Crawford is not on the same level as a Canelo

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  1. Darni187

    Darni187 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Let's put size and records aside, I think Crawford is a better boxer allround ..
     
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  2. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    I think when people challenge posters to fights on the internet it's for clout. You got your likes, be happy! Lol. I ain't no 5'4 midget radio DJ like some people like to believe, just people trying to be somebody they're not over the internet, trying to act like bullies. Puh-lease.
     
  3. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Yes but I never claim Anthony Mundine to be anything greater than he was. He is an incredible athlete that excelled in two of the hardest sports in the world to get where he did in boxing debuting at age 25 with no amateur background was incredible. As far as TIm Tszyu goes we will have to wait until it’s all said and done. Paulie Malignaggi has gone on record to say that he thinks Tim will end up being Australia’s greatest ever fighter. Who I support has nothing to do with this topic. My boxing knowledge is second to none I have more in ring experience as a fighter and a trainer than most on this board. Canelo was dominated by Mayweather and he needed to be on the juice and still lost in the eyes of most people with a brain to an already mid 30’s GGG. I am one of the few on here that picked Bivol to beat him as I knew Canelo didn’t have the skills to match him.
     
  4. MismatchHypejob

    MismatchHypejob Active Member Full Member

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    Crawford has a shite resume best win is part time edge of retirement Porter where he was losing before the unnecessary towel came in..and shell of himself, drained 1 fight in 2.5 years Spence.

    Can we just stop with the delusional misinformed ball licking now?

    Canelo should have about 5 losses on his resume..I’d be able to deal with some of the robberies if it weren’t Canelo has also had blatant fixed fights like Kovalev, Yildrim, Smith and GGG 3
     
  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Clenelo's resume urinates all over Terry's

    In addition to fighting many elite opponents Clenelo's also fought like twice the amount of world champions as him too if not even more.

    Yes there are ginger asterisks above some of his wins which are only wins in name only, and we all know he has the judges in his pocket, and of course he's a Clenbuterol freak , but let's not act like he wouldn't cut through Terry's opposition like a knife through hot butter if they were the same size.

    Stick Terry in with a Floyd, GGG, or a Bivol and he's very likely taking Ls too. He's an excellent fighter but I think a same size GGG would take his head clean off because he's barely fought any legit bangers or KO artists, let alone one of the hardest punchers of all time like GGG and he doesn't have Clenelo's iron chin. Even worse, GGG has elite level skills too and best believe he'd be finding that target with regularity. And he ain't hurting or stopping the iron-jawed GGG in a million years.

    Kind of crazy how neither GGG or Clenelo have ever been dropped even once.
     
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  6. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Kava had Crawford buckled and should have been counted as a KD too. I'm not a big Crawford fan but I can give him credit where it's due, but he's not a better fighter h2h than Canelo.
     
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Yes. Egis, whilst a good fighter and one of the few legit bangers Terry has fought, especially his size, but GGG is 10 x better than him.

    Avanesyan rocked Terry with a right hand over the top and he's not fit to lace GGG's boots either. Terry vs a same size GGG is a terrible match up for him and it would end via KO for sure.
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Well how are we really to compare the two? I mean, the best Crawford has beat to date are Spence's corpse and shot Porter, who he lost 5-6 rounds to. Then when you factor in him losing 4 rounds to Dulorme, 4 rounds to Kavaliauskas and getting dropped, losing 3 rounds to Benavidez and 3-5 to Gamboa. When he's in with a guy who can hold their own, he usually relies on his KO power or goes ultra negative. I mean, it's hard to call that impressive. So is it really a joke... BRO, to say a guy who beat Cotto, Mosley, Saunders, L. Smith, C. Smith, Jacobs, Ryder and Golovkin once with relatively little controversy, might have the edge in skills? Canelo got done with his Cuello, Hatton, Rhodes phase when he was a child, it took Crawford until he was 30.

    You say Floyd 10-2'd him? That was a 23 year old Canelo. Yeah, Floyd would do the same to a 35 year old Crawford.

    He's been severely tested, that's what happens when someone is fighting literally nothing but killers.

    If Crawford and Canelo were the same size, Canelo would do a Porter like number on him, and be the one KOing Crawford late.
     
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  9. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I couldn't care less what Paulie thinks. He's wrong a lot. Who have you fought and who have you trained? Even if you are a pro with a sterling record, that doesn't impress me in the least. If most pros knew what they were talking about we'd have a neck and neck race between the 23,484 active boxers in the world for the P4P number 20. But instead, we barely have 50 that come anywhere close. Most pro boxers... kind of suck.

    What would happen to a badly drained Crawford had he fought Mayweather at 23 years of age? What would happen to Crawford if he fought THIS GGG, much less the one Canelo fought. You know damn well what would happen. Crawford would have 2 losses on his record.

    I picked Bivol as well.
     
  10. African Cobra

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

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    I saw Canelo box live in Las Vegas when he was a 23 years world champion and he was 8years a professional. This was no kid rather he was at the start of his peak years. Floyd schooled him, end off.
     
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  11. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There's only one way to settle this - in the ring. Given the amount of fans who think Bud will beat Canelo at 168, this needs to happen. Bud is a great fighter, but his abilities and what we can do at higher weights are being overblown due to the performance against Spence. That said, if so many people think he can beat Jermell or Canelo at 168, lets see him try. I would favor Jermell Charlo against Bud and give Jermell a better chance of beating Canelo at 168. But I'm not doubting Bud's desire and motivation to prove a lot of people wrong. Lets see it so we can find out what happens.
     
  12. renyo

    renyo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think that is a mountain too tall for Crawford to climb, but I'm not against it. For me he would need to beat GGG at 160, then fight Canelo at 168 for all the belts. That 3 fight streak would put him in ATG territory.
     
  13. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    There ain’t no clout in challenging posters to fights on the internet. The people liking those comments don’t actually think that’s a bad ass move. They know it’s pathetic but because they don’t like you as a poster will like his comments.
     
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  14. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Crawford is making a big mistake to fight Canelo at 168. He should think about it one more time and I hope that he will change his mind.
     
  15. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Except most people think Golovkin beat Canelo especially in their 1st fight.

    The thing I don't like about Canelo is he gets the benefit of the doubt in every controversial decision, in some opinions he could well have a dozen losses on his record.
     
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