Is Crawford The Most Skilled Jr Welter of All Time?

Crawford definitely has the talent to be the p4p king. You could argue that he's the most complete fighter in the game and he has all the intangibles. He needs the competition to prove it. Luckily, he should get his chance when he moves just one division north, assuming Arum doesn't fvck everything up. If Crawford doesn't get to fight the likes of Garcia, Thurman or Spence, it'll be a damn shame.

The only thing you can say Crawford does that Mayweather didn't is switch stances. There is nothing in his footwork, jab, accuracy or balance that can be seen as "better." unless you can give me some examples. Floyd can switch stances as well. He went South paw vs chop chop

None of those guys were the total package like Crawford is. Crawford is an elite offensive and defensive fighter. Those guys were either good at one or the other. Floyd maybe the exception. That's the beauty of boxing. Sometimes you only have to great at one facet and just good in the others to become dominant.

I can't think of any 140 pounder throughout history that has dominated the division more than Crawford has. Yes, Pryor, Manny Antonio, Delahoya, Mosley, Kostya, Chavez Sr, and Wilfred were great. But they never dominated the division in the same fashion as Crawford has. Plus, none of them had the same skill set as Crawford does. Crawford is a blend of Marc Too Sharp Johnson, Marvin Hagler, and Pernell all in one. He's my favorite fighter fighting today but the answer is "no"!

Zab Judah.. Please explain. Judah was nothing but a faster version of Adrien Broner. I don't believe he would've beated Postol, Gamboa, and Diaz.

Again, name me one 140 pounder in history who was as skilled as Crawford. Zab Judah..

Who would beat him at 140? Chavez, Tszyu, Wilfred, Looche? I just dont think these guys could handle his insane versatility. He got hurt and knocked down vs a no defense Gamboa, anyone with good straight punches could hurt him, Floyd would beat him, prime Manny would imo beat him, tszyu had excellent timing vs skilled boxers, only lost to strong brawlers, 1 shot from him would've ended it. All that being said, I like Crawford, hes an excellent fighter, I think he beats Garcia's ass, and likely most 140 lb guys right now...at 147? Ehhh, that might be pushing it.

Love Bud's mean technical style. However, Floyd would have given him a boxing lesson and prime Pac KOs him. Both would have been too fast for him.

No he's not, good fighter, but not goat@140 Who would beat him at 140? Chavez, Tszyu, Wilfred, Looche? I just dont think these guys could handle his insane versatility.

No he's not, good fighter, but not goat@140

Good point. People forget how dominant Khan was at that weight. If he had a chin he would be p4p top 10. IF Khan was on that run now, I'd see him as p4p top 10 it's just back then there was so much more quality on display it was difficult to put Khan inside the top 10.

Khan beat Maidana, Kotelnik, Judah and Paulie at the weight and in the opinions of most beat Peterson too. TCs best win is a tint Gamboa and Postol. So can you explain to me without resorting to childish name calling how TC has a better 140 pound career than Khan ? Good point. People forget how dominant Khan was at that weight. If he had a chin he would be p4p top 10.

Crawford is great n one of my current fav but I think it's too early to call him one of the best at 140 ever.

But how? Didn't Khan lose to Garcia at 140? Or was that at 147. He lost to Garcia at 1400, after Garcia was a late replacement following Peterson testing positive for PEDs. But before that Khan simply has the better wins. He looked spectacular against Paulie and Judah, who would both go on to good wins after the loss, with Paulie winning a title in a higher weight division and arguably beating a then p4p Broner. Khans best win and a pretty dominant one outside of the rounds in which he was wobbled comes over Maidana, who had battered Ortiz and would go onto give Mayweather is toughest fight since Cotto. TC has nowhere near the level of those wins at 140. I'd say Gamboa but he was grossly undersized at 140. That's it.

It's not a love or hate issue. It's a matter of you being stupid. Khan didn't have any where near as impressive run as Crawford at any weight and he's not as good. You'll have to deal with that reality. Crawford toyed with the fighter (Breidis Prescott) that knocked Khan out in the first round :lol1: Khan beat Maidana, Kotelnik, Judah and Paulie at the weight and in the opinions of most beat Peterson too. TCs best win is a tint Gamboa and Postol. So can you explain to me without resorting to childish name calling how TC has a better 140 pound career than Khan ?

I can't think of any 140 pounder throughout history that has dominated the division more than Crawford has. Yes, Pryor, Manny Antonio, Delahoya, Mosley, Kostya, Chavez Sr, and Wilfred were great. But they never dominated the division in the same fashion as Crawford has. Plus, none of them had the same skill set as Crawford does. Crawford is a blend of Marc Too Sharp Johnson, Marvin Hagler, and Pernell all in one. I think 140 Timothy Bradley would have given Crawford a tough fight.

All I know is no one at 140 is touching him and really, Pac is the only person active at 147 who I think can beat him. Dude is making every fight look easy.

It's unfortunate Pacquiao only had one fight at 140lbs and it was Hatton who he obliterated in two. 140lbs looked like Pacquiao's PERFECT fighting weight class. Aside from Hatton, there was no other names at 140lbs at the time. I'd easily pick prime Pacquiao to sweep TC up and down. Also with TC occasional leaky defense, easy for Pac's blinding speed to slip in. His power at 140lbs would of been too much for TC.

But how? Didn't Khan lose to Garcia at 140? Or was that at 147. Yep and also knocked out in one round by Breidis Prescott. A fighter Crawford easily beat.

Khan had a better career at 140, simple. Hate it if you like but that's up to you. It's not a love or hate issue. It's a matter of you being stupid. Khan didn't have any where near as impressive run as Crawford at any weight and he's not as good. You'll have to deal with that reality. Crawford toyed with the fighter (Breidis Prescott) that knocked Khan out in the first round :lol1: