Mike Tyson vs. Crawford fights with Canelo Alvarez at 168

Mike Tyson says he doesn't like the idea of ​​Terence Crawford moving up to 168 pounds to challenge Canelo Alvarez for his three titles in that weight class.

'Iron Mike' Tyson notes that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) didn't look good in his last fight. He moved up from 147 to 154 to face Israil Madrimov for his WBA junior middleweight belt on August 3. Tyson says Madrimov was big and Crawford shouldn't have fought him.

Madrimov hit Crawford with powerful right hooks all night and clearly landed the harder, cleaner punches in each round. I watched the fight and saw Madrimov as the winner because he landed the better punches, but the judges scored the fight as if it was under amateur rules.

The judges gave Crawford a close unanimous decision victory after 12 rounds, but his performance did not demonstrate that the soon-to-be 37-year-old Crawford could move up to the 168 class to take on WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight champion Canelo.

It is obvious that Crawford only wants this bag for the Canelo fight to give him money for his retirement years so that he can live in luxury like one of the Robber Baron from the Gilded Agebut it's fair to the fans. If Crawford wants to get his retirement pay against Canelo, he needs to move up to 168 and prove himself against these Big Four:

1. David Benavidez
2. David Morrell
3. Christian Mbilli
4. Osley Iglesias

If Crawford can pass these four tests, he can move on to the next level and challenge Canelo Alvarez for his three super middleweight belts. It's that simple. To get the golden parachute, Crawford will have to earn it the hard way, just like anyone would in life. There are no handouts. His resume is weak, full of washed-up fighters and weaker guys who weren't good enough to begin with.

“I don’t like this fight [Canelo vs. Crawford]. Too much weight. He had a close fight with the last opponent he fought [Israil Madrimov] “because he was big and really awkward. He shouldn't have even fought that guy,” Mike Tyson said on the YouTube channel It is What It Is, sharing his thoughts on Terence Crawford potentially moving up to 168 to challenge Canelo Alvarez for his unified super middleweight titles.