I have a feeling this fight might end in a draw, setting up a potential trilogy between them.
Both fighters are highly competitive, and I don’t see either of them getting knocked out. It’ll most likely be a close, tactical match, and with that kind of fight, controversies often follow. A rematch would be almost guaranteed, and from there, a full trilogy could easily happen.
We have a similar speculation. However, the fight will not be a draw for everyone who witnessed the fight. Bud Crawford will appear to be winning with a split decision but one of the judges will not give the championship to Bud. This might be a majority draw.
Initially, I thought this fight might not be too challenging for Canelo Alvarez, given that he's the bigger boxer and has been competing in this division for quite some time. Meanwhile, Crawford is jumping up two weight categories. However, I recall Canelo struggling to land punches against the slick Floyd Mayweather. Bud should use his footwork to outmaneuver the bigger Canelo to secure a win, and this shouldn't be too difficult.
Personally, I predict Crawford will win by
majority split decision because Canelo will struggle to cut off the ring and land body shots on Bud.
I very much agree on your assessment on Crawford, however, the only argument for this is how many rounds can he do his footwork with the extra weight on him? I reckon he should also practice a type of short power punch to discourage Canelo from going to near him easily.
On Canelo, he will begin to pressure Crawford if he begins to be tired on the heavier weight and Canelo will throw the body punches and cause more tiredness for Crawford hehehe. It is also possible this can end with Canelo with a technical knockout?