Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol & Óscar Valdez vs. Matías Rueda RBR

Classless taunting at the end there for sure. Can't say that will do much to endear him to fans either. Personally I think he deserves a baseball bat across the jaw for that but that's just me. :twisted:

 

you mean not JUST oscars. but yeah, exactly. crawford's an extremely talented goof, ala floyd, rigo & lara.

 

valdez made him look like a bum. crawford wore out his shoes against a guy with no power and who couldnt win a rd. past the 3rd.

 

I cant understand how any non-casual boxing fan wouldn't appreciate what Crawford did in there tonight.

 

Figueroa-Arakawa was as primal as it gets, I agree. BUt it was two equally skilled fighters willing to give it their all to get the W.

In Crawford/Postol it became very clear early on(as if the odds didn't make it clear enough) that Crawford was the more skilled fighter--so the fight was not even on a skill level--and yet he chose to play it safe for most of the fight. Again, I understand why he did it but if wants to earn the hearts and money of the PPV crowd he needs to do more than that.

Most fans want to see equal parts heart and skill.

 

that does require the ability to see things from more than one perspective, some people arent equipped for such complex ****ysis.

 

CST's respect

or

victory in a pro boxing match for the lineal title




Hmm, I wonder if Crawford made the correct decision?

 

Hate to break it to you, but you do realise Khan had the exact same gameplan? He just wasn't able to execute it.

 

...would he have lost had he...moved up a gear?

 

You're a clown and a casual fan at best.

 

This is what I don't get about boxing.

Guys with no ability like Santana get major respect, despite showing no ability or technique. People make no demands of showing an extra gear of them because they assume they're not capable.

Crawford displays the best skills and boxing ability of anyone on the card and because there's an assumption that he could have done slightly more and didn't blast his opponent (number two in the division) out, people complain.

People are more upset with Crawford than Postol, which is hilarious. Guy was pawing with his jab and didn't throw a meaningful punch for rounds at a time.