What’s the best way to fight and beat Crawford?

That can work. Maidana’s style of pressuring make it hard to counter-punch him. He takes away any punching space and maul you in a corner. I think Crawford would still beat him, but he would get his head bash in a few times for sure. Yep, he used to fight very awkward Maidana, doesn't car that he doesn't look good technique wise, but to do it you have to have good chin as well, as Crawford is a very good counter puncher.

Timing and counter-punching are some of the keys to go about it. Benavidez, Mean Machine, Brook, all showed that Crawford is vulnerable when fighting at a steady pace and he tends to get reckless when he’s the aggressor.

If you say so. Spence is so overrated it's not funny I don’t rate Spence and Crawford that highly, especially Spence. With that being said, Spence is a bad style for Thurman.

Pressure fight him ala Maidana. That can work. Maidana’s style of pressuring make it hard to counter-punch him. He takes away any punching space and maul you in a corner. I think Crawford would still beat him, but he would get his head bash in a few times for sure.

Pressure fight him ala Maidana.

After analyzing several of his fights, Ive come to the conclusion that hes a good well-rounded boxer who has the versatility to adapt to any style, but he does have some flaws that can be exploited. I think in order to beat him, youd have to be able to match his fighting pace, excellent at dictating range and distance, being defensively responsible and with good timing and counter-punching skills. In other words, a master sharp-shooter would give him fits. I dont think Spence is good enough to beat him. The best way to beat Crawford is to be Boots Ennis! Boots beats everybody in the division right now if you ask me.

I'll go with conventional wisdom an educated pressure fighter gets in a stylish boxer-puncher's azz flyer boxer-punchers have had a pressure guy get in that azz There are several glimpses that show that he can be outbox and get beat to the punch as well. I think Ugas and Ennis have the skillset to be competitive against him, but I don’t think they’re consistent and smart enough to win.

This thing about Thurman not being able to take body punches is the dumbest thing ever. There is no proof that he can't take body punches. There are plenty of proof he can’t. Nobody likes to get hit and most boxers are good at hiding their pain and continue fighting, Thurman always make it obvious that he’s hurt from body punches. That’s why he doesn’t want any smoke from Spence.

That's a good question actually. I'm going to keep it simple and say that to beat Crawford, the best way would probably be by out boxing/outsmarting him. Too risky to bang with him cuz dude has hands at 147, he can punch. That’s the same way I feel. Anyone who has had any level of success against him did so by boxing him instead exchanging with him. Crawford is there to get hit, you just have to fight him at his own pace and make him the aggressor.

That's a good question actually. I'm going to keep it simple and say that to beat Crawford, the best way would probably be by out boxing/outsmarting him. Too risky to bang with him cuz dude has hands at 147, he can punch.

You beat him by taking his ability to "box." You go in and make it an ugly fight. This is why I think this Porter fight might be an upset. I think Oriz can go in and just slug him out of the ring. It might not work because of Crawfords versatility. But a bigger puncher like Ortiz and making it ugly, going mid-range or inside, would work on Crawford. I think a Maidana type fighter would give Crawford all kinds of problems.

If think you definitely need to punch with him. Mean Machine had good success letting his hands go at mid distance when Crawford did. He’s not so difficult to land on if you do that. The problem is he is very clever and you would need to pick your shots better than he does if you try that. You might have moments of success doing it, but having consistent success is the problem and that’s where the levels come into play. Some might argue punching with him isn’t a good idea, but what’s the alternative? If you stand off him too much, he’ll just switch hit and pick you apart. Maybe Porter with his very high pressure style might have success. He can make it ugly.

Dumpster bump…

DSG could win against Bud C w/ the left hooks, overhand rights he be throwing. Danny is too slow and basic. He does things that can easily be timed. There’s no doubt he give Crawford a lot of problems because he has a great chin and can absorb most of Crawford best punches, but he’s very slow to get off and would get beat to the punch easily. If Spence was right-handed, I’d give him a good shot to beat Crawford because he does throw some sharp straight punches.

DSG could win against Bud C w/ the left hooks, overhand rights he be throwing. Yes, I agree. Al these fights are tough for Crawford.

From what I have seen, Thurman and full healthy Spence both stop Crawford. Porter also has a chance. DSG could win against Bud C w/ the left hooks, overhand rights he be throwing.

I don't think Crawford would be overly cautious. Crawford seems to have something he's trying to prove because he's been more aggro than usual his last three fights now. I think if Spence clips him with something beautiful, Crawford will start going after him and get caught. To your hope...I hope Crawford gets smart like Manny and Floyd did, dump Bob Arum, sign with Uncle Al, and get the fights you describe. OR, move up and take on a different weight class like Jeff Horn and Amir Khan (even in losing) did. I'm not sure of the particulars regarding Crawford's contract with Top Rank, however it does seem like he boxed himself out of the best match-ups at 147 by resigning. Perhaps he will need to try his hand at 154 if nothing significant materializes at welterweight.

Crawford is very reactive to feints. It throws his rhythms off a bit. As I a said, a 32 year old Floyd or Pacquiao would rule this current WW division right now. Crawford is good, but he has a lot of holes and isn’t as invincible as some make him out to be. It goes without saying that no fighter is invincible. He could very well get caught in the midst of retaliating violently, however I think he has shown a willingness to bite down and inflict pain on his opponents down the stretch in fights.

Set traps and don't get tired. Well, that sounds easy enough, plus it's not like Bud would retaliate violently or anything.... Crawford is very reactive to feints. It throws his rhythms off a bit. As I a said, a 32 year old Floyd or Pacquiao would rule this current WW division right now. Crawford is good, but he has a lot of holes and isn’t as invincible as some make him out to be.

He would. And get Bambi'd (Gamboa), or dropped (Kavaliauskas). But in much more definitive fashion especially if it was Errol Spence throwing. Listen carefully to what Lennox is telling you. When you're right in the middle of throwing a punch and you get hit. Which is exactly what Kavaliauskas was doing to Crawford early on. Fair enough, I imagine Crawford would be more cautious against Spence though. Either way, I'm well aware that anyone could get caught at anytime. Hopefully the PBC welterweights are just as confident and are therefore willing to face him. Apparently Danny Garcia turned down an offer and he is actually great at throwing while his opponent is throwing.