terence crawford looking like a beast 1 week out from the fight

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  1. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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  2. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    the differences in speed i am talking about are milliseconds. thats all the difference you need at the highest levels. its the difference between moving all the way out of an incoming shot, and taking it full force or half force. or landing your shots square vs glancing.
    thats why i said its going to look like buds timing is off. cause its gonna look like his shots are late. due to not having the speed he is accustomed to.
    maybe he is a physical freak that can defy how the human body is designed to work. because any grown man that can beat an elite smw fighter, should have been beat dead at 135. i just dont see it, all things considered.
     
  3. African Cobra

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

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    That little Tim Bradley for you.

    Mind you doing some film study on Bud I must say and I am surprised I have not noticed it before but his skills sets, power and economy of movement reminds of peak Donald Curry however he has the meanness and is cerebral like Sugar Ray Leonard with the mindset mentality of Hagler and blue collar work ethic of Thomas Hearns. I am starting to feel sorry for Canelo.
     
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  4. Braindamage

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    A Crawford KO is highly unlikely for sure. No way Crawford 1 shots Canelo. As mentioned in the video, accumulation is the only way. Bud needs to work the body, and put a Spence type beating on Canelo to get the stoppage. I can see Bud working the body, I don't see a one sided beat down. The most confident prediction in the fight for me is, Crawford will not ko Canelo. As far as the winner goes, I cannot call it because I don't know how the additional weight will affect Bud and how he handles Canelo's power and strength. I think it will be a highly contested fight for sure and hope there isn't a controversial decsion. Can't wait.
     
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    All things considered, I haven't seen Crawford "milliseconds" slower in the ring in which he couldn't counter his opponent effectively. Haven't seen his footwork become flat. Hell, I've yet to see one of the "supposed" bigger/stronger fighters bully Crawford in the ring, so based on what is already documented, seen in previous bouts, & the fact he's been getting his body prepared for this weekend for 11 months now, I have zero doubt that Crawford won't be physically capable of competing at the highest level vs his competition like he has throughout his career, even vs an opponent that some fans claim he has zero to minimum chance of competing with. Because what we have seen done repeatedly is Crawford enters the ring and leaves out in a dominant fashion and those same fans who gave him zero to minimum chance at competing at the highest level become the fans who claim his opponent was a shell of themselves and/or never a threat in the first place.

    Crawford is one of the few elite, not just boxers, but athletes who passionately take care of their body even when they aren't preparing for competition. Guys like him, Bhop, Lebron James, Tom Brady, etc....invest so much into their physical health to make sure that their nature ability isn't hindered as much as the average so that they can compete at the highest level.

    I think it's so ironic that so much talk is being had about Crawford's physical ability and limits, yet, not a single conversation has been had about Canelo's lack of evidence that he is currently clean. A man who has been caught cheating twice, who also trains with someone who trained 6 other fighters who have been caught cheating. Crawford's ability in the ring is the least of my worries as a fan....
     
  7. elmaldito

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    You can't even see his hammys or glutes
     
  8. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Canelo isn't physically stronger. He may hit harder but if they clinch up you will see that. Canelo won't pick Crawford up. I garuntee that
     
  9. Serge

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    I can see some similarities between Curry and him

    I've been watching some Clenelo. He's cooked. Not only has he been cherrypicking like crazy since the Bivol loss, and failed to stop any of those cherrypicks many of whom have subsequently be stopped by far from elite fights, but in addition to that he's really struggled vs a bunch of those cherrypicks

    Mung was literally beating him up at times and landing clean and often and it was a tough night's work for Clenelo

    Juan Ryder gave him a tough night's work and caused him problems despite being handicapped by a pair of broken nostrils from round 2 onward

    That old shell of GGG gave him problems once the old man could finally get his engine going in the second half of the fight

    Scull might have fought very negatively but Clenelo did not look good at all

    Clenelo might be the undisputed champ at 168 but let's not forget 168 has been a barren wasteland for years and also Clenelo shamelessly ducked the #2 guy in his division and his biggest threat for years and that, as said, he's been cherrypicking like crazy in recent years and those cherrypicks at best are C levels

    People say Crawford might be slower at the higher weight but even if he is Clenelo is kind of slow, especially more so now, and he doesn't move his head like he used to, doesn't throw as many shots as he used to, and he can't pull the trigger as fast either. Duke McKenzie described this version of Clenelo as pedestrian and he's right

    It might be a schooling
     
  10. bandeedo

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    of course you havent, hes never been in the ring this big. how would you have seen him? is all that suppose to mean something? you never seeing him at 168 is suppose to mean what exactly?
     
  11. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I don't think the additional weight will negatively affect Crawford. In fact, his unbeaten power punching career 168 sparring partner who has not only been sparring Crawford for this camp but also sparred him when he was down at 147 says it hasn't

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    And he also thinks Crawford and Clenelo are about the same size albeit Clenelo has obviously been at 168 way longer and is used to the weight

    The big size disparity is a complete myth. If Crawford was actually much smaller than Clenelo as opposed to a not much smaller at all it would be different but not only isn't there a big size disparity but Clenelo has declined a lot in recent years, looks like a fish out of water vs certain styles and did even in his prime, and he's ripe for the picking by an elite fighter IMO

    I think Crawford's speed, much longer reach, and volume is going to be a much bigger factor than Clenelo's weight and power advantage if indeed he is the heavier man on the night but, as you say, a KO win for Crawford is highly unlikely and if he did manage to stop Clenelo it would only be further proof of how much Clenelo has declined
     
  12. Pugguy

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    Glad someone said it.

    I thought I was taking crazy pills there for a moment.

    Now everyone, pay attention and obey my dog!
     
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    I can’t believe that I’m getting to watch this for free on Netflix! :ARMS1:
     
  14. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Even the best of chins can suddenly lose a good measure of their resilience at some point.

    The actual proving of a great beard on consistent basis also means that it has also been constantly and steadily chipped away at.
     
  15. Braindamage

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    You may be right about the weight. I was just thinking that Bud probably will be fighting around the same weight he has been fighting at when he was at 147 on fight night. I doubt he will gain 15+ pounds after weigh in. He may be just as sharp, fast and have the stamina.
     
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