The highly anticipated clash between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford on September 12th is shaping up to be the biggest fight of the year—one fans have long been demanding for some time. However, former WBA super lightweight champion Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero isn’t sold on the matchup—not because it’s happening, but because of how he sees it playing out.

Romero and Canelo fought their respective fights a day apart, where Romero upset Ryan Garcia in New York on 2nd May. Meanwhile, Canelo crawled past William Scull on May 3rd in Las Vegas, making the two events an utter disappointment for viewers. Now, Romero has opinions about Canelo’s next fight/his opponent, Crawford, and he is not afraid to say it out loud.

While appearing on the Pound For Pound podcast, Romero quickly threw Terence Crawford in the same pile as Devin Haney. When asked about the 37-year-old’s chances of winning against Canelo, Romero confidently claimed, “They have weight divisions for a reason.” Clearly, the 29-year-old is team Canelo on the debate. But!

When co-host Henry Cejudo interjected, pressing him about the success boxing’s only eight-division champion, Manny Pacquiao, had traversing weight classes throughout his career, Romero had a simple explanation. “Manny Pacquiao didn’t move up three weight divisions at once,” Romero said, highlighting Crawford’s jump from welterweight to super middleweight. However, there might be an issue with Romero’s point here because the Filipino legend did move up three divisions after his second career loss to Boonsai Sangsurat. Pacquiao went from losing a fight at flyweight to fighting and winning the WBC International super bantamweight title in December 1999 against Reynante Jamili—in a massive jump up three weight classes.

Romero was then asked to explain his prediction. “I don’t know, man. It might be the boringest fight ever. It might be the best fight ever,” he shared. He explained that he didn’t really care about Crawford’s fights in general because “Crawford is not really entertaining.” Despite this, Romero praised Crawford for his raw boxing talent.

It’s worth noting that Canelo’s fight against William Scull exposed some chinks in his armor. He’s no longer as light on his feet and struggles to cut off the ring as effectively—flaws that Terence Crawford, with his slick, elusive style, would likely exploit. Regardless, Romero holds a similar opinion to Devin Haney, suggesting he sees Crawford and Haney as cut from the same cloth.

Rolly Romero claims Devin Haney is not a big fight

Rolly Romero isn’t interested in facing Devin Haney anytime soon, claiming the former undisputed champion doesn’t bring enough excitement or star power to warrant a big fight. Fresh off his stunning victory over Ryan Garcia in Times Square, Romero told TMZ Sports that Haney simply doesn’t move the needle.

“Haney wasn’t a big fight to begin with,” Romero said. “He wasn’t a big fight when he fought Ryan. And he’s definitely not a big fight after he just became a track star.” Referring to Haney’s defensive style, Romero questioned the appeal of a matchup with him, asking bluntly, “So, you tell me, real quick, are you excited to see anybody fight Devin Haney?!” 

Instead, Romero appears more interested in a rematch with Gervonta Davis, stating he’s a completely different fighter since their 2022 clash. For now, he’s enjoying the high of his career-defining win, still waiting to celebrate properly.

That said, Canelo Alvarez still appears to have supporters following his performance against William Scull earlier this month. But do you agree with Romero’s take that Terence Crawford is boring?