Canelo Alvarez says Terence Crawford needs to fight this boxing star first

Despite Canelo Alvarez preparing to fight Edgar Berlanga on September 14, live on DAZN, he continues to field questions about a potential bout with Terence Crawford.

But while handling duties for the Canelo-Berlanga Los Angeles press conference Tuesday, Alvarez not only suggested another boxer for being a better fit to take on Crawford, but also gave an update for a possible mega bout with "Bud."

"Crawford needs to fight Teofimo [Lopez] first and then we'll see," Alvarez said with Lopez by his side, as reported by Fight Hub TV.

"At the end of the day, like I said before, I'm not asking for that fight. If they want to make that fight because it's a payday obviously, I don't want that fight. Teofimo deserves it more than me."

Alvarez then proceeded to give an update about that possible mega fight with Crawford, saying he received a text message Monday from Turki Alashikh's team to make the bout happen in February.

His response was that he's 100 percent focused on the Berlanga fight, while also adding: "I don't like the way [Alashikh] talks. If he wants to work with me, it's in my way, not in their way. I don't need it."

To that assertion, Alashikh fired back via his social media.

If Lopez clashing with Crawford is a possibility, Lopez, the current WBO super lightweight world champion, would be willing to move up to 154 pounds to test the consensus pound-for-pound best.

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