Comments Thread For: Josh Taylor: I've Fought Better Opposition Than Crawford Has, He Hasn't Fought Best at 147!

[Combat Talk Radio]

Yup, Crawford and Spence have sat back doing nothing in their prime.

Spence beat four Top 5 welterweights and holds two of the titles, while undefeated.

you call that "nothing"? Really?

[Sosay]

I agree on paper but how do we know how good Ramirez and Prograis are when they haven't fought anyone besides Taylor. Nothing else at 140 for them unless they're doing rematches. Move up and fight Bud now if that's how you feel. Don't talk like this and fight Catteral.

[Sid-Knee]

If Crawford doesn't come close to literally murdering this guy in the ring, his entire pedigree and accomplishments need to be eradicated.

And what accomplishments would they be?

Crawford hasn't done anything in the sport. Everyone has proved more than him pretty much with his long string of bums.

Gamboa was a midget, but lit Crawford up for the first 4 rounds and clearly wobbled him. Against Postal it was a horrible performance with the crowd booing. Crawford acted like Postal had nuclear bombs for fists. So much for Bread claiming he has a mean streak. Against bums, yeah. But who doesn't? Don't rate Crawford one bit.

[Sid-Knee]

Taylor's opposition is vastly superior. And, done in a quarter of the time.

[Fists_of_Fury]

A bum like Taylor talking to Crawford like this shows how much Arum disrespects Bud. Taylor couldn't shine Crawford's shoes. Time to find something better, Bud.

That bum in your avatar would get his ass whooped by Taylor.

[Jsmooth9876]

He could've had Shawn Porter as his next fight! His promoter said No Thanks!

Last I checked the Promoter works for the fighter.......

[Sid-Knee]

I'm African bruh, just ask BangEM

Stop denying my heritage, reported for RACISM!

If that is you, then it all makes perfect sense.

[Sid-Knee]

there is enough comp at 147 that Crawford doesn't have to beat a guy coming up from 140 with little defense. Because after he stops him, everyone will say, "he was too small". Taylor has no chance whatsoever at beating crawford. NONE!!!!

Crawford has enough comp at Welter, but for years he hasn't fought anyone? Do you even watch what is going on? It sounds like you don't.

Just to give you some clarity, Crawford hasn't fought a world level fighter in 6 years. That was against Postal at 140. So if you're going on his performances against scrubs, do the same with Taylor. And Taylor looks much better than Crawford does. He gets them out of there quicker and looks more dominant.

[Sid-Knee]

There wasn’t a global pandemic or anything like that.

There's been a pandemic for everyone. It's Crawford's fault if he wants to play games and be a brat in wanting the full money otherwise he won't fight. That's on him. He could do like everyone else and make do with the circumstances.

[Citizen Koba]

Thing is Taylor's actually right, his route to undisputed was actually considerably tougher than Bud's, with the exception of the fact that he fought an older more shopworn Postol.... however that does not in any way mean that he is better than Crawford. It shouldn't take the fact that Crawford outclassed a younger sharper version of the Postol that Taylor struggled with to tell us that Crawford is a considerably more skilled fighter and at the very least as spiteful as Josh.and I'd have to suspect Bud would have made easier work of Barachyk, Ramirez and likely Rougarou too. Nonetheless that ain't what happened.

So yes, Taylor is correct but I would still put money on Bud beating him - and fairly comfortably - if they do actually get to fight. Still, you'll hear no complaints from me if it does get made and you certainly wouldn't be able to fault Taylor on his ambition