How shocked would you be if Crawford manages to pull off a knockout win against Canelo?

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  1. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    I found out to my cost against my boy EJ.
     
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    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    As usual make pertinent and cogent points.

    Context however is everything. I don’t for one moment believe that Inoue will move up to fight Tank. Tank is not just a devastating puncher but he is also a really good boxer with skills and is athletic.

    I am not going to accuse the great Manny Pacquiao of PED’s but I did notice his KO % dropped after he was forced to test. Make of that what you will.

    Boxing proves that nobody is too tough to be knocked out. If Canelo thinks Crawford can’t knock him out and he steps out of line like my boy EJ Spence did then he will get stopped.
     
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    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Surely it would be this eras Jones-Tarver II.
     
  4. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    @Serge see this from yesterday does not look like much of a size difference:


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    Canelo might be thicker set but we knew that already.
     
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    It would be a truly astonishing win. One for the ages, but I'm not ruling Crawford out.
     
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    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    Crawford is using very nice shoes soles. I wonder how thick they are, how many inches? Likely many of them. Always the same in these fights, photoshopped garbage and giant heels to make up the size difference.

    Canelo dresses really well, btw. I would prefer the trousers to be a bit shorter (not too much, though) and a normal fully buttoned shirt instead. I would prefer to put the shirt inside the trousers too, using an elegant belt. Not my style, but definitely he likes good elegant clothes, too american for my taste I guess, but clearly elegant.

    Crawford looks like a clown with his giant shoes. He's basically an example of how not to dress.
     
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  7. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Well irrespective of what you think of his dress sense he will tax Canelo’s ass.
     
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    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    We will see if you are right or not after each of them connects one clean punch on the other. If crawford cannot earn canelos respect, the only taxes he will see is the ones he will pay for the loser's purse.

    And when going 2 full weights up when you are in your late 30s it is very difficult to make your oponent respect your punches. Ofc Crawford can win, since he is a p4p talent and this is boxing, but there is every likelihood that he will not.
     
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    You saw what Lara, Floyd and Bivol did to Canelo but this time time he is facing a game who bangs more viciously than these guys with the skills and athleticism.
     
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    If crawford knocks out canelo and it looks believable I will have to do a lot of soul searching. Even this aged and version, looking worse than ever - I can not imagine him being knocked out by a smaller fighter. If he has one thing it is a chin and the apprehension of when he is going to be hit by what. Plus a great guard and muscles like an ox.

    Crawford couldn't even get rid of madrimov (who was a very good opponent).

    If crawford outboxes a struggling old canelo i will not be overly impressed.

    If he outboxes a great and dangerous version of canelo I will be impressed.

    If he knocks canelo out, I will be speechless.
     
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    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    All Lara did was to throw a fight that was won. Lara lost that fight because he fought like an idiot the last 6 rounds. He deserved to lose and he lost.

    Floyd is a level above Crawford and canelo was 21.

    Bivol is a LHW, nothing even close to the blown up welter crawford is

    If you think that crawford will punch at 168 more viciously than GG, you must be drunk or similar.
     
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    Watching enough boxing, nothing shocks me anymore
     
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Nope that would have been the case if plant had beat Canelo
     
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    Everyone is on PEDs including Canelo
     
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    The 70's called and wants Canelo's pants back.
     
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