Andre Ward predicts Crawford vs Canelo fight

If we were to marque a database of the top boxers of the 21st century, Andre Ward would person to beryllium connected it. This retired American boxer won satellite titles successful 2 antithetic value classes, and astatine 1 clip was ranked arsenic the "P4P" champion boxer successful the satellite according to "The Ring" magazine. 

Last year, ESPN ranked him seventh successful the ranking of the champion boxers of this century.

Ward is besides 1 of the fewer champions who finished his vocation undefeated. He recorded the aforesaid fig of victories successful 32 appearances, and concluded his vocation successful mid-2017 with a knockout implicit Sergey Kovalev. 

When idiosyncratic similar Ward comments connected boxing, his words transportation peculiar weight. That's wherefore it's absorbing to perceive his sentiment connected the upcoming combat betwixt Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez.

What tin we expect?

This is 1 of the biggest boxing fights of this year. Alvarez and Crawford are among the top of this century, but ESPN ranked Canelo sixth connected the list, portion Terence is not successful the apical 10 for immoderate reason. If Canelo loses, Crawford could marque a lawsuit for the presumption of the champion of the 21st century, but Ward warns that Crawford should not underestimate the fight.

"If you deliberation Canelo volition look the aforesaid successful this combat arsenic helium did successful the past one, you are sorely mistaken. Canelo knew that Crawford was sitting astatine ringside watching the fight, helium had that successful mind. He knew that helium was doing a adjacent fight, but helium did precisely what helium needed to bash to win," Ward points out.

Ward adds that Terence remains confident: 

"I don't deliberation Crawford would person accepted this combat if helium didn't judge helium could win. I judge Terence is convinced that nary 1 successful the satellite tin bushed him."

Ward inactive favors Canelo, which is logical considering the value people and size difference. However, Terence  intelligibly sees his accidental and indispensable person prepared thing special. We volition person to hold until the aboriginal hours of Sunday astir 5:30 to find retired who is the amended boxer.