Terence Crawford is unfazed by Canelo Alvarez sparring with Jaron Ennis.
Canelo brought Ennis in to help him prepare for his super fight with Crawford next Saturday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, live on Netflix.
Ennis, the former unified welterweight world champion, has long-been linked with a showdown against Crawford and has drawn comparisons with the Omaha man primarily due to his ability to switch between the orthodox and southpaw stances.
Crawford though has played down the significance of Alvarez bringing in the Philadelphia man, who fights himself against Uisma Lima in his 154-pound debut on October 11 in his hometown.
“I actually didn’t see it, somebody showed me,” the 37-year-old told reporters.
“And I was like so? He’s not me.
“As much as a lot of people say we have similarities and we switch a lot, he’s not me and I’m not him.
“He’s trying to get to where I’m at.
“You know, he’s where he’s at, I’m where I’m at.
“He’s got a long way to go.”
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‘Bud’ is moving up two weight classes to challenge fellow four-weight world champion, Alvarez for his undisputed super middleweight titles.
His Mexican rival reclaimed the undisputed crown with a points win over William Scull in May and Crawford believes his decision to bring in ‘Boots’ demonstrates how seriously he is taking him.
“That goes to show how serious he’s taking me and how much he respects me,” he added.
“Because if I hadn’t fought anyone, if I was too small, if I was all these things that all the media say I was, then he wouldn’t need these guys to help prepare him to fight me.
“He wouldn’t need all the help he’s getting.
“But I’m happy that he’s getting the help that he needs, because after September 13 there’ll be no excuses.”
Crawford would have been out of the ring for over a year when he steps into the ring with Alvarez, his last bout a unanimous decision victory over Israil Madrimov to win the WBA super welterweight world title.
‘Bud’ is the bookies underdog to defeat his 35-year-old rival and become a five-weight world champion.
