Terence Crawford tops Canelo Alvarez for historic undisputed crown - ESPN

LAS VEGAS — They said he couldn't do it until he did it — again.

Terence Crawford proved that size didn't matter, putting together a master class to defeat Canelo Alvarez by unanimous decision and become the new undisputed super middleweight champion Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium. The judges scored it 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113.

With the win, Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) became the first male boxer in the four-belt era to be undisputed champ in three weight classes. And he did it with style in front of an announced crowd of 70,482 in the stadium — most of whom were Alvarez fans — and millions more who streamed the fight live on Netflix.

After capturing world titles in four weight classes — including achieving undisputed status at junior welterweight and welterweight — Crawford, who turns 38 in two weeks, made the audacious jump from 154 pounds to 168 pounds to dethrone boxing's biggest star.

«I told y'all I'm not here just by a coincidence. God blessed me,» Crawford said. «He made this event, and he made this night just for me. And I've been telling y'all that. It's not my fault. It's God's.»

Despite the close scorecards, it felt as if Crawford won by a wider margin as he routinely stymied Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) and left the Mexican star looking as lost as he did when he lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013, when he couldn't impose his will on his allegedly smaller opponent. Alvarez, 35, has improved significantly since then, but Crawford was simply a better fighter who was always one or two steps ahead.

Crawford outlanded Alvarez 115-99 in total punches and 45-16 in jabs. He outworked Alvarez when it counted most, with the most telling moment happening in the 11th round when a simple jab landed by Crawford forced