It hasn’t been officially announced yet but Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford might be the worst-kept secret in boxing.

But before they get it on in front of a jam-packed crowd, Alvarez has some business to take care of first.

Back in 2024, Alvarez was the undisputed king of the super middleweight division. Of course, like practically every division, you have a few fighters screaming that they’re “champions.” Ignore them, especially in this scenario, Alvarez was the man. But, arbitrarily, the IBF gave him an ultimatum. He either fought William Scull as his mandatory challenger or he could do as he pleased….without their title.

Alvarez doesn’t take threats lightly. So, he opted to drop their belt and do his own thing. But, now that he has gone his own way, he’s ready to regain what he technically never lost, on May 3 in Riyadh - streamed live on DAZN PPV.

Alvarez misses that undisputed feeling. As long he punishes Scull and relieves him of that red and gold strap, his collection will be complete again but according to Shakur Stevenson, it won’t be for a long time.

Despite Crawford packing on 14 pounds of muscle and moving up two weight divisions for their September matchup, Stevenson isn’t convinced that Alvarez can hang with him.

Stevenson’s thought process isn’t outside of the box though. Many believe that Crawford is more than capable of boxing and dancing his way to a decision while Alvarez’s best chance would come via knockout.

Playing it safe on the outside is a given and Stevenson wouldn’t be mad at his good friend and pound-for-pound star for going that route but that isn’t the only way he can win. Considering who he’s been in there with, Alvarez has shown on countless occasions that he can take a good shot. Still, even if that’s the case, he has all the confidence in the world that Alvarez isn’t the only one who can win that fight by knockout.

“He can stop him,” said Stevenson on iFL TV. “He can.”