Prime Crawford vs prime Pacquiao and prime Trinidad @147

It's funny you say this because this is one of the main reasons why I always would favor Floyd and Wilfred at 147 over tito and Prime Lara at 154 over Tito as well. All three are exceptional boxers who are patients and are only willing to trade when they have too. Plus, they can go rounds without getting hit, something Crawford always lacked.

 

I don't think using that performance against Spence as a measuring stick against Prime Tito and Pac is smart. Every top 5 WW would've beaten that Spence that night.

 

So.... a weight-drained Spence is a decent measuring stick?

 

There are literally no opponents on Crawford's resume that indicate he would beat Pacman or Tito. Both ATGs with stellar resumes.

 

Crawford is that good! Spence was a genuine top 5 P4P fighter going into the Crawford fight.

I like Tito but he could be outboxed and had a suspect chin. I can see an argument of Pacquaio winning though, but I'm only barely going with a razor thin Crawford points win.

 

I don't buy excuses like that.

 

Manny wasn`t in his prime at welter he was small for that weight, he`s a legend at welter for being small and rising through the weights, Bud would have too much reach for him and would probably stop him, Bud is more of a natural welter and has a better KO percentage at the weight.

 

Why not when it was pretty evident something was off with Spence that night?

 

Name another Crawford dominated in such fashion

 

Bud`s an amazing fighter, Manny was very small at welter.

 

His KO percentage at welter is better than Manny`s.

 

He fought the same way he always does, plodding forward with no head movement.

 

Nope! He had no balance, red eyes, looked weak, and Crawford has never messed someone's face up like that.

 

Crawford has never been in the ring with a welter as good as either Pac or Tito in my opinion. Spence is his best win at the weight and Pac and Tito would take Spence apart without too much difficulty.

Favouring Crawford over either is hard when he's not really proven he can beat fighters of this calibre. Doesn't mean he couldn't win, I just don't think you can make a convincing argument to support that supposition because you'd be putting him on the level of fighters like Mayweather and BHop and quite frankly that's a big stretch.

I think Crawford wouldn't be an easy fight for either but right now, prime for prime, I'd favour Pac and Tito to win.