Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford have both faced some elite opponents, but how do their records compare?
While the American may be the older man in this matchup by two years, his opponent has got significantly more professional bouts under his belt.
Some have argued that this weekend’s clash could have huge implications for Alvarez’s career after everything that he has already accomplished.
There are several expensive trophies on the line for the winner but in a fight of this magnitude, it’s about defining their legacies.
By totalling up the records of the opponents that both men have faced in their careers, we can look at how their careers truly compare to this point.
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Canelo Alvarez has a stronger overall record than Terence Crawford when you look at his opponents
Canelo Alvarez will go down as one of the greatest super middleweights of all time and when you look at the names on his record, it’s easy to see why.
The Mexican superstar has a highly impressive list of accomplishments, and while Alvarez has been called out for avoiding certain opponents in the past, he rarely backs down from a challenge.
Using BoxRec’s statistics for both men, we took a closer look at their overall records.
| Canelo Alvarez’s resume | Stats |
| His pro record | 63-2-2 |
| Combined record of all of his opponents at the time he fought them | 1467-213-50 |
| Amount of undefeated fighters beaten | 15 |
While Terence Crawford has fought big opponents in the past, moving up to this weight class to challenge for the undisputed titles is a massive step for him to take.
‘Bud’ not only has less fights than his next opponent, he’s fought fewer stars ahead of September 13.
| Terence Crawford’s resume | Stats |
| His pro record | 41-0 |
| Combined record of all of his opponents at the time he fought them | 750-217-18 |
| Amount of undefeated fighters beaten | 11 |
Due to the gap in the amount of fights they’ve had, it’s also worth looking at the average record of their opponents, which again suggests that Alvarez’s strength of schedule is stronger overall.
That being said, the counterargument to this could be that Crawford has accomplished what he has while remaining undefeated, which isn’t the same for the man that will stand across the ring from him on Saturday night.
| Fighter | Average record of all of their opponents (combined record divided by amount of fights) |
| Canelo Alvarez | 22-3-1 |
| Terence Crawford | 18-5 |
Reason for Terence Crawford’s record not being as statistically strong as Canelo Alvarez’s
Canelo Alvarez has fought a lot of top names as one of the biggest stars in the sport and that helps him a lot when you compare his record to Terence Crawford’s.
That being said, ‘Bud’ would fare a lot better if it wasn’t for two fights on his record that drag the combined and average record down significantly.
Crawford faced two opponents early on in his career that between them add a lot of losses to these figures.
He beat Damon Antoine (8-25-1) in 2008 and Marty Robbins (23-45-1) in 2010 and while Alvarez has also fought the likes of Sean Holley (8-21-2) who have significant losing records, they don’t match up.