How well does Terence Crawford do against Joe Calzaghe and Andre Ward at Super Middleweight?

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How well does Bud do against Calzaghe and Ward?

  1. Beats Calzaghe, Loses to Ward

    5 vote(s)
    8.5%

  2. Beats Ward, Loses to Calzaghe

    7 vote(s)
    11.9%

  3. Beats both of them

    2 vote(s)
    3.4%

  4. Loses to both of them

    45 vote(s)
    76.3%
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  1. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Absolutely, slap him silly. You took the words out of my mouth and Ward would mug him silly, hold, headbutt and low blows, you know the same old **** he used to carry on with.
     
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  2. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Yep Calzaghe slaps him senseless and Ward adds his ball bag to his trophy case :lol:
     
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  3. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Crawford completely dominated Spence in every way and stopped him. Something he wasn’t even close to do against Canelo.

    Well, since you are one of the very few that thinks that Crawford would win over Calzaghe, it’s a big chance that you have no idea what you’re watching. Calzaghe beats Crawford and it would not even be close.
     
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  4. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Crawford has beaten one fighter above 154 and it was vs a well past prime very stylistically favourable match up for him who was his size, with a much shorter reach, who hadn't stopped anyone in 4 years despite facing cherrypicks during those 4 years and shamelessly ducking their biggest threat and #2 in the division, and who even in their prime could not deal with certain styles

    Listen to what he himself had to say about why he was willing to face Clenelo

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    Crawford could've hung around and fought his mando Iglesias but he wanted no part of that which I predicted would be the case and Iglesias vs Canelo has been ordered now and I also predicted Clenelo would want no part of the Cuban either. Iglesias would knock both their heads off

    The only question regarding a Calzaghe vs Crawford match up would be would Crawford be able to last the distance or not and I mean vs the shot hands version of Joe not the power punching earlier career one.

    As for Ward vs Crawford. Ward would billy goat butt and octopus him to death.
     
    Serge, Jan 2, 2026
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  5. DobyZhee

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    Spence was weight drained, alwaysfisted.


    Think Oscar vs Pacquiao. Spence was a walking skeleton going into the ring.

    Crawford would adapt and not engage with feather slappy.
     
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  6. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Sure would like to see your pre fight perdiction. From your post, I'm sure you picked Crawford all the way.
     
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  7. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ok, DonebyZhec, Spence was weight drained at a weight he always fought at, according to you??
    This why boxing is not for you, I understand you think it’s exciting to watch sweaty men battling it out but you have no idea what boxing is about.

    Go and hangout in your gay clubs instead where you belong.
     
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  8. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    This. He puts a beating on Zaggers but Ward is too big and crafty.
     
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  9. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    A beating on Joe?

    No chance.

    Stylistically, Joe would have been a much harder fight for him.

    A big, fast, pressure fighter is all wrong for Crawford.
     
    Loudon, Jan 3, 2026
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  10. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I am a big fan of Crawford, and I think his ring IQ and elite skill make a Calz fight interesting and likely very competitive.

    That said, Calz would be the most talented guy he's ever faced and that, coupled with the Welsman's size advantage, would be too much.

    Calz 115-113.
     
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  11. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Take the risk or lose the chance Full Member

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    Both to big Ward mauls him slappy out points him
     
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  12. kirk

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    Gets mopped by both, imo. I say that respectively, as I like bud and rate him highly. But he doesnt belong at 168 when its against genuine full fledged super middleweights.
     
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  13. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Vs the puncher Calzaghe whose hands were not shot to bits

    How is Crawford going to keep a relentless quick handed big punching energizer bunny Joe off of him for 12 rounds who will walk through everything he throws back at him and put him under pressure unlike anything he has ever seen before and don't try and tell me he's standing up to some of these shots or just 12 rounds of constant pressure and volume like this

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  14. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    Crawford would get the sh!te slapped out of him, and headbutted silly by Calzaghe and Ward respectively.

    Even with judges in his corner he could not outwork Calzaghe. Against Ward it would be a matter of who was the A-side, most likely Ward who was given gifts his entire career.
     
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