Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will collide in a huge superfight on 13 September.
While Alvarez and Crawford share a common opponent, this has only been a dream matchup for many years.
'Bud' did not see it this way when he kept going through the weight classes with great success before this fight came together.
The last man who defeated Alvarez has given his opinion about the fight by emphasizing the crucial aspects that Crawford must overcome when moving to super middleweight.
Despite the factors that work against Crawford in this fight, his opponent showed that he knows the size of this next test by emphasizing how good the American is.
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Canelo Alvarez arranges Terence Crawford higher than Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Dmitry Bivol
In a recent video posted by the Ring Magazine, Canelo Alvarez was given the task of playing a simple game.
The interviewer mentioned various iconic boxers, in which the Mexican superstar was told to stay silent until he heard a name that according to him is better than Terence Crawford.
In the list, Felix Trinidad, Oscar de la Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Dmitry Bivol, Artur Beterbiev, Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Two of those names mainly stand out, because they are the only two opponents who have defeated Alvarez in the ring.
In 2013, Mayweather Jr. handed over. The rising champion his first defeat before nine years later, Bivol would send him back to the Super Middleweight Division by successfully defending his WBA Light Heavyweight title.
To the surprise of the interviewer, Alvarez remained silent during all the names, and stated that Crawford is a better hunter than even the opponents who have become better of him in the past.
Terence Crawford was given a similar task, but had very different answers
Ring Magazine presented the same task to Terence Crawford in a clip that was placed on social media last month.
'Bud' received a different list of names, but unlike Canelo Alvarez, he did not refuse something to do, and mentioned several hunters that he believes they are better than his next opponent.
Crawford skipped the will of Manny Pacquiao and Artur Beterbiev, but raised his voice when it came to Oscar de la Hoya, Dmitry Bivol and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
With neither man who underestimates their opponent, we will find out who comes to the top when they meet in the ring on September 13, live on Netflix.