Did crawford in fact quit too?

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  1. Jamal Perkins

    Jamal Perkins Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I just read steve bunce"s article in the independent newspaper today

    He states crawfords low blow was "out of his bag of tricks " and designed to "slow his opponent down ".

    Wasnt khan already slowed down enough?

    Evidently not...according to bunce it was a deliberate cynical low blow .

    Bunce also quotes khan as saying he was just finding his rhythm and timing crawford.

    Now this can not be denied....khan is 1 of the bravest fighters of the last 50 years....in a sport where every fighter is brave by definition.

    Khan had taken a pounding ...but though his legs were scrambled..... his face uncharacteristically resembling a smacked bottom...khan had indeed started to land sharp counters at the end of the 5th....

    Now im strictly playing devils advocate here...they arent my beleifs....but why would crawford need..... to quote bunce..... "go to his old bag of tricks" and land a deliberate and obscene golota esque low blow?....

    Could it be his unchallenged career has made him into one of those front runners who cant handle dissent and a beaten fighter punching back so truculently? Especially one like khan with a history of coming off the canvas to win?

    We saw it with tyson late in his career v williams and mcbride.....tyson the front runner battered both nearly to death... than collapsed upon dissent.

    Is crawford another don curry who was never the same when he tasted dissent for the first time v honeyghan?

    Was this gonna be another hearns v barkley 1?....the superior fighter massacring a foe but unable to finish...suddenly getting hit

    Was this mclellan v benn...was khan getting his second wind?

    Was khan with his timing and bravery,suddenly landing clean shots causing crawford to panic inside.....was his stomach turning at the thought of the fast,brave,talented khan the same khan who outboxed canelo in sharp spurts at times...suddenly waking up and boxing well?..after all crawford had him on ***** street in round 1...Amir had overcome it.....Terry couldnt stop him.

    In short was this a golota like stunt?

    Only time will tell...once a bit of dog shows in a mans work in the ring...it usually re-emerges...

    Duran pulled a no mas ten years after his first.


    Food for thought for you.

    Personally i think bunces assertion it was a deliberate low blow is nonsense. I personally feel khan couldnt continue.i feel crawford was comfortably on his way to.handing khan a prolonged beatdown
     
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  2. Octolony shore

    Octolony shore Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Khan was getting his arse kicked and saw a opportunity to escape with his bag of loot. He was last seen counting his winnings on a beach in Barbados.
     
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  3. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    Denial it seems as found away into the water mains supply
    To a lot of delusional boxing fans homes
     
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  4. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    God knows why but I'm of the belief if you get hit below the belt you reply in kind and then give another for the cheek of it.
     
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  5. Smudge_

    Smudge_ Teak tough Full Member

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    Yes, Crawford clearly quit against Khan.

    I'm joking of course, lay off the glue pal.
     
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  6. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Can i ask where you buy your Green from?
    Looks like its good stuff
    Far too over thought i have to say
    Bloke got smacked in the nads, didnt like it and said no thanks
     
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    LOL
     
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  8. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    The only losers as usual are the PPV Mugths - they get rogered time and again but will be out in force again when Pudding Whyte, PED Fury and Tony Dosh fight their puddings.
     
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  9. Boon

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    There is no way that was an accidental low blow.
     
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  10. Scissors

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    Bunce.
     
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  11. Twentyman

    Twentyman You dog nonce! banned Full Member

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    Do you think he was trying to get him out of there with a low blow?
     
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  12. delboy82

    delboy82 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think it was deliberate also.... I think he was trying to slow the feet down of Khan to force him to stay in the pocket a second too long.

    Crawford is accurate when he throws ... it wasnt the worst low blow in the world but it was defo a bad one.
    #I think Khan/Hunter realised that after 6 rounds if Khan didnt have a lead on the the scorecards it was almost impossible to win the 2nd half of the fight
     
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  13. Twentyman

    Twentyman You dog nonce! banned Full Member

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    Wouldn’t surprise me in the least if it was deliberate, too, for the reasons you state, mate. I’ve just noticed a narrative from a small minority who are making out that it was a deliberate attempt to get him out of there cos Khan was getting too much for him haha.
     
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  14. delboy82

    delboy82 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    deliberate attempt to stop him with it ... nah no chance. If you and I know that Kahn if you stop Khans feet you find his chin, then you can be 100% sure that Crawford knew too ! The low blow was a banker shot much like in football if you know a player is either a danger or carrying a knock you stick in a wee cheeky late tackle or something... not enough to have him taken off but enough to throw him off his game or slow him.

    It was deliberate IMO, it wasnt gonna change the outcome of the fight however it just speeded up the process. The fact that Crawford was very quick to say "it wasnt low" means he knew exactly what punch he was talking about, he knew what he was doing. Most of the time if it was accidental the fighter who threw it would ask what punch? or was it low? then get a replay. Straight away before the question was even finished being asked he stepped in with "wasnt low".

    Like I said wouldnt have changed the outcome, he wasnt constantly fouling.

    Oh and at the end of the day its a fight and rules get broken all the time during a fight
     
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  15. delboy82

    delboy82 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    hahahahaha

    Jurgen your Control & V buttons must be worn to hell !!
     
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