Terence Crawford vs Vergil Ortiz Jr - who wins?

I’m going Crawford, he hould have skill advantage. However, one thing I’ll say about Ortiz…he seems to have KO power to the last round. I could see him catching Crawford in a come from behind shocker.

 

After Ortiz' Performance tonite, I'd favor Crawford.

 

I favor Crawford but it depends. Does Crawford take Ortiz's punch as well as Boha did? If no, then it's going to be interesting.

 

Vergil would have a tough time setting up his big punches on Bud IMO. And his defense leaves some to be desired. Bud times him and puts him away. TKO.

Madrimov was Bud's toughest style matchup in the division IMO.

 

Ortiz stops him

 

Ortiz had an opponent that stood in front of him and traded. Crawford isn't going to do that. In this match up I favor Crawford. For me this all depends on Ortiz being able to catch and hurt Crawford. Ortiz power vs Crawfords boxing skill.

 

I don't think Crawford's problems in his last fight had anything to do with fighting at 154. The weight class itself won't be a problem for him. I believe his issues had everything to do with Madrimov's unconventional and effective style. Crawford tries to figure out his opponents before turning up the pressure and he could never come up with an answer for Madrimov. Ortiz is high quality but he has a regular fighting style. Crawford won't have a problem landing on him.

All of that being said, Crawford does get hit a bit more than you would like to see and Vergil hits really hard. Also, Bud will be 37 years old the next time he fights and, as they say, Father Time is undefeated.

I have Crawford winning by stoppage but I'm not betting money on it.

 

This.

 

I’ve got Vergil

 

Whilst Crawford is a spiteful finisher, and Ortiz showed he is there to be hit last night, Ortiz also showed a stout beard and that he has some real dog in him, with some stellar body work (Boha had a cracking chin, but he should get props for his body conditioning as well, as he took some heavy digs to the ribs repeatedly and kept coming on even in the 12th!)

I think Crawford would rightly be the favourite and his skills should see him to a decision, but it could get interesting if Ortiz can land the right like Madrimov did as Vergil hits hard

 

Ortiz is an easy target for Bud. If Craw can take some punches from Vergile and doesnt fold, I am pretty sure he can win.

 

I still think this board is using Crawfords performance against Spence as a measuring stick against all fighters (even though any top 5 ww would've beaten Spence that night). Crawford has the better skills but Ortiz would be the hardest and most skilled fighter Crawford has ever fought. Crawford should be the favor but I think this fight would.be similar to Vernon vs Mosley where the most skilled fighter loses the war