On Saturday night, Terence Crawford will be in the spotlight for one of the biggest fights of his career.
However, as Crawford has prepared for his fight against Canelo Alvarez — which will already be a significant physical challenge as Crawford jumps up to the 168-pound super middleweight division — rumors of a shoulder injury have followed the star.
Across social media, rumors flared up in recent days that Crawford has been dealing with a shoulder ailment that has been “lingering.” Just days before his bout with Alvarez, Crawford addressed those rumors.
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Here’s what to know about Crawford’s alleged shoulder injury.
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Is Terence Crawford injured?
Crawford has denied the fact that he is dealing with any kind of shoulder injury. Of course, no fighter steps into a ring at full 100 percent health, but based on the star’s response to a question about a shoulder ailment on Tuesday, there’s less reason to believe he’s actually being held back by any shoulder pain.
“Where do I got a shoulder injury?” Crawford said Tuesday while moving his shoulders around. “I don’t know. I think people coming up with they own antics. ‘Terence Crawford got a shoulder injury, Terence Crawford out of shape, Terence Crawford slow.’ They coming up with all kinds of stuff.”
Terence Crawford DENIES shoulder injury rumors! 👀 #CaneloCrawford
MORE HERE: https://t.co/SqEnx1cDfQ pic.twitter.com/8x85qmjFsD
— Fight Hub TV (@FightHubTV) September 10, 2025
Crawford also talked about the shoulder rumors on Wednesday, saying in a sarcastic tone, “Yeah, my shoulder’s messed up everyone,” and, “Don’t tell Canelo.” Crawford also reportedly joked that maybe it was “both” of his shoulders that had issues.
Perhaps Crawford also wouldn’t admit publicly that he was dealing with a shoulder injury even if he was, so the fight against Alvarez would go on. But still, based on Crawford’s calm response to the rumors, there shouldn’t be too much concern for his shoulder.
Terence Crawford injury rumors
On Sept. 8, rumors first began going around on social media that Crawford was dealing with a shoulder injury. X account @Pound4our4Pound made a post that read, “I’m hearing from a close source that Terence Crawford’s shoulder that he had surgery on has been ‘flaring up’ in camp” and “Apparently it has been a lingering issue for the past 8-10 weeks & is being monitored closely.”
🚨Damn!! I’m hearing from a close source that Terence Crawford’s shoulder that he had surgery on has been “flaring up” in camp😳
Apparently it has been a lingering issue for the past 8-10 weeks & is being monitored closely. #Boxing #CaneloCrawford pic.twitter.com/uw8MRrmwVj
— Pound4Pound (@Pound4our4Pound) September 8, 2025
The X account merely describes itself as a “boxing enthusiast,” though, so there’s no indication of whether or not those claims about Crawford had any validity. Still, that didn’t stop the post from going around.
Another X account, @AccordToBoxing, followed up on those shoulder rumors by “debunking” them, writing that the account who made the claims was “the same page that made up the story about Mayweather going to Colorado to see Crawford,” and “video evidence suggests that this is just a desperate act from the usual suspects.”
Terence Crawford’s Shoulder Injury Lies DEBUNKED‼️
The same page that made up the story about Mayweather going to Colorado to see Crawford is the page that made up a random lie about Crawford having an injury over the past 8 weeks…
Video evidence suggests that this is just a… pic.twitter.com/5QcFjiajTM
— AccordingToBoxing (@AccordToBoxing) September 9, 2025
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What happened to Terence Crawford?
Based on the information out there, nothing happened to Crawford that caused a shoulder injury, as he’s denied actually dealing with one.
Rumors sparked on social media that the fighter was dealing with a shoulder issues ahead of his fight against Canelo Alvarez, but Crawford addressed those rumors by saying, “They coming up with all kinds of stuff.”
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Is Canelo vs. Crawford cancelled?
No, the Alvarez vs. Crawford bout in Allegiant Stadium has not been canceled. The two are set to face off on Saturday, Sept. 13 on Netflix, with the fight streaming live globally at 9 p.m. ET.
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