Crawford vs the Four Kings

He has a slim chance to upset Duran at super welterweight but I don't see him beating the others. Maybe instead of gettin' KO, he loses to a competitive UD to the post-eye injury Leonard.

 

Crawfords best wins are a fairly green Madrimov & a post car accident Spence.. As talented as he is he's not put himself anywhere close to that calibre of fighter despite all his trinket belts.

 

He loses to all, may beat Duran tho. Hearns brutally KOs Crawford

 

Hagler: is just a silly thought. Fight would never even happen. Hagler was the bigger, stronger, heavier handed, more active, with a better chin and just so happened to be the greatest switch hitter of all time. Hagler would've stopped Crawford. I don't even think it would be fair to ask of Crawford such a tall task.

Hearns: is one of the greatest boxer punchers of all time. He can't be outboxed, and Crawford can't win a shootout.Hearns TKO 4

Leonard: Severe hand speed advantage, physically sturdier, better feet and a better combination puncher. Ray was only outdueled once at WW by Hearns, despite beating Hearns (Duran outmanned him not outboxed) Leonard UD15

Duran: Stylistically I'd give Crawford the biggest shot against Duran (at WW only). Crawford SD12
At LW Duran would've stopped Crawford Duran TKO8

Ultimately I think Crawford is near or at their level, but given what we know about those men, then Crawford while not being retired but having a full resume of 40+ fights, I can't in good faith really give Crawford the advantage.

Freebie: I also believe Crawford/Benitez would be a 50/50 fight.

 

Loses to them all Duran would be his best chance as Duran is the only fighter of the 4 who moved up from Lightweight. But still just look at Duran's best performances at Welterweight vs Leonard 1, Palomino, and tell me you'd make Crawford a favourite over that version of Duran.

Crawford was arguably behind on points vs an inactive semi retired version of Porter who was an aggressive fighter like Duran. The only difference is Duran is leagues above Porter in every category.

I think alot of very good fighters could stay undefeated vs Crawford's level of opposition.

 

This Crawford hype has gotten crazy. MAYBE he can upset Duran at 154 but I have a hard time picturing it.

 

I love Hearns but let's not act like he's not susceptible. Crawford has the accuracy and power to KO him. Hearns is favored but he's not invincible like so many people seem to think he's at Welterweight. How many fighters the quality of Crawford did he beat?

 

I agree, the one fighter Bud could KO is Hearns especially at 147 . If the fight goes past 5 rounds I'd pick Bud to stop Tommy.

 

Green? Just not a lot of pro experience, but Mads knows how to fight. Nothing green about that dude.

 

This is what you call overrating an opponent to make a fighter look better than he actually is

 

So, you don't think Madrimov aquitted himself well against Crawford? Dude held his own against a top 3 P4P guy in his 12th pro fight. If dude is green, then I can't wait to see him at maturity. I'm not saying he's an ATG, just saying he knows how to fight. You can't argue that. He didn't look green to me.

 

Crawford is talented, but without testing his talent against other ATG's there is just no reason to favor him over any of the 4 kings. I actually am flabbergasted how anyone could favor him over Duran.

 

The Madrimov win will age well for Crawford. We won't see Tyszu or Lopez going anywhere near Isreal.

 

Only because Duran had a down period after No Mas where he looked like he had lost his fire. That was at 154lbs losing to Laing and looking lackluster in winning some bouts.