Is Crawford as skilled as Floyd Mayweather was?

Nowhere near.

Also, another thing. Crawford is waiting for opportunities to come to him. Floyd MADE opportunities come to him. He played his part as the bad guy brilliantly.

 

No he is not. In fact no where close to Floyd. He is really good though but I believe he will have Erroll Spence problems especially because his defence is not A* quality like Floyds.

 

This. Crawford’s level of competition at 147 has been horrible. He did well becoming the undisputed champ at 140 (very weak division), but at 147 a fight between him and Porter or Spence should’ve happened already. Even Danny Garcia or Mikey Garcia would be a step up. Crawford also gets way too much credit for the Horn win.

 

Ask yourself this. How would Crawford/Pacquiao go? Most people see this is as a highly competitive fight between two top WWs... Pac has gotten older, more shopworn and shot since he fought Mayweather and the generally accepted view is that they're competitive now. Yet Mayweather schooled him in one of his final 3 fights.

I shudder at the thought of Crawford vs Canelo.

Anyone can dress things up.

 

No, not for me.

 

Mayweather punches off all of the looks - Paulie during Floyd/Canelo

Floyd was/is a way better counter puncher than Crawford, who I like but isn't on Floyd's level at all. At center ring, against the ropes, whether leading or fighting backing up... Floyd was the master.

 

Crawford can counter with every punch, with power. body and head. Floyd can counter inside behind the shoulder roll, most of his counter work is off the shoulder roll(not saying he can’t counter other ways), shoulder in ropes included, he can’t counter in a trade riding shots like Crawford though. Crawford can counter with shoulder roll, he can counter without it, he can counter while stutter stepping, he can weave and counter akin to Pacquiao, bob and counter and he can ride shots and counter much better than Floyd more akin to Canelo(think of the look away) but better there too.

Corley is plenty in league with Crawford’s opponents and Floyd was prime. Crawford still hasn’t taken that punishment.

Similar to Mayweather Pacquiao I’d wager, Crawford can box, watch the Postol fight, he can keep it long and rely on his jab. Difference would be Crawford has more power, but also has a slightly leakier defense than Floyd, ying and yang. Would he win? Don’t know, Floyd didn’t exactly dominate, he just kept it quiet, with a jab or two to separate them in most occasions.
I know some of you are butthurt. But Floyd isn’t perfect, fighter’s have strengths and weaknesses. I haven’t even said that Crawford is better than Floyd or would beat him, yet here we are, defensive people. No breakdowns of nothing, just defensive posturing. You gotta fight back man. If this was a resume comparison, yes, Mayweather by miles.

I’d pick the current Crawford to destroy Canelo at 152.

 

I actually forgot about that. I refer to it as “The Way of The Intercepting Fist”(The exact intention of the moves is the basis of this style Bruce Lee talks about). I mean most elite do this. Crawford too. It’s just another avenue, not sure it still trumps Crawford’s overall countering. Floyd is probably better at this move though since it relies more on IQ and I’m rating his IQ above Crawford’s atm.

 

People rate Crawford highly for being able to fight badly in both stances.

If that's the criteria for an ATG , then **** I might be an ATG.

 

Lol. It’s just me here though, everyone else says Floyd, easily. More complete, more skilled too. Maybe I’m stupid. Crawford could unify 147 by beating Spence and Pacquiao and then unify 154lb’s, end his career having unified 3 divisions and I wonder if it the “nowhere close” would still be the consensus in retrospect. Would the excuse be he wasn’t that good then, he’s much better now?

Anyway, If we’re not bothering to take into account what they are displaying/displayed and are just going to go off the facts of the resume(Floyd beat Pacquiao, ofcourse he’s better than Crawford at everything). Then these threads are less than meaningless, not even worth a discussion.

 

Boxing is so subjective man, you're not an idiot for having a different opinion.

I was being flippant, but I genuinely rate Crawford.

However, the question is whether he is as skilled as Mayweather.

The best evidence I've got for that not being the case, is Crawfords fight against Dulorme.
Dulorme in no way looked outclassed in that fight, and without the power that Crawford holds, that would've been a close fight all night long.

Dulorme fights in a similar way to Cotto, though he's faster and a bit more sloppy on the inside.

Watch what Mayweather did to Cotto.


The list of skills that Crawford lacks in comparison to Mayweather is vast:
Lateral movement, inside guarding, inside foot movement, versatile jab, balance, combination speed, pulls and feints, just to name a few, without getting into the more intricate stuff.

The list of skills that Mayweather lacks in comparison to Crawford is a lot smaller:
Southpaw jab, clinchwork, fundamental blocking(though not really relevant.), and power, if you can count that.

 

If the fight happens in the next couple of years, I'd bet fairly big on Pac KOing Crawford.

Never doubting Pacquiao again after Thurman.