Terence Crawford reveals surprising current weight with message to Canelo Alvarez ahead of mega-fight
Prior to that, he boxed as low as lightweight but in September he is set to jump two weight classes to take onGiven the size disparity between the pair, the expectation was that a rehydration clause would be added to their contracts to level the playing field for their summer showdown.
Several members of the boxing fraternity believe this choice will be to Crawford's detriment, with many insisting that the Omaha puncher is too small to give Canelo problems. While Crawford has chosen to stay sidelined until he squares off with Canelo, the Mexican superstar is due to return to the ring in May against William Scull.
Instead, Canelo opted to take on Edgar Berlanga in September while Scull was matched up against Vladimir Shishkin in a vacant IBF world title fight in October, which he won, albeit controversially, via unanimous decision.
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