Don't be fooled by yesterday's fight...

The story of the fight was Crawford Catching Gamboa with hooks coming in and you say it wasn't his size and reach that won the fight? Gamboa wouldn't have to be coming in if it wasn't for the size and reach homie. Gamboa fought the way he always does though. That's his style. Starts throwing punches from the outside and ends up on the inside.(throwing punches) and that's where he got caught on the inside. This is actually a credit to Gamboa for not allowing Crawford to keep him on the outside and at range and is also what made this fight so good. Did size play a role in it? Yea probably. But it was no "game changer" IMO. That's the point I'm trying to make.

The story of the fight was Crawford Catching Gamboa with hooks coming in and you say it wasn't his size and reach that won the fight? Gamboa wouldn't have to be coming in if it wasn't for the size and reach homie. There still was way's for him to do it without leaving himself wide open on the way in..When Crawford made the adjustment,it was then time for Gamboa to make one..He could not do it..That's what hurt Gamboa in this fight,Crawford was going to have the reach everyone knew that from the gate..It was up to Gamboa and his team to have game plans in place to counter that..

I havnt really seen anybody over rate his power. Obviously you have though. I don't think Crawford is some huge puncher myself but Gamboa never really recovered from that first knock down IMO. As far as the "half his size thing" let's just dispel that now. Yes Crawford is quite a bit taller than Gamboa but he only weighed 7 pounds more I think. (Still big for 35) but the fight wasn't won with his size (reach, height, weight) Crawford won that fight on the inside. Gamboa came out and figured a way around the "size" difference. Crawford adjusted and caught him with short chippy shots. That's my take on it. Everybody trying to talk about the size difference when that's not what really made the difference to me The story of the fight was Crawford Catching Gamboa with hooks coming in and you say it wasn't his size and reach that won the fight? Gamboa wouldn't have to be coming in if it wasn't for the size and reach homie.

Crawford looks like how Gamboa did against him messing with 2 of the biggest and strongest fighters at 147. he'd be better off trying his luck against the likes of Khan and Alexander before chasing giants. Both outmuscle and beat him up over the course of a fight and probably stop him. Again,I believe your talking about them right now,and not if all the fighters mention were same weight..Right now Crawford is not close to being a WW,so I see what ya saying..Yet if Crawford grows into his WW body,he's gonna be a really big problem for both of those fighters..He's far more polished then both fighters and has shown far better ring I.Q.then both..

Gamboa's been dropped about 4 times prior to this fight, seeing him hurt shouldn't overrate Crawfords punching power. It wasn't super human strength he was just the bigger man and then add Gambo lunging into that shot, that's what happens in those cases. Not to mention Crawford is right handed so when he is southpaw that's a powerful hook. I'm not sure how well Crawford would do at 140 though, after Garcia ducks him for 6 months he'll end up moving up. He's a skinny guy so I don't see him hurting anybody up there, and being taller doesn't really mean that much if you don't use it to your advantage. Crawford does, but at 140 he won't have the massive size difference he had last night.

You said Porter and Thurman would undress Crawford..I don't agree with that..Let Crawford get his weight up,both fighters at a similar weight and size I believe Crawford has a good chance to beat both fighters mentioned.. Experience has a lot to do with why I feel this way..While maybe not Thurman's fault,fact remains he's not fought better fighters then Crawford..So why really there's a lot of unanswered questions with Thurman..TBH with Porter too.. Crawford looks like how Gamboa did against him messing with 2 of the biggest and strongest fighters at 147. he'd be better off trying his luck against the likes of Khan and Alexander before chasing giants. Both outmuscle and beat him up over the course of a fight and probably stop him.

I'm not even sure what you mean. You don't agree with what?? And what does "experience" have to do with what I said?? You said Porter and Thurman would undress Crawford..I don't agree with that..Let Crawford get his weight up,both fighters at a similar weight and size I believe Crawford has a good chance to beat both fighters mentioned.. Experience has a lot to do with why I feel this way..While maybe not Thurman's fault,fact remains he's not fought better fighters then Crawford..So why really there's a lot of unanswered questions with Thurman..TBH with Porter too..

