Is Canelo vs Crawford just

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  1. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    The Canelo who fought Saunders, Smith and Plant annihilates Crawford. I would give Crawford no chance, I do give him a slight chance in this one but agree with your points here.
     
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  2. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    You picked Spence to beat Crawford but now you are picking Crawford to beat Canelo. You even said Bud would get killed by a super middleweight. Your knowledge is limited at best.
     
  3. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    Anyone know how big the ring will be?
     
  4. African Cobra

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

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    I did not say killed but that is your stock in trade lies. Yes I supported Spence and he is my guy for life. Spence vs Crawford has nothing to do with Bud vs Canelo. I like Canelo. I even some him fight live ringside in Las Vegas. Bud is the wrong opponent for him.I have predicted all his defeats accurately as well as his wins. I knew he would lose to Bivol, defeat lil g every time, lose to Mayweather, stop Billy Joe Saunders etc. I predict Crawford to beat Canelo. This is based on skills not size.
     
  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Is Crawford actually the more skilled fighter here or have his skills been overrated and Clenelo's been underrated?

    FTR, I'm picking Crawford to win because

    1. The size disparity is a myth or at least it isn't anywhere near as big as the narrative been pushed and there won't be much in it size wise on the night and Crawford has a big reach advantage and I believe that will be a bigger factor than Clenelo being a few pounds heavier if indeed he will be

    2. Because Clenelo despite being the younger man is badly faded and hasn't scored a stoppage win in 4 years despite him having been cherrypicking like crazy all throughout that time

    3. And because we know for a fact Clenelo cannot deal with certain styles to save his life

    But I'll be real with you, whilst both of them are superb fighters with elite skills (albeit neither are prime Loma in terms of skills) and are legit P4P top 10 talents, I also believe they're simultaneously overrated and have benefited enormously from

    Clenelo: Corruption and I'm obviously alluding to him only having 2 losses when we all know it should be a lot more than that, cherrypicking, stacked deck, PED addiction

    Crawford: Size, weak opposition, very few legit punchers fought, and spending almost his entire career fighting at home on a stacked deck

    Both: North American privilege

    I believe and have long believed that Clenelo is the slicker fighter of the two with the better defence. Crawford's long reach is a huge advantage for him when it comes to his defence and offence for that matter too

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  6. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Says the clown who wants to visit me in Australia.
     
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