Canelo vs Crawford: Key Stats of the Epic Fight

Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford: An Epic Duel in the Ring

The undisputed super middleweight champion, Canelo Álvarez, will face Terence Crawford in a fight that promises to mark a milestone in boxing history. The fight, which will take place at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, is one of the most anticipated events of recent times. Canelo, with an impressive record of 63 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, and holder of 11 world titles in four different categories, will seek to consolidate his legacy as one of the greatest boxers of this generation. His goal is to maintain his status as undisputed champion and, by the way, inflict the first defeat on the undisputed champion in two divisions, Terence Crawford. Crawford, undefeated with 41 victories, will try to make history by becoming the first boxer to achieve undisputed champion status in three different weight classes. This challenge represents a jump of two divisions for Crawford.

I have more to lose than him. There are a lot of people waiting to say that I’m not as good as people think. But Canelo also has something to lose, because it would tarnish his career if a boxer goes up two weight classes and beats him.

Terence Crawford

Canelo’s size and experience in this division, where he has fought in his last 12 fights, position him as the favorite. However, Crawford has advantages in height and reach, which could be a key factor in the fight.

We analyze some key statistics to better understand this matchup:

• 11 knockouts in Crawford’s last 12 fights.
• 75.6%: Crawford’s knockout rate.
• 61.9%: Canelo’s knockout rate.
• 9 boxers knocked out by Crawford for the first time in their careers since 2014.
• 3 boxers knocked out by Canelo for the first time in their careers since 2014.
• 3 fights have gone the distance with Crawford since 2014.

• 7 fights have gone the distance with Canelo in the last three years.
• 0 times have Canelo and Crawford been knocked out in their careers.
• 288-9-2: Combined record of Canelo’s last 10 opponents before facing him.
• 258-12-5: Combined record of Crawford’s last 10 opponents before facing him.

Canelo has faced rivals with better records in his last 10 fights. Canelo was the first to tarnish the records of former champions like Plant, Saunders, and Munguia, as well as undefeated prospects like Scull and Berlanga. Crawford has impressive KO victories over Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter. The age difference is 2 years, 2 months, and 10 days in Canelo’s favor. Mileage could be a determining factor. Although Canelo is younger, he has fought more than twice as many rounds as Crawford in his career (520 to 245). Canelo has been much more active than Crawford in recent years, which could be beneficial for him, but Crawford has taken little damage in his career, as he approaches his 38th birthday on September 28th.

• +12.8: +/- of Canelo, seventh among champions and title contenders.
• 36.1%: Percentage of punches connected by Canelo, fourth among champions and title contenders.
• 7.7: Average punches connected per round against Crawford, eighth lowest among champions and title contenders.
• 10: Times Crawford has gone to the decision in 41 fights. No judge has scored a fight in favor of his opponent.

Although neither boxer has a high volume of punches, Canelo has demonstrated great precision, connecting 36.1% of his punches. However, he might need to be more active, as Crawford has shown an underestimated defense. Opponents have landed an average of 7.7 punches per round.

• 21: Combined world titles won by Canelo and Crawford (10 for Crawford, 11 for Canelo).
• 1: Boxer who has won world titles in lightweight and super-middleweight: Dingaan “The Rose” Thobela.