawford's moving up two weight classes for this bout, which will stream live on Netflix. He's trying to become only the third fighter to defeat Canelo in 67 professional fights.
Bivol knows what it takes to beat Canelo. He did it himself back in 2022, winning a points decision with a display of extreme skill and discipline to retain his WBA light heavyweight title.
Since that loss, Canelo's dropped back to super middleweight and won six fights in a row. Now he's putting all four of his world titles on the line against Crawford.
When asked about Crawford's chances, Bivol told Ring Magazine simply: "he is able."
"First reaction of course is about size of Crawford. Is it okay for him to move up two weight classes. But then I saw him in Dubai, maybe a month ago. I saw he's big and he has very good skills. He is one of my favorite boxers. He is able to win this fight."
Bivol, now the undisputed champion in his division, pointed out this will be Crawford's toughest test yet. He'll need to adapt to the power and pressure of the 168 lb division.
"There's a big difference," Bivol said. "We don't know how he'll adapt, how he'll feel on fight day, or how his training camp's going. But he's got good skills and can win."
Canelo's only other loss came way back in 2013 against Floyd Mayweather. He's fought at light heavyweight before, beating Sergey Kovalev in 2019.