I can't believe that Crawford could make 168

slash · Sep 13, 2025

I can believe it easily.

Chuck Norris · Sep 13, 2025

Lots of fighters cut a lot of weight to fit in their weight class. Takamura's natural weight is at 200 pounds and he used to compete at light middleweight. So it isn't too surprising that Crawford does it as well.

JOSEY WALES · Sep 13, 2025

Nopporn said: ↑

I think that Canelo will beat Crawford too but by way of K.O. not decisions. He will work at the body to slow him down before tearing him apart in the late round.
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I'm hoping his undoubted skill will keep him out of trouble my friend .

roughdiamond · Sep 13, 2025

Serge said: ↑

He turned pro at 135 and technically he only ever weighed within the lightweight limit six times

He was coming in as high as 153 at 135

157 at 140

169.8 at 154

Here he is six years ago weighing in the ''160s-170s'' looking as lean as a greyhound

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''This is the first fight where I don't have to cut muscle'' -- Terence Crawford

His S&C trainer

''It's a much easier cut because he doesn't have to cut so much muscle''

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So he's still cutting muscle. His S&C coach said he's still fast and explosive and can maintain the pace for all 12 rounds against big punching SMWs who are bigger than Clenelo

Weigh in

He looks super lean with extremely low body fat weighing a couple of pounds less than GGG's very consistent fight night weight. Looking crazy lean like that weighing 35lbs more than the weight you started out at is crazy

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“Man, listen, he should’ve been at 168 a long time ago,” McIntyre told The Ring. “But I was making him take advantage of ‘35, ‘40, ‘47.”

He was a huge weight bully beating up much smaller or smaller guys or ones roughly his size and he has never been undersized at any weight or looked so or ever been at a reach disadvantage

How many times has he been outweighed by even 5lbs or more? Very few I should imagine

How many times has he been outweighed by 10lbs? I'll hazard a guess never and chances are he won't be tonight

If he weighed 167.5 for the real weigh in looking like he did on the scales how much does he weigh here? There will likely only be a few pounds in it tonight if Clenelo is telling the truth about his fight night weight

Ceremonial weigh in

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How can you move up six divisions and never be much smaller whilst still looking very lean and never once being at a reach disadvantage in 42 fights?
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Stuff like this is why they need to bring back same day weigh-ins. Honestly ridiculous. Highly unlikely Crawford would have ever been considered an argument for P4P 1 if he had to box 160+ from the start of his career. That's not even mentioning his relationship with Victor Conte.

Also thanks for compiling these types of posts Serge. They're great to counter the disingenuous fanboy narratives.

Chuck Norris said: ↑

Lots of fighters cut a lot of weight to fit in their weight class. Takamura's natural weight is at 200 pounds and he used to compete at light middleweight. So it isn't too surprising that Crawford does it as well.
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He could do it because his mara wasn't that big

Serge · Sep 13, 2025

roughdiamond said: ↑

Stuff like this is why they need to bring back same day weigh-ins. Honestly ridiculous. Highly unlikely Crawford would have ever been considered an argument for P4P 1 if he had to box 160+ from the start of his career. That's not even mentioning his relationship with Victor Conte.

Also thanks for compiling these types of posts Serge. They're great to counter the disingenuous fanboy narratives.

He could do it because his mara wasn't that big
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They really do. It's frankly getting ridiculous

When Manny, Loma, Floyd and Usyk move up in weight or moved up in weight they are or were actually facing bigger or much bigger men and becoming a multi-weight champ doing that is much more difficult and noteworthy

Thanks, no problem. That's what I'm here to do lol

Boxed Ears · Sep 13, 2025

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