So I rewatched Crawford vs Porter. Upon first watching I was too emotionally invested as I'm a huge Porter fan. This time around I watched it knowing the outcome and was able to approach it with no bias towards either boxer. It was a fantastic performance from Crawford and from Porter as well. Both were in top shape and we witnessed some high level boxing. It was obvious after rd 8-9 that Crawford was taking over and wasn't troubled by Porter anymore, he was calm and calculated in there, showing some incredible defense and Ring IQ. This was a very well prepared Porter he was up against with what seemed like the perfect gameplan to combat Bud.
Yes it was a very good performance from both men but the clear impression I had was that both men were past there best. It was strange how Porter was getting the best of the exchanges until the last quarter. That performance from Bud will not be good enough to beat Spence. I feel Erroll Spence beat best version of Porter and Porter was highly motivated as well. For the Crawford fight Porter was already looking forward to retirement.
I don't know, man. It's hard to assess this win when Shawn Porter knew he was retiring going into the fight. I mean, Porter was 34, not 38. Says a lot about mindset and motivation.
Porter is difficult to look good against. Even Spence didn't look good against him. I feel Crawford beats any version of Spence.
It was a good win, and Crawford is a quality fighter. I like that he has fought at the lower weights as it shows he is not big at the weight. Spence has the best body of work at WW. I am actually team neither until these guys settle it in the ring. I like the fact Crawford has been calling him out and definitely lean towards TC should they fight. But no excuses why they don’t fight next.
Porter had Spence hurt in their fight and Spence takes longer than bud to get going despite Bud being known as the slow starter. Spence has too many holes in his defense to not get punished by Bud.
I believe in ten years' time, this welterweight division will be looked upon much more fondly. The Porters and Garcias and Thurmans...then as it follows the Spences and the Crawfords. It's been a pretty good crop, even if so much has gotten in the way of big matches. These guys can fight, and they are dogs, in a good way.
