Canelo sees only one winner in prime Mayweather vs Crawford after facing both

Terence Crawford has cemented himself as a boxing great, drawing comparisons to the legendary Floyd Mayweather. As the only person to have fought both men, Canelo Alvarez sees one clear winner when asked how a meeting between Mayweather and Crawford in their primes would play out.

Canelo fought Mayweather early in his career, colliding with the American superstar during his super-welterweight world title reign at the age of 23 years old.

There, he was taught a lesson by the experienced technician, with a majority-decision verdict not telling the full story of what was really a ‘man against boy’ affair.

Meanwhile, Alvarez was tasked with Crawford back in September, as ‘Bud’ successfully upset the odds to become the undisputed super-middleweight world champion with a famous decision win over the Mexican.

That triumph saw the Nebraska-born phenomenon become the second three-division undisputed ruler in boxing history and the first since Henry Armstrong in 1938 – a feat which the 38-year-old decided to retire off the back of, with his undefeated record in tact.

As a result, Mayweather and Crawford remain as two of the few multi-divisional world champions to have retired without a defeat to their name, but in a clip captured by Seconds Out, Canelo declare his belief that Crawford was the superior fighter.

“I think that Crawford is way better than Floyd Mayweather.”

Despite his 2017 retirement, Mayweather will put his 50-fight unbeaten streak on the line in September, as he returns to professional boxing to rematch Manny Pacquiao at The Sphere in Las Vegas.