Two-weight world champion Sergio Martinez previewed the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Terence "Bud" Crawford undisputed super-middleweight showdown, set for September 13.
It's still more than three months away, but anticipation is at an all-time high following Canelo's latest appearance, which was an uneventful unanimous points win over defensive Cuban, William Scull, earlier this month.
Undefeated P4P powerhouse "Bud" Crawford last fought in August, winning the WBO Interim world super-welterweight title in a close contest with undefeated Israil Madrimov.
Ahead of their legacy-defining fight, which will pit a two-time undisputed super-middleweight champion against a two-weight undisputed champion, retired boxing legend Sergio Martinez shared his expert insight on the super-fight.
The two-weight world champion, "Maravilla" Martinez, now 50-years-old, summed up the fight as, "Crawford has hard work, while Canelo has difficult work, mentally."
The Argentinian expanded, "If Canelo uses his physical advantages wisely he will triumph, because he possesses the weight and the strength advantage. The difference between body weight and strength is distinct, and that is precisely why there are weight divisions. Yet, Crawford has sufficient intelligence to evaluate the physical strength of Canelo.
"Crawford is very intelligent. He handles tactics very well and he has a wily strategy. Crawford has also fought less fights. It's shaping up as a David vs Goliath contest and it will indeed be a spectacular. I think it will be a very even fight, but I think it will also be very physically difficult."