Canelo Alvarez has backed his September mega-fight with Terence Crawford to eclipse his 2013 clash with Floyd Mayweather.
Alvarez is set to meet fellow pound-for-pound superstar Crawford in one of the sport’s biggest fights right now in September in Las Vegas.
It has the potential to draw record-breaking numbers, with plans for the pair to stage their iconic battle in front of over 60,000 fans at the $2billion Allegiant Stadium.
The Mexican in particular is no stranger to fighting some of the top names in the sport, having fought the likes of Gennady Golovkin, Amir Khan and Floyd Mayweather.
He unfortunately lost to sporting legend Mayweather in 2013, but the fight was a huge success generating $150million in revenue and drawing two million pay-per-view buys.
And incredibly Alvarez, whose profile has grown to unprecedented levels, believes his bout with Crawford could well exceed that mark.
He said: “I think it’s going to be bigger, even than the Mayweather fight (against me).
“It’s going to be bigger than that. Yes I think so [will sell more pay-per-views.
“Just look how much he’s accomplished and just look how much I accomplished.
“So imagine two fighters with those accomplishments. It’s huge. Huge.
“And I think that’s why I think now it makes sense for a lot of reasons.
“Everybody says he’s a smaller fighter, but I’ve won titles in four weight classes, so I know great fighters can succeed at higher weights.”
Crawford is a superstar in his own right having reigned as a world champion in four weight classes.
He will attempt to defy the odds with a huge step up in weight to 168lbs to challenge Alvarez.
The pair will hope things can have a seismic magnitude of undisputed status on the line, if the champion can first beat William Scull on May 3.
Crawford is 37-years-old and this will be the biggest stage and opportunity of his career so far, since beating Errol Spence in July 2023.
And ‘Bud’ believes he ranks as an all-time great alongside Alvarez’s ex-rival Mayweather, if he matches his feat of becoming a world champion in five weights.
He said on The Cigar Talk podcast: “Yeah I think I would definitely rank my resume in the top five.
“My body of work that I have put together, I feel like I can compete with anybody at any era.
“If I win this fight, it will solidify myself as an all-time great because there isn’t many fighters who have done what I did.
“Coming from 135lbs to 168lbs it is crazy.”
