Canelo Alvarez makes honest Floyd Mayweather admission as boxing legend wins mega $124K Terence Crawford bet

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Canelo Alvarez believes Terence Crawford is ‘way better’ than Floyd Mayweather after feeling the wrath of both men.Alvarez suffered just his third career defeat in 66 bouts on Saturday night as he was outpointed by Crawford in Las Vegas, with the latter claiming undisputed status at super-middleweight.‘Bud’ never let Canelo get into his groove during their ‘Fight of the Century’ at Allegiant StadiumGettyIn doing so, Crawford, who is now 42-0, became the first male boxer to achieve the feat in three different weight classes in the four-belt era.Addressing the media after his blockbuster bout with Crawford, Mexican great Alvarez acknowledged his opponent ‘had everything’ for him, before comparing the 12 rounds to the same number he spent with Mayweather.Canelo says Crawford ‘is way better’ than Mayweather“[Crawford] deserves all of the credit,” Alvarez said.“I tried my best tonight and just could not figure out the style. He had everything.”When asked to directly compare the fight with his 2013 defeat to ‘Money’, Alvarez added: “I think Crawford is way better than Floyd Mayweather.”Crawford joined another exclusive club through his victory over Alvarez, as he can now claim to be a five-weight world titleholder.He joins Manny Pacquiao, Oscar de la Hoya, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Thomas Hearns as one of five male pugilists to win a world title across five different weight classes.“Canelo is an all-time great,” Crawford told Netflix after his win, explaining how he is now boxing’s biggest star.“Like I said before, he’s the last one, there’s no more Canelos.“So when you look around, I’m the face of boxing now. I’m the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, like I’ve always been.”Alvarez labelled Crawford a better fight than Mayweather, who he fought 12 years agoUFC/GettyBoth men both made multi-millions from their fight that saw rising star Canelo take on bona-fide superstar MayweatherGettyFloyd Mayweather wins $124,000 on Terence Crawford betCrawford was the oddsmaker’s underdog heading into this mega clash with Alvarez, but Mayweather seemingly knew all along who would win.He took to Instagram in the aftermath of the bout to reveal he had bet a whopping $50,000 on the Nebraska native to win the fight.This subsequently returned $124,000 as members of the boxing fraternity shared some hilarious reactions.One wrote: “Imagine how many times Mayweather had to lose to finally win betting against Canelo?”A second said: “Easy money! The last time Canelo fought a boxer was YOU!”While a third added: “Probably gambled on both fighters and posted the winning ticket.”Mayweather and Tyson are set to meet in an exhibition bout in 2026Mayweather’s successful bet comes a week after his shocking return to the ring was announced.It was revealed at the beginning of September that Mayweather would make an unexpected return in 2026 to fight none other than ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson.The pair are set to fight in an exhibition next year, with no official date or location revealed yet.