Prime Vs Prime at Welterweight, who wins? Henry Armstrong or Bud Crawford?

Gamboa did make Crawford work,maybe Armstrong SD although idk how he does it.

 

This would be Bud all day, every day. Crawford has a seven inch reach advantage and a three inch height advantage. Stubby little Hank would never touch Crawford. Not only that, modern boxing is so more evolved than the rudimentary skills the fighters had 80 years ago. Armstrong is tough so I will let him finish the fight. Crawford wins 12 rounds to 3, score of 147-138.

Ok, now back in the real world, Armstrong would give Crawford all he could handle. The aforementioned reach advantage is a legitimate issue for Homicide Hank but the man was a fantastic fighter who often fought bigger, longer men. In my opinion, Crawford is a great boxer but he has never really fought a fighter close to this level.

I'll go with Armstrong 144-141.

 

Do you have a source for this, please? Not doubting you, just interested.

 

Depends on the ref

Old school gloves and a tolerant ref, and Armstrong definitely takes it imo.

 

Hot take, but Crawford is in the top 5 P4P in history.

Not only that, but Crawford is rehyrdrating probably like 10lbs after the weigh in at 147lbs, which isn’t that much by modern standards, but much more than Armstrong.

Not only that, but Crawford is more skilled, better ring IQ, can think steps ahead and read his opponents and adjust.

Armstrong’s relentless aggression would mean Crawford would adapt and use it against him and lands check books after baiting him and counter left uppercuts.

Armstrong is great, Crawford is greater, that’s no knock on Armstrong.

 

Thank you

 

Crawford did have some issues vs Porter who was a swarmer but Porter is naturally alot bigger than Armstrong he started his career at Middleweight rather than Featherweight like Armstrong.

This isn't a fair match up in all honesty Armstrong is 5'5 and he was in an era of same day weigh ins. Crawford is rehydrating to Middleweight/Super Middleweight and is considerably bigger than Armstrong.

Armstrong has a far superior resume and is far greater than Crawford but Crawford is simply too big for him and should be favoured.

 

Crawford is the size of a middleweight at WW, Armstrong was like 133 when he won the 147 title. Crawford also has access to modern PEDs and would be by far the physically strongest man Armstrong ever went against, ON TOP of being a phenom counterpuncher

I'm taking Crawford every day and twice on sundays. Big mismatch

 

Same day weigh in? As it should be.
I'll go with the fighter who beat a plethora of ATG'S.
That's not Crawford.
With today's weight cheating, and pharmaceutical enhanced athletes of Today game.
Still go with Armstrong, fight would be alot closer.

 

Armstrong moved forward with his head out like a giraffe and swung punches from his waist. That was ok because the opponent fought the same.
He was better at swinging hooks than the other guys who stood in front of him.

No distance control back in that era. Swing and hold , rinse n repeat.

Crawford steps back and counter uppercuts Armstrong with ease , the fight would be over after 4-6 rounds.