Terence Crawford is getting ready for a big fight. The four-weight world champion plans to move up two weight classes to challenge Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight title.
The fight will happen on September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Crawford has won world titles from lightweight all the way up to super-welterweight. He's even been undisputed at both 140lbs and 147lbs.
Recently, Crawford beat Israil Madrimov for the WBA super-welterweight title. But some fans worry about how he'll do against Canelo. They think it'll be tough for Crawford because his last fight with Madrimov was close.
Brian Norman Jr, the current WBO welterweight champion, has sparred with Crawford. He told Showbizz the Adult about his experience:
"When I sparred Terence Crawford I was 20 years old at the time, so it was like he was trying to man me like 'I'm gonna show you you a little boy' type stuff. But I'm mature for my age, so that's why we evened out."
Norman Jr also talked about Crawford's fighting style:
"Even when you see him fight for real, he don't necessarily one-shot people, but what he do is he just beat you up and then he kill you."
When asked about power, Norman Jr compared Crawford to Gervonta Davis, the WBA lightweight champion:
"But as far as one shot, who got it? I got to give that to Tank."
Norman Jr has his own big fight coming up. He'll defend his WBO welterweight title against Devin Haney in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this November.
As for Gervonta Davis, his expected rematch with Lamont Roach looks like it won't happen now.
The Crawford vs Canelo fight will be a big test for Crawford. He'll need all his skills to beat the undisputed super-middleweight champion in his new weight class.
