Terence Crawford is the most overrated boxer in the past 23 years.

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  1. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    So David Haye must be better than Usyk then because he beat a 7 foot 2 Valuev?
     
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  2. boxingexpert733

    boxingexpert733 Active Member Full Member

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    He is a great fighter (my pfp number 2) but overrated for sure. He has yet to beat an elite fighter in his prime that’s also his size or a bit bigger
     
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    TheShellofKell Nakatani Future P4P #1 Full Member

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    His best prime win is still Viktor Postol.
     
  4. Bigplatts

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    That’s a blatant over simplification of what I said tho.

    The quality of opponent and how they beat them matter as well. Valuev wasn’t an elite heavyweight and Haye only scraped past him. But the fact he was fighting at such a disadvantage certainly makes it impressive.

    Usyk has won despite big disadvantages against great opposition and done so dominantly.

    By comparison, Crawford has fought mostly meh opposition, or decent names who were at the end of their career or had been in multiple car crashes etc. and he’s never fought anyone remotely bigger than himself.
     
  5. Mark Anthony

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    Crap fight compared to Usyk and Fury, Usyk came at Fury who is much quicker than Valuev was and landed far more punches than Haye did, Fury was 10x bette than Valuev.
     
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  7. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sheerass is a good nickname Full Member

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    How'd you spell L?
     
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    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Ellerbe.
     
  9. DynamicMoves

    DynamicMoves Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wish crawford had fought more often. I think looking back at him, his resume will be considered very weak.
     
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    He is getting owned once again in this thread :lol:
     
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  11. Ted Spoon

    Ted Spoon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was a brilliant fighter who beat a lot of guys who'd seen better days. Whatever the reason, or whoever gets the blame, Crawford and Spence circled each other for years. Weren't they both 1 & 2 in 2018, but didn't fight until '23?
     
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    Well…
     
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  13. boxingexpert733

    boxingexpert733 Active Member Full Member

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    He should have fought more often after the Spence fight. But he stuck to fighting once a year and ducked Vergil and Boots
     
  14. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    You sure about him ducking Boots?
     
  15. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Crawford is the most underrated you mean.