Terence Crawford vs Floyd Mayweather: who would win?

Yes I am

 

It always be the clowniest people that call other clowns without having any mouth to back it up. If you want me to be a clown, spit some verbatim to make me look foolish, calling me a clown is just gonna make you sound stupid and salty LMFAO.

 

This sentence alone absolutely demolishes the delusional bjl12. His arguments sound like the most childish most delusional made up ass **** that you could find from the oldest toilets LMFAO.

 

"This version of Floyd I only have maybe like 2 people beating him. RJJ and SRR if SRR had new training. Possibly add Hearns in there if Hearns has a good chin. This version of Floyd would beat Pacquiao like 8/10 times."

Absolute clown.

 

You tell me Pacquiao will beat Floyd even half the time with a straight face without telling me it's funny, clown my ass you delusional as **** if you think that chance even lower than 75% SMH LMAO.

 

Its not really exclusively about Pacquiao. Floyd barely beat old DLH, waited Manny out for 6 years, needed a catchweight and rehydration clause against green Canelo (Floyds words), had to literally pick Maidana's gloves, had to pick refs for fights...and you think Floyd beats every fighter in history save for two?!?

My Lord. That is some obsessive level of cheerleading.

Here's the truth. Floyd is an ATG. He would hold his own versus any WW (or JWW/LW/SFW) in history, but that does NOT mean he would beat anyone in history. There are quite a few fighters, dozens, who probably beat him. Hell I'm not certain Floyd beats a prime DLH, prime Manny, prime JLC, prime Maidana, etc. Hell, the majority of boxing pundits had Floyd LOSING JLC1 and that was JLC at 51 fights. By comparison, floyd was fighting MMA fighters at 50 fights.

Floyd is a Top 50 fighter EVER across ANY weight class. Pacman is too. DLH is a borderline and probably more comfortable 51-100...same w Canelo.

Nobody beats more people in the history of boxing, pound for pound, than SRR and Ali. SRL is probably in the mix too as is Duran and possibly even Foreman. Most importantly - NO BOXER in the history of boxing - beats everyone else. Everyone takes losses. The question who takes the least losses and I'd bet one of SRR, SRL, Ali, Duran, and Foreman are the best to ever do it.

 

Crawford UD

 

Mayweather has a better resume and beaten better fighters and I think his speed and ring IQ would give him an edge. His ability to make you miss, frustrate you and force you into mistakes and then capitalise would make it a tough fight for Crawford. Crawford would try and out box Mayweather and I don't think you can beat Mayweather than way.

Also let's be honest Mayweather likely stacks the deck in his favour, makes Bud wear non punchers gloves and imposes a rehydration clause that sees Crawford show up less than 100%.

 

I agree. Floyd was too smart for Bud. Floyd was far superior as a boxer and a thinker in the ring. His decisions in combat, constantly making micro adjustments and leading people into fighting his fight, were fascinating to watch.

 

I disagree with your conclusion. I am not certain Floyd keeps away from Bud for 12 rounds. Madrimov got marked up pretty good and his career started at 154, not 130. Floyd showed granite throughout his career but Crawford has/had a way of touching everyone he fought...and Floyd fights absolutely nothing like Madrimov. Where Bud excels is versusing conventional fighters, elite or not, and Floyd was absolutely conventional.

I think Bud from Spence fight has a real chance of stopping prime 147 Floyd. And I'm not just talking ****.

 

Madrimov admitted he can drain down to 147 and won 4 or 5 rounds off bud. Madrimov also just lost to Ortiz more convincingly so that fight didn't age well. His movement is what gave Bud problems, not his size

 

If we're talking prime for prime, like Floyd at 140-147 and Crawford around where he is now, I'd lean towards Mayweather by decision, but it’s definitely not a walkover.

Crawford is about as complete a fighter as we’ve seen in a long time. He’s sharp, can switch southpaw, picks his shots smart, and has a real mean streak when he smells blood. I actually think early on he could have some success, especially if he’s switching stances and giving Floyd some different looks. You saw flashes of that when Judah caught Floyd early, southpaws definitely make him adjust a little slower.

That said, Mayweather’s ability to control the rhythm of a fight was ridiculous. He forces you to fight at his pace, slows everything down, makes you hesitate. His jab to the body, the quick lead right hand, the little pivots out of range, it’s not flashy, but it breaks your rhythm and stops you getting confident. Against a guy like Bud who builds momentum as a fight goes on, that’s massive.

One thing I could see being a real factor: Crawford sometimes leans a little too much on his athleticism defensively. Like against Kavaliauskas, he pulled straight back and got caught clean a couple times. You do that against Floyd’s right hand and you're getting tagged. And Floyd doesn’t throw blind, every shot is calculated, even the throwaway punches to set traps.

Now, I don’t think it’s some schooling or domination. Crawford’s too smart, too good at adapting mid-fight to just get outclassed. Once he reads you, he starts taking risks, and I could definitely see him landing a few big counters, especially when Floyd rolls and looks to return fire. If anyone could catch Floyd clean late in a fight, Bud's timing and accuracy would give him a shot.

But overall, Mayweather’s consistency wins it for me. He makes fewer mistakes. He stays composed under pressure better. And he’s just harder to hit clean for 12 rounds than anyone Crawford's faced. Probably something like 7-5, maybe 8-4 Floyd. I don’t see knockdowns either way, more a high-speed chess match with Floyd just being a little sharper in the key moments.

Honestly though, if they fought 10 times, Crawford would nick a couple. He’s too good not to. But more often than not, I think Floyd edges it on points.

 

No doubt the movement/style troubled Bud. And I think Madrimov had a case for WINNING that fight...

But the size mattered too. Crawford was 8-0 w 8 stoppages at 147. Nobody could withstand his attack, precision and power. He stopped a bunch of undefeated fighters (Horn, Benavidez, Mean Machine, Errol) and guys who had losses but never been stopped before (Porter). But Bud wasnt able to bother Madrimov w his power mich at all and thats not surprising considering his age and the fact that he earned his 1st belt at 135...four weight classes later power is not the same 99.99% of the time.

Like you said though, the style also made it very difficult for Bud.

 

Spence was bigger. Benavidez was bigger. Crawford weighed more than Madrimov on the night. It was his style, I'm not convinced at all Madrimov size has a part to play anymore. That's just admitting Madrimov had the chin to take his power, he's never been knocked down before

 

Bud’s weak resume vs Floyd’s not so great resume.

Floyd gets on his bike round 4 and makes him chase him..