Amir Khan urges Terence Crawford to avoid one person for next fight

On Saturday night, he became a four-weight world champion when he beat Israil Madrimov in Los Angeles to grab the WBA light middleweight title. 

It was a tense contest which went the full 12-round distance with Crawford being given the nod on the judges' scorecards. 

Following the final bell, Crawford has been linked with a number of big fights including a showdown with unified super middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. 

With Turki Alalshikh revealing after Crawford's victory that an offer had been sent to Alvarez, a fight between these two pound-for-pound stars seems closer than ever. 

However, former world champion Amir Khan is urging Crawford to not face the Mexican. Khan has shared the ring with both Crawford and Alvarez, and his clash against the latter ended in a brutal sixth round knockout loss. 

"I was never the same fighter again facing Canelo. You can get knocked down, fine, you can get back up again, but the knockout Canelo gave me, it probably took five years off my life," Khan told Top Offshore Casinos. 

"I was at the peak of my career and never came back as the same fighter again. I wasn't gun shy or scared, but that one shot, it wasn't good for the body or the mind. And it changed my opponents strategy for fighting me, they all started to try to land that one big shot.

"It's a very dangerous fight for Crawford, you're only one punch away from getting hurt, Canelo's power is always going to be there. Crawford has earned good money, he has a beautiful family, why risk it?

"You're only one punch away from getting hurt, and he doesn't really need the money or the fame. He's pound for pound the best fighter in the world."

Before a fight between Crawford and Alvarez can be made, the Mexican must first make a successful defense of his WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles on September 14 in Las Vegas. 

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