Crawford's next two fights - ATG potential?

True it's not his fault, it's just the state of the game. That's why I get so frustrated because these top guys just don't fight enough, therefore they're not as good and don't grow and improve.

So when Crawford or Spence beat these guys it's not all that impressive imo. Their respective wins weren't over any HOF fighters, let alone over true ATGs.

 

Bud has 2 fight deal with PBC, if he defeats Spence they will make him fight Thurman or someone like that right after. Noway Haymon let him take out another one of his champs without first having a contract.

 

No rematch ?

 

Ricky Burns was rated #4 when Crawford beat him, check for yourself:

https://www.ringtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Feb-2014.pdf

Ray Bertran (who he won the Ring title from) was rated #3:

https://www.ringtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Oct-2014.pdf

Porter was rated #5 when Crawford beat him while Jeff Horn wasn't rated in the top 5 when Crawford beat him. He definitely hasn't "fought the top 2/3 guys in every division", in fact, the only division where he has fought more than 1 top 3 guy is 140. He hasn't even fought a top 3 guy at welter.

 

I'm not denying that he fought the best opponent he could in each division (well, will soon, as long as Spence goes forward). Just that he fought the 2/3 best opponents he could have fought in each division.

 

I'm not sure about that, just heard him say 2 fight deal, maybe + rematch

 

There actually aren't that many fighters who have a win over an prime elite opponent. Who did ODLH beat; who did Trinidad beat, other than nicking a disputed decision over ODLH? Vargas very good but not on Spence's level.

Again, *if* Crawford gets an emphatic win over Spence then he's unquestionably an ATG. I don't think he's one yet despite a lot of accomplishments, simply because his opposition has been too weak. But this fight will change that; it's very rare that you get a bout between two top 5 PfP fighters at the same stage of their career.

Mayweather/Pacquiao was one, but they were both on the slide and it always was going to be a bad fight based on styles.

 

He didn't fight the top two opponents at LW, Ricky Burns was #4, with three others ahead of him. He did beat the second best opponent he could have in Bertrand. Crawford was #2 and Bertrand was #3 when they fought at LW. I accidentally posted that Bertrand was #2, that's totally my bad, it was an error.

 

He's an ATG if he beats Spence, if he beats Charlo we're talking top 25 of all time

 

I'm a Spence fan but he's had one fight in almost 3 years and his best win is probably Porter, that's hardly ATG making material.

 

He could do it, but that would actually require Jermell getting inside the ring which likely will be harder than the actual fight.

 

Bloody Mongreul!!!