- - Only reason we have this fight is because Turki likes Craw who has the personality of a water moccasin and otherwise couldn't draw flies without Turki's $$$...
No, Turki lost interest in the fight after seeing Crawford's performance in the Madrimov fight. He said he's no longer interested. But TBud kept injecting himself, even joined Turki in a UFC audience uninvited behaving like he's Turki's long lost friend. Essentially, the Canelo fight is Crawford's escape route to avoid the top guys in his division with lower money reward. Much like the Charlo twins. Why else do you think Crawford has been fighting once a year in the last five years? Turki actually offered Vergil Ortiz to Crawford and Ennis and they both turned it down.
- - Only reason we have this fight is because Turki likes Craw who has the personality of a water moccasin and otherwise couldn't draw flies without Turki's $$$...
He won't. It's going to have to be a masterful 12-round performance from Crawford for him to win. It's possible to imagine it, but...
Right, and I can more easily imagine myself as the king of a Polynesian island.
Because GGG isn’t as great as Terence “TBE” Crawford is.ggg took no risks
only great ggg faced was a guy who moved up in weight
ggg was happy to reign over a lacking 160
I really am not interested in whether or not Crawford can ko Canelo but how people are thinking about ko's/hurting your opponent is wrong IMO.
People like Canelo and GGG have massive necks because they do a lot of strength training of the neck, so trying to hurt or stop them with hard, straight punches to the nose or (high on the) cheek will have almost zero effect.
You saw this when they fought each other. They caught each other flush but their neck was the reason nothing happened.
The focus should be on the temple and glancing blows to tip op the chin (corner of the mouth) for example and let the effect of the punch (disturbing balance and spatial orientation)go to the legs.
Also, Derevyachenko badly hurt GGG to the body. His chin is/was indestructible but another target can still have the same effect.
Long story short..anyone can be hurt with the right shot on the right spot.
Bud will get hit with those right upper cuts to the body that Canelo sneaks in even when a taller fighter is moving. Crawford will have a lot to think about and it will slow him down even more by going up in weight.
Bud will get full credit if he beats Canelo convincingly and I don't want to hear excuses if Bud looses.
I can't see a Crawford stoppage and if he managed one, it's from landing a punch with absolute force behind it that Canelo doesn't see landing and catches him. There is a higher probability that Crawford will be stopped if he can't take the power. Canelo knows Crawford's status, especially in P4P rankings, so he's going to come to prove he's different this fight around. I don't think he's going to just settle with a decision.
He's not KO'ing Canelo. He could barely move Madrimov. His power clearly didn't carry to 154, it's not magically coming back at 168.
Doesn't mean he can't win still.
canelos list of guys hes fought over the last many years is not great, he actually hasnt picked a hard fight since bivol that makes me wonder if bud could pull this off, i still put canelo as fav with bud having a shot at it simply because canelo is now so risk averse plus he doesnt look so sharp to me anymore when he does fight
Crawford doesn’t need to ko canelo. All he has to do is win.
KO wins are often met with weak excuses from the fans of the guys that get ktfo. Like when JMM floored Manny, all we heard from the Manny fans was either it was a lucky punch or JMM was on steroids.
If Crawford goes out and beats him anywhere from 10-2 to 12-0, that would be a domination. Canelo fans wouldn’t really be able to defend that other than claim he’s washed, which we know isn’t the case.
He won't. It's going to have to be a masterful 12-round performance from Crawford for him to win. It's possible to imagine it, but how Crawford deals with the size difference early will be telling for how the fight plays out.
Where are you hearing this anyway? I've hardly seen anyone say Crawford is going to stop Canelo.
I see only 2 outomes. If Crawford decides to survive 12 rounds, he gets outboxed and wins 2 rounds maybe.
If Crawford comes to fight, Canelo stops him.
Agan, Crawfod was never hit by anybody stronger than Madrimov , who is a 154 fighter.
It is up to Crawford.
Crawford doesn't need to knock out Canelo. He's already been outboxed 5 times in his career. The blueprint on beating Canelo and making him look stupid is there. The hard part is getting fair judges.
Floyd won every second of their fight and only got a MD.
If GGG, a natural middleweight known for his knockout power, insta pro apk couldn’t stop Canelo over two fights, it’s hard to imagine Crawford doing so. Crawford is exceptionally skilled and precise, but he’s coming up from welterweight. Canelo’s durability, experience, and physical strength make a stoppage by Crawford highly unlikely.