The ringside of the Times Square ring for the fight between Ryan Garcia and Rolly Romero was full of boxing stars and among the lively group was Mike Tyson, accompanied by Roberto Duran, Lennox Lewis, Bernard Hopkins, Keyshawn Davis, Shakur Stevenson and Terence Crawford
It was the latter that, in addition to the euphoria of the fight and Ring Magazine’s Fatal Fury, had a surprise that was revealed hours later when he appeared in the ring in Riyadh where Canelo Alvarez dispatched Cuban William Scull by unanimous decision in a soporific 12 rounds that did not deserve to be called a ‘fight‘.
In fact, the most exciting thing about that event in Saudi Arabia was precisely the presence of the native Nebraska boxer, who was present to officially announce -together with Turki Alalshikh- the long-awaited fight against the Mexican, which will take place on September 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
And it’s not the first time that Tyson has referred to Crawford, whom he considers a ‘versatile boxer’ who will undoubtedly do much more against Canelo than William Scull, a woeful show that seemed more like a long-distance race than a boxing match on a morning to forget in Riyadh.
This is what the legendary Tyson said: “Terence Crawford has shown over the years that he is a great versatile boxer; he is going to be very successful. Great, great success.” Will ‘Iron Mike’ be a prophet and will the Nebraska native be the one to make the Mexican bite the dust in September?
