Crawford vs Madrimov Upset?

No Crawford will retire with that 0.. unless he goes up 3 and takes on Canello.

 

it's possible. Madrimov is a pretty solid fighter. Strong as hell. I think he has a tendency to stand in front of his opponents after he throws and that will likely be his downfall.

 

Crawford is the favorite for a reason, but Madrimov definitely has a say.

 

It's possible, but he's too reckless and too open sometimes. When he's swinging for the fences, he leaves himself open and he's there to be hit. He got away with it against mediocre opponents, but I doubt Crawford like let those openings slip away. Outside of one decent opponent, Madrimov has fought nobody.

Madrimov will have some success for a few early rounds, but he's going to get hit with a clean shot eventually and that's when things will fall apart for Madrimov. On the flipside, Madrimov does have the ability to land shots and if Crawford is not careful early on, he may get caught himself.

 

Nothing about my opinion on this fight has changed since these posts.

 

It's a possibility though not likely. If he did win I think it'd be through catching Bud with something awkward like Kavaliauskas and taking him out.

 

I'm confidently picking the Uzbek on this one and have been fancying his chances for months now. Madrimov is by far the best guy Bud has and it's in his 4th division and at the age of 37. I think Madrimov will start fast and aggressive, get Bud's respect early, then push him back like Porter did. I don't think Bud will carry his power up (unless he uses the same exploding gloves he used on Ava) and I reckon his age will finally catch up to him. Madrimov will outwork, outbox, and possibly even drop Crawford en route to a 12 round UD.

 

I don't personally see it from the fights I've seen from him, of course there's not a whole lot for me to go off of. There's always the possibility that this is one weight class too much and the bigger sturdier guy clips him, I've considered the same thing given the green machine fight early. Just from the fights I've viewed of him what I know about Crawford I think that remote. I am also very interested on the strength dynamic when they eventually lock up on the inside.

Do you think Madrimov is that live of a dog that he could pull off the upset?

 

Doubtful, that guy gets hit far too much from what I’ve seen so far

 

0 chance