Thursday was the day fight week changed. Thursday was the day Canelo vs Crawford went from being a fanciful match-up to a material fight. As the protagonists partook in a customary press conference, Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez finally felt what this fight needed: the energy of the fans.
The aircon of the T-Mobile offered a merciful respite from the searing Las Vegas sun, and just inside the venue’s side entrance, the voice of Max Kellerman was audible above the distant murmurs from the arena floor. Kellerman, a fan-favourite boxing pundit, has been brought back into the fold for Saturday’s super-fight after a long absence from the sport.
