Did Madrimov make a mistake or a success by feinting too much?

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  1. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Regardless of how you scored it, Madrimov who was written of by so many DKSAB clowns on social media as ''easy work'' for Crawford and was getting ''KO'd between 4-8,'' and IS inexperienced as a pro, had only fought a couple of fringe world level guys before, was making a gigantic leap up in class from fringe world level at best to P4P top 3 elite level in his opponent's country on a deck stacked heavily against him.

    Going from Kurbanov to Crawford is quite a quantum leap up in class, no?

    Yes he has a ton of amateur experience but it's not the same as doing it over 12 rounds as a pro against pros and he had only been 12 once before and that was against an opponent way way below Crawford's level

    Like I said before, I believe Madrimov has what it takes to beat Crawford but that it had come a bit too soon for him. Hell, even with just 2 or 3 fights of more pro experience under his belt against actual world class guys he would've won and Crawford needs to give him a rematch in Uzbekistan with a home ref and three home judges seeing as how it was so close and he brought HIS belt to Crawford's country just like every other foreign champion he's fought in his 41 pro fights did with their belts sans Burns and gave him the chance to become a four-weight champ on a deck heavily stacked in Crawford's favour. Fairs fair, no?.

    Crawford is popular in Uzbekistan and he was treat like a king when he attended an event over there. Madrimov deserves a rematch and Crawford needs to give him one instead of scuttling away with the belt because next time Madrimov beats him for sure and we all know it too. He would've learned tons from that fight and now he has that experience under his belt he wins even in the US on that heavily stacked deck. and in Uzbekistan even more decisively. If Crawford fans are so confident he won so easily then they won't be averse to him doing it in Madrimov's backyard next.

    Crawford has fought outside the US a whopping once in 41 fights. If he's the supposed P4P king why can't he try pulling an Usyk and proving his road warrior credentials? Usyk does religiously what Crawford has only ever done once.
     
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  2. BoxingWarrior

    BoxingWarrior Member Full Member

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    Crawford just looked average fighting hiz size. Madrimov with his pro fights is unproven. He has not beaten an elite in his div so far and we cannot deny. We cannot deny the fact that Crawford won with the help of American judges.
     
  3. Smoochie

    Smoochie G.R.E.B G.O.A.T Full Member

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    Did he?
     
  4. BoxingWarrior

    BoxingWarrior Member Full Member

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    Yes. He did not do enough to win . He was not the champ but Madrimov was. I believe the best possible result should have been a draw.Put the same fight in Madrimov's backyard with Uzbekstan judges. Do you think they will choose crawford with his performance?
     
  5. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    If they know anything about boxing they will.
     
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  6. BoxingWarrior

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    With such a closed fight they will favor their champ countryman as much like with American judges normally do they always favor American boxers.
     
  7. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    Or, I know it sounds crazy to you, but maybe they saw Crawford winning, like 80% of fans did. And it’s not just casuals that saw that, but knowledgeable fans and boxers as well. You can argue against the majority, that’s cool, but don’t ignore the reality.
     
  8. BoxingWarrior

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    It does not sounds crazy to me. Im just stating the fact. It is a very closed fight so the best possible results should have been a draw. How do you know for cetain that 80% of the fans agree that Crawford won? What credible measuring stick did you used?
     
  9. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No Crawford bagged the last 2 rounds the right man won
     
  10. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/who-won-terence-crawford-or-israil-madrimov.724563/
    its at 68% here, and this site has more euro fanboys/America haters than any other boxing forum. So I’m pretty confident any other site would have 80% minimum seeing Bud win.