Terence 'Bud' Crawford vs Ronald 'Winky' Wright @154 Lbs, Who Wins?

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Crawford vs Wright, who you got?

  1. Crawford Decision

    17 vote(s)
    33.3%

  2. Crawford Stoppage

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  3. DRAW

    3 vote(s)
    5.9%

  4. Wright Decision

    29 vote(s)
    56.9%

  5. Wright Stoppage

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%
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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The Winky Wright who schooled Trinidad would have been a very hard fight for Crawford IMO.
     
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  2. bw51

    bw51 Active Member Full Member

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    WW was one of the greatest technicians ever at 154. WW wins bc of size advantage.
     
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  3. Alo2006

    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    Winky by UD.
     
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  4. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Winky beat the following greats:

    Shane Mosley (Twice)
    Felix Trinidad
    Ike Quartey

    And drew with BHop conqueror, Jermain Taylor


    I would make all four favourites over Bud at 154.
     
    cuchulain, Aug 3, 2023
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  5. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why?
     
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  6. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Because all of them are more proven against top competition.
     
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  7. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bump
     
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  8. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Styles make fights but beating Mosley twice at 154 eclipse anything Crawford ever did.

    Wright UD
     
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  9. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Crawford is the better P4P fighter, with a greater legacy, but his expertise is at 140 and 147. At 154, Winky is by far the more proven operator. Crawford only fought once there, and it was a pretty competitive fight against Madrimov, who is underrated, but really not that great in the grand scheme of things. Winky was an amazing 154 fighter, with a strong case as the best light middleweight of the century so far. His style is also completely wrong for Crawford; I think he shuts him out convincingly over 12 rounds.
     
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  10. kirk

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    I tend to favor bud in most of these fantasy matchups 154 and below but in this one I think Id have to go with Winky. Winky was a very big 154lber, and I think his front foot pressure while staying close to Bud, with the size advantage, ramming that jab down the pipe, would do well for him. Not saying its mission impossible for Crawford, but Winky was no slouch and I think he gets the job done.

    I think Winky beats Bud and everyone Bud has ever fought.
     
    kirk, Mar 13, 2026
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  11. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What a great match up and I think people underestimate Buds ability to process things mid fight but Winky was a handful and defensively sound as well.
     
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  12. boxingexpert733

    boxingexpert733 Active Member Full Member

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    Winky by UD. Can’t ignore his body of work at 154 as well as the fact that he’s defensively sound.
     
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