Errol Spence vs Terrence Crawford

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Crawford vs Spence - your prediction

Poll closed Mar 17, 2020.
  1. Crawford wins

    48.9%
  2. Spence wins

    51.1%
  1. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Genuinely cant call it right now. Would have to really sit down and look at Crawfords last couple fights closely.
     
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  2. kiwi_boxer

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    Spence beats Crawford.

    Hell, I know styles make fights, but Crawford went life and death with Gamboa...
     
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  3. Scissors

    Scissors Posts are sponsored by Matchroom Full Member

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    I think this is the best fight in world boxing right now.

    I’d fly from the UK to anywhere in the world to watch it.

    Don’t sleep on Errol, he’s the real deal.
     
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  4. uranage

    uranage Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If (which I don't think he will) Crawford beats Spence, he won't shut him out....Spence has pedigree.
     
  5. dougemerypm

    dougemerypm Active Member Full Member

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    Crawford dominated the fight and faced planted him in 11 and forced referee to save Benavidez in 12th. But don't let the facts get in the way of a good rant
     
  6. dougemerypm

    dougemerypm Active Member Full Member

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    Really, "life and death." How many times was Crawford down? ZERO. How many times was Gamboa down? FOUR. From 3rd round on Crawford in full control.
     
  7. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Errol won't lay a finger on Bud. For Crawford, Jeff Horn was more of a riddle than Spence will prove to be.
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    It took Errol Spence until round 5 to finally take a round off of Kell Brook. He's a slow starter, which will work out perfectly for Bud, since it usually takes him about three rounds to figure his opponent out, and when he does there's no looking back. 12 zip baby.:deal:
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  9. uranage

    uranage Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It took 5 round for Spence to take a round off of Kell Brook because Kell Brook is not a bum. When you are fighting at the highest level, the opponents are not easy. You act like Spence is some bum, he's a former Olympian. Jose Benavidez won two round on each of the judges scorecards in his fight with Crawford and Benavidez is not better than Spence.

    So even if Crawford wins, he's not shutting Spence out...not going to happen.
     
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  10. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    I think Spence is taller than 5 9 and a half in height looks more like 5 10 to me and his reach is longer.
     
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  11. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Make it Happen.!!!
     
  12. LordSouness

    LordSouness Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Crawford will beat him, convincingly, I think.
     
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  13. Holler

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    I voted Crawford as the better boxer but Spence has answered every question posed in convcing manner, so really who knows?

    Errol is that rare combination of a big puncher and a very good boxer. We may not know how good he really is until he fights Crawford. I like almost everything about Spence including the way he Conducts himself out of the ring with the one nagging doubt that his impressive punching power may not be entirely down to natural means. However that's just suspicion and it's not fair to damn someone simply on the eye test or their nipples or what have you.

    Anyway, it's a great fight and hopefully politics won't rob us of it whilst it's still meaningful.
     
  14. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Errol is a dark horse in this fight.
    Crawford has the skill but does he have the powa to trouble Errol?
    The more I see of Errol the more I think he his actually more gifted and better than anyone in 147-154 division.
     
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  15. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    I agree. And that's why he's been avoided.