“Canelo been overrated,” Boxing world reacts to Bud Crawford’s masterclass against Canelo Alvarez

Terrence “Bud” Crawford shocked the world on Sunday (PH time), after dismantling undisputed Super-Middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez by unanimous decision in Las Vegas.

Crawford (42-0) became the first male fighter in the four-belt era to become undisputed in three weight classes, while Alvarez (63-3-2) tasted defeat for the third time in his career and relinquished his Super-Middleweight titles.

The fight was a chess match in the first six rounds until the now-undisputed Super-Middleweight champion seized the momentum after blasting 2-3 combinations to a seemingly-puzzled Alvarez. 

Crawford flashed smiles at Canelo in between rounds and never seemed to get uncomfortable with the weight, as the Mexican could not get anything going with his lead hooks.

The judges unanimously awarded the fight to Crawford, 115-113. 115-113, and 116-112, but the scorecards did not reflect the dominance of Bud’s relentless boxing.

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Official #CaneloCrawford scorecards. Fight was even after 10 on two cards (how I had it), Crawford pulled it out by winning 11 and 12 on all three cards. #boxing pic.twitter.com/OCbumurY8S

— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) September 14, 2025

Canelo took time at the post-fight press conference to praise Bud, saying he couldn’t figure out the Omaha native’s switch-hitting style.

“We knew Crawford is a great fighter … I tried my best tonight, and I just couldn’t figure out the style. You need to take the loss and accept everything,” Canelo said. “Sometimes you try and your body cannot go. That’s my frustration … my body just didn’t let me go any more.”

The Mexican legend continued his praise, stating that Crawford was better than the fighter who took his unbeaten record in 2013, the retired Floyd Mayweather.

“I think Crawford is way better than Floyd Mayweather,” he said.

However, Crawford, who is on pace to match Mayweather’s flawless 50-0 record, humbly stressed that the former 15-time world champion was the greatest fighter in his era and that comparisons between them were unnecessary.

“Floyd was the greatest in his era. I’m the greatest in my era. It ain’t no need to compare me to Floyd or Floyd to me,” he said.

Boxing world reacts

The boxing world reacted as Crawford seized the Super-Middleweight crown to become one of boxing’s pound-for-pounders, while also criticizing Canelo’s subpar and flat-footed performance.

Jake Paul

Canelo putting his hand up like he won

lol dumbass lying weirdo

Canelo been over rated

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) September 14, 2025

Lennox Lewis

Great fight between two great champions. Congrats to @terencecrawford on a masterful performance and a historic win. Massive respect to @Canelo for taking on the best. Thanks to @Turki_alalshikh for giving us boxing fans the fight we want! 👏🏾👏🏾💪🏾💪🏾 #CaneloVsCrawford

— Lennox Lewis, CBE, CM (@LennoxLewis) September 14, 2025

Timothy Bradley

KING CRAWFORD 3X UNDISPUTED https://t.co/yGvDGLrwHj via @YouTube

— Timothy Bradley Jr. (@Timbradleyjr) September 14, 2025

Teddy Atlas

Thank God Crawford dominated and made it impossible to rob him, otherwise I’d be calling for handcuffs. 🙏🥊
#crawfordvscanelo pic.twitter.com/ZfH6byMd4G

— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) September 14, 2025

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