When Terence Crawford first floated the idea of jumping to 168 pounds to face Canelo Alvarez, the boxing world reacted with disbelief. Not because of Crawford’s talent that was never in doubt but because of the risk. At the time, Crawford had never competed above 154 pounds. Moving up two weight classes to challenge a fully established super middleweight icon felt reckless, even for one of the sport’s most technically gifted fighters. Instead, it became the defining statement of his career.
A Risk That Rewrote the Narrative
On September 13, Crawford didn’t just survive at 168 he thrived.