Terence Crawford gets his chance to silence critics against Canelo Alvarez: It's about 'shutting everybody up'

Crawford will move up two weight classes to face one of the best fighters of the generation as a P4P great himself

Throughout the buildup to Saturday's superfight in Las Vegas between undisputed 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez and unbeaten Terence Crawford, much of the narratives have surrounded size. 

Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), just two years removed from dismantling Errol Spence Jr. in their undisputed welterweight title clash, will essentially be moving up three weight divisions to challenge Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) when the two meet (Netflix, 9 p.m. ET) in the first combat sports event inside Allegiant Stadium. 

How might Crawford, who turns 38 later this month, deal with the size of Alvarez's power, not to mention the increased physicality that comes with facing the 35-year-old Mexican icon, who previously won a world title at 175 pounds, has only lost to two all-time greats (Floyd Mayweather, Dmitry Bivol) and owns one of the sturdiest chins in boxing history?