Anyone a wee bit suspicious of Inoue?

I'm not accusing Crawford of being on PEDs but if other fighters are going to be considered suspicious for carrying their power or it improving through 3 or more weights then the same rule has to apply to him. He has a KO 100% at his third weight and his power is improving the bigger the opponents get. What if he stops career 154 pounder Madrimov next 19lbs above his first weight?

Yes but he was that clean, sharp counter puncher at 135 and 140 too but he didn't have a KO 100% at either of those weights.

He's a big 147 pounder and he doesn't look at all undersized against his opponents up there. I reckon he weighed at worst the same as Spence and he's fighting guys at that weight roughly his size, some a little bigger, and some a little smaller, but most his size.

He's not going to be undersized at 154 against Madrimov either. He may well actually be heavier on the night

From 2020

“To be honest, I could easily make 147lbs. I walk around at roughly 160-164lbs, so it would not be a difficult cut for me. Some welterweights like Errol Spence are bigger than me, even. But I did not want to compete there, because my priority is winning world titles and I knew that it would be very hard to get a title shot in the division. The way boxing politics is, the best at the weight would have avoided me.''


154lbs is much better for me - it is a very open division, the titles change hands a lot but there are many good fighters who I can beat to build my legacy. I want the biggest fights, and I will get them in this division. When some of the welterweights like Spence and Garcia move up as well, they will be more likely to face me if I am champion.”

-- Israel Madrimov

Crawford had to be coming in at 147 at the weight Mardrimov walks or walked around at and Crawford walks around significantly or a lot more than what Madrimov does or did and obviously he will be coming in heavier than what he was at 147 and, as said, he's clearly more muscular and bigger now

Inoue isn't a small 122. He's coming in about 135 and these guys he's fighting are roughly his size or if they are bigger it'll be about 3-5lbs and maybe some 7lbs or so. He's just a natural puncher and he has great speed, accuracy, timing and technique.

Nery came in at least 139 for one of his fights and whilst I suspect he's the type to rehydrate 20lbs I couldn't actually see any size difference between him and Inoue in the ring. But some fighter's weights can be deceptive.

I know you're not a Floyd fanboy.

Usyk just has to beat Belly to become to regain the P4P throne. Now he is fighting giants who hold ridiculous physical advantages over him, has fought more legit punchers and KO artists than any current champ - he's fought a whole bunch of the hardest punchers in the entire sport - many much bigger than him, and he's doing it on the road. These giants like AJ, Dubois and obviously Belly are fast, especially for their size, and skilled too.

Belly isn't considered a massive puncher but he can crack when he wants to and the vast size and weight disparity between them will magnify his power.

Becoming undisputed at two weights where you're routinely fighting opponents who are way way bigger, heavier, longer or much longer than you and who hit much harder than you is obviously extremely difficult to do. He's navigating a minefield every single second of the fight where if you tread on a mine it's game over not just the loss of a limb.