{"id":103318,"date":"2019-04-20T01:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=103318"},"modified":"2019-04-19T14:08:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T21:08:10","slug":"terence-crawford-favored-over-amir-khan-in-welterweight-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/terence-crawford-favored-over-amir-khan-in-welterweight-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Welterweight Champion Terence Crawford Favored Over Amir Khan Saturday at MSG"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs) is heavily favored to retain his crown against challenger Amir Khan (33-4, 20 KOs) when the two meet at Madison Square Garden<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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Terence Crawford (left) comes into his welterweight championship defense as a massive favorite over Amir Khan (right). (Image: Mikey Williams\/Top Rank)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The highly anticipated bout pits one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world against one of the biggest names in the welterweight division in what should be an entertaining \u2013 if not ultimately competitive \u2013 fight.<\/p>\n

Pound-for-Pound King Still Building Star Power<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Many today consider Crawford to be the world\u2019s best boxer. The Ring <\/em>has him ranked second in its pound-for-pound rankings, trailing behind only lightweight Vasiliy Lomachenko, with ESPN also putting him in the same position. BoxRec also has him ranked second, trailing behind middleweight champion Saul Alvarez.<\/p>\n

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But despite those accolades, Crawford is still not a household name, even if serious boxing fans know exactly how good he is. A decisive win against Khan at one of the world\u2019s most storied arenas could help make him a bigger star, even if it doesn\u2019t give him the opportunity to pick up another world title.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI believe that all fights that I fight from here on out are for my legacy. That\u2019s why I want the biggest fights out there,\u201d Crawford told reporters at a Wednesday press conference. \u201cAmir Khan\u2019s name came up because he was the next best welterweight [available to fight] in the division.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arum: Khan Can Win vs. Crawford<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Many believe that Khan\u2019s role in the show is more to provide a big name for Crawford to beat than to actually put up a fight. But while Khan<\/a> may not be as highly regarded as he once was, the British fighter was once the unified light welterweight world champion and won the lightweight boxing silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.<\/p>\n

These days, many point to three brutal knockout losses as evidence of a weak chin and an inability for Khan to truly challenge the top fighters in the world. But fight promotor Bob Arum says that many are discounting just how talented Khan actually is.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been around boxing for more than 50 years, and I\u2019ve seen a lot of things and I know what I\u2019m talking about. Amir Khan is a good boxer,\u201d Arum told Yahoo Sports. \u201cHe is going to give Crawford a hell of a fight. If he is at his best and Crawford\u2019s at his best, I\u2019m not saying he\u2019s going to win. What I am saying is, if Crawford is looking past him to some other fight, which I don\u2019t think he\u2019s doing, Khan is quite capable of winning this.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whether Arum truly believes that or he\u2019s just trying to build hype for the fight, Khan has said that he thinks he has a chance on Saturday night as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor those people\u2026that are thinking it\u2019s going to be an easy fight for him because they\u2019re taking me from the last fight against Vargas, I think I\u2019m going to shock the world,\u201d Khan told Yahoo Sports, speaking of his unanimous decision victory over Samuel Vargas in September. \u201cIf they\u2019re thinking I\u2019m going to be the same fighter as that fight, they\u2019ll be in for a big shock.\u201d<\/p>\n

But no matter what Khan brings to the table, oddsmakers are regarding Crawford as a simply superior boxer. According to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, Crawford is a -1800 favorite to win the fight, while Khan can be backed at +900.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs) is heavily favored to retain his crown against challenger Amir Khan (33-4, 20 KOs) when the two meet at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. 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