“He Took 5 Years Off My Life” World Champion Who Got KOd By Canelo Warns Crawford

Terence Crawford has set his sights firmly on a fight against super-middleweight undisputed champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez – but one former opponent has warned him about the ‘dangers’ of facing the Mexican.

Crawford last fought at welterweight, dominating and stopping fierce rival Errol Spence Jr, and will have to move up three weight divisions and 21lbs from there if he is to face Canelo.

One man who fought both and moved up two divisions to take on Canelo was former super-lightweight world champion, Amir Khan.

Khan faced Canelo for the WBC middleweight title in 2016 and, after a promising start, was knocked out cold by the naturally bigger man in the sixth round.

Speaking to Fastest Payout Online Casinos about a potential fight between the two pound-for-pound stars, Khan warned ‘Bud’ that he was never the same after fighting Canelo.

“It’s a very dangerous fight for Crawford, you’re only one punch away from getting hurt, Canelo’s power is always going to be there. Crawford has earned good money, he has a beautiful family, why risk it? You’re only one punch away from getting hurt, and he doesn’t really need the money or the fame. He’s pound for pound the best fighter in the world.

I was never the same fighter again facing Canelo. You can get knocked down, fine, you can get back up again, but the knockout Canelo gave me, it probably took five years off my life.

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I was at the peak of my career and never came back as the same fighter again. I wasn’t gun shy or scared, but that one shot, it wasn’t good for the body or the mind. And it changed my opponent’s strategy for fighting me, they all started to try to land that one big shot.”

Khan went on to challenge Crawford for his WBO welterweight title in 2019 but suffered the same fate once again, losing the fight by sixth round stoppage.

Crawford is back in the ring on August 3 when he moves one weight class up to challenge Israil Madrimov for his WBA super-welterweight title.