Because it means Crawford has a really good understanding of how to leverage his weight, the importance of head control, how to use collar ties, and how to properly hook arms in the clinch.
No, a guy can force his fight by ways other than workrate/stamina, mostly with footwork but also with angles, with dirty work, with clinches, et al. He can also defuse the other guy's tempo by a variety of measures.
No, clinches and dirty work are their own skill set. There's a reason some people do it so much better than others. And it's not just raw strength.
They're not really, I'm fighting a better boxer, I grab the back of his elbows, now he can't punch. I mean some people don't have that skill, but it's pretty basic spoiling. As for dirty work, I personally see it as scummy. I mean leading with your head, hitting low, hitting hips, rabbit punching. There's nothing skillful there IMO. IS spitting your gumshield out a skill too. How about injecting testosterone into your butt?
I can agree with this though i do think Toney faced a much broader range of styles than Crawford did. Crawford is more reliable for sure.
Terence is a great fighter. But he is completely untested against the calibre of opposition that James fought.
The Tiberi fight was a routine defence that he had zero motivation for, as he'd just fought McCallum less than 2 months prior.
He appears more capable, because he simply hasn't faced the level of opposition and the stylistic match ups that James faced.