Canelo v Crawford

The size difference between Crawford and Clenelo in the ring NOW is about 8-10lbs and Crawford has a 3.5 in longer reach than Clenelo.

We saw a prime Clenelo get schooled by a 15lb lighter Floyd and get thoroughly outboxed for 5 rounds by a 158lb Khan prior to Khan's chin giving out on him again and they were giving away way more weight than than Crawford would be now even if he came in at what he weighed against Madrimov which he obviously wouldn't.

People act like it's some kind of David vs Goliath mismatch but even when weighing 170 Crawford looks as lean as a greyhound. There isn't an ounce of fat on him and he walks around at 180, a still very lean 180.

Crawford at 154 weighs 0.4lbs less than GGG's average fight night weight with less body fat on him than GGG and a 4'' longer reach. What does that tell you?

Stop glorifying weight bullies for forging careers beating up on leprechauns and then acting like they're giant slayers for finally fighting opponents their own size or not much or that much bigger. The difference in weight between Crawford and Beltran was about the same as it is between 154 Crawford and 168 Clenelo. 168 Crawford will be at least 175 IMO


We know Clenelo is not a complete fighter who can deal with every style. There's a certain style he cannot deal with to save his life and Crawford is obviously going employ that style.

There's a reason why he ducked Boo Boo for years and at numerous weights and Boo Boo has never even beaten a former, current or future world champion. He ducked him because he knows he cannot deal with that style to save his life.

 

Yeah they like to pretend like it's a David vs Goliath type of scenario

Here's Crawford weighing in the ''160s-170s'' FIVE years ago. So call it 170

Look at how lean he looks. He looks skinny for goodness sake. Not an ounce of fat on him

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We have Loma routinely giving away 10-15lbs at 135 and often just under six inches of reach. 20lbs against Haney. But god forbid Crawford should give away 8-10lbs whilst having a huge reach advantage and it won't be that much weight in the ring because Crawford is going to come in heavier than that up at 168 and I'll be surprised if it will be less than 175 so between 3-5lbs less than Clenelo with a much longer reach


And obviously giving away 10-20lbs down at the smaller divisions is different to doing so at the higher ones.

If Crawford was fighting Benavidez it would be different but even then 168 Benavidez weighs 15-16lbs more than 154 Crawford and it would be closer to 10lbs if Crawford was at 168.

To be fair, Crawford would find himself at a reach disadvantage for the first time in his career in a world title fight. By a whopping 0.5'' because career SMW Benavidez has an ever so slightly longer reach than him

The reason Crawford is willing to jump up to face Clenelo at 168 is because he knows the weight difference between them in the ring won't be anywhere near as much as people think it is, because he has a much longer reach, and he knows that stylistically Clenelo cannot deal with the style he will employ, even against opponents where the size disparity (weight) between them and Clenelo was way more than it will be between him and Clenelo

 

What's the weight and reach difference?

Haney weighs 20lbs more than Loma at 135 with a near six inch longer reach

Benavidez weighs 15-16lbs more at 168 than Crawford does at 154 with half an inch longer reach

I'm not suggesting Crawford should fight Benavidez who would obviously knock him spark out in a round or two. That's not ''looking at paper'' those are the actual weight and reach disparities between them in the ring and they're called weight divisions for a reason

 

We already know even this version of Clenelo who has only knocked out one of his last 7 opponents (only 1 of his last 10 world class opponents albeit he did stop BJS 2.0 on an injury too) and that opponent was the soft chinned Plant who almost got KO'd early by a Tough Man runner up in his last fight, can send Crawford to the shadow realm if he catches him cleanly. However, with those lead feet of Clenelo's and his inability to deal with a certain style, the style which Crawford will obviously employ, and what with Clenelo not being what he once was, having completely lost his will and desire to fight the best since Bivol harvested his soul, will he actually be able to land the shot?

He couldn't even get a glass-jawed bum like Berlangy out of there for goodness sake, Yes, I get that Berlangy is a lot bigger than Crawford but, as said, Crawford walks around at 180, a still thin and in shape 180 and even if he comes in less than that I suspect the weight difference between him and Clenelo is going to be like 3-5lbs.

I don't think he looked slow against Madrimov. I think he was just facing someone his size who can really crack and who is actually more athletic than him and possesses the speed and footwork to land clean

Tim Bradley makes some good points here about the match up

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