“It’s Defeat Not Opportunity”: Canelo Alvarez Acknowledges Defeat to Terence Crawford
Canelo Alvarez isn’t crying robbery or making excuses about Saturday’s loss to Terence “Bud” Crawford.
“I feel very proud of everything I’ve achieved so far,” Canelo posted on social media. “We always want to win, but I accept this defeat with humility and learning.
“I am very grateful to my team for all the sacrifices we’ve made together over all these years. I already won because I have my family with me and millions of fans who have never stopped supporting me.”
Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KO) was beaten by decision, as Crawford (42-0, 31 KO) became the new undisputed super middleweight world champion, his third time as an undisputed champion of a division and the fifth weight class in which he’s won a world title.
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Canelo, 35, was reportedly paid $150 million for the fight with Crawford, and could be considering retirement, but there will definitely be money fights available for him if he doesn’t, and probably will be for several more years.
Terence Crawford never wanted to be the face of boxing. He said it in fight week.
But after dismantling Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Mexican Independence weekend, in front of 70,000 in Las Vegas and a likely record-breaking global audience on Netflix, he has no choice.
It wasn’t just a win. It was a career-defining, legacy-cementing, history-making performance.
Crawford became the first male fighter to be undisputed champion across three weight divisions in the four-belt era.
Before the fight Alvarez had dismissed Crawford’s resume, claiming he had “fought nobody”.
Within an hour of victory Crawford fired back on social media.
“For all the nobodies,” he said. Cue a figurative mic drop.