The 11k people there never heard of Gambia. There were there for one reason only Of coarse but a fight against somebody else wouldn't have done 11k even at home IMO. I could be wrong though. All people need to do is figure out who Gamboa is after they find out Crawford is fighting at home and sales go up a lot I'd think. Again, I could be wrong though. Do you think HBO would have rolled out the red carpet for Crawford if it was against anybody else? Crawford needed Gamboa to make that event big. Crawford has almost always been the b-side/underdog going into his fights. All say this, he's no longer a b-side anymore though

I don't agree,in terms of experience Crawford is more experience then both of them.. To answer the thread tho,I have not seen anyone overrate Crawford's power..I believe he has good power more so cause he is a very accurate puncher..BTW I'd give Crawford(when he get's his weight up)a good shot at beating Porter and Thurman..He has more skill then both imo,I do believe that Thurman and Porter are more talented and gifted so to speak.. I'm not even sure what you mean. You don't agree with what?? And what does "experience" have to do with what I said??

Bro just be honest. You're a lil upset because of the certain few who believe that a very good Crawford can actually beat 2 of the better welterweights in Thurman and or Porter. Don't let that bother you because while he may be a better talent pfp those 2 undress him rather soundly in a welterweight fight. I don't agree,in terms of experience Crawford is more experience then both of them.. To answer the thread tho,I have not seen anyone overrate Crawford's power..I believe he has good power more so cause he is a very accurate puncher..BTW I'd give Crawford(when he get's his weight up)a good shot at beating Porter and Thurman..He has more skill then both imo,I do believe that Thurman and Porter are more talented and gifted so to speak..

It was a fight between a future jr welterweight and a future jr lightweight. Don't wanna sound bitter but the size difference was a big key.

Why are you even discussing Crawford at 147 though? That's how it is on here! Next, they will be discussing him fighting GGG or Kovalev.

I don't think so. The knockdown against Farenas was spectacular, but Gamboa was not badly hurt. If I remember correctly he was on steady legs when he got up. Crawford made Gamboa do a dance, and the Cuban had no legs for the rest of the round. Yeah he was badly hurt. He couldn't even go balls out like yesterday, he was lunging at Mike to try to hold onto him

Gamboa was the a-side name he needed. Crawford vs any body else at 35(outside of Garcia) wouldn't have done half the crowd I bet (I'm not hating) Moving forward Crawford is now the A-side The 11k people there never heard of Gambia. There were there for one reason only

No way was Gamboa the a side. Inactive, looked like sh1t above 126, with small time promoter, fighting in Crawford s hometown Gamboa was the a-side name he needed. Crawford vs any body else at 35(outside of Garcia) wouldn't have done half the crowd I bet (I'm not hating) Moving forward Crawford is now the A-side

He was probably more hurt vs Farenas than any of the kds yesterday I don't think so. The knockdown against Farenas was spectacular, but Gamboa was not badly hurt. If I remember correctly he was on steady legs when he got up. Crawford made Gamboa do a dance, and the Cuban had no legs for the rest of the round.

Hadn't really seen others overrate his power.

I could dig this. It seems that some people are acting like Crawford was picking on Gamboa though. IMO Gamboa was the A-side going in. Why wouldn't a fighter use their attributes to their benefit? No way was Gamboa the a side. Inactive, looked like sh1t above 126, with small time promoter, fighting in Crawford s hometown

The trught probably lies somewhere in the middle. Gamboa has always been a fast starter, Crawford took his time, switched to southpaw and was trying to time him, and it paid dividends. But in my opinion, the size (and the reach too) difference is also the reason why Crawford was able to badly hurt Gamboa. To be honest, I didn't think Gamboa could hurt Crawford and I was surprised when it happened. I could dig this. It seems that some people are acting like Crawford was picking on Gamboa though. IMO Gamboa was the A-side going in. Why wouldn't a fighter use their attributes to their benefit?

Not sure why the talk about "moving up" is even a thought for his team right now. He got hurt a few times by Gamboa and Gamboa is an arm puncher. They need to stay at 135 or be careful at 140. At 147 there's to many guys that will walk him down and they punch much harder than he does. Give the kid a chance to grow naturally. Last night he was tight for 4 rounds because fighting on your home turf can be a strain and he looked way to tight. That's how you get hurt too! Ray.