If Crawford convincingly beats Porter tomorrow…

[Willy Wanker]

Porter isn't shot.

HOWEVER...he caught COVID.

So...if Bud gets taken the distance...then he couldn't stop a COVID patient with compromised lung capacity.

Fair?

Porter is pretty damn durable though. Crawford can still win convincingly if it goes the distance, but if he struggles and only wins like a 115-113 decision that really says a lot about the hype he was receiving.

[Boxing-1013]

Who has Crawford fought that at the time he fought them was “really good”?

I'd say his run through Burns, Gamboa and Beltran, and then Postol, was really good.

[Pac=Duran]

I certainly will give him credit.

I think highly of Shawn. If Crawford schools him that is pretty impressive to me.

Agreed.

Porter never lost bad in his career.

[SweetPbfAli]

Yeah Porter has given anyone he’s ever been in the ring with problems, if Crawford beats him convincingly it’s a massive statement IMO.

On the flip side, if Porter beats Crawford, people like myself who rate him highly will have to admit he wasn’t as great as we thought he was.

That's the pressure that's on Bud. Honestly, I think it should be some nuance there. If Porter wins, maybe it's just a matter of styles make fights and not necessarily an indictment on Bud? That won't be the narrative if it happens but I think it's worth considering.

[BigDramaShow!]

Will the people who claim he’s a “hype job” or “hasn’t fought anybody” finally give him some credit?

Crawford is fighting an old 34yr old Porter who's on a 15 month layoff.

He aged Porter out.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

That's the pressure that's on Bud. Honestly, I think it should be some nuance there. If Porter wins, maybe it's just a matter of styles make fights and not necessarily an indictment on Bud? That won't be the narrative if it happens but I think it's worth considering.

That’s a good point also, don’t disagree with that notion whatsoever.

[just the facts]

I'd say his run through Burns, Gamboa and Beltran, and then Postol, was really good.

If you’re saying Burns, Gamboa, Beltran and Postol are really good fighters then your standards are very low.

[Boxing-1013]

If you’re saying Burns, Gamboa, Beltran and Postol are really good fighters then your standards are very low.

I don't think so. There's solid, good, very good, and then great. Solid pros are the guys like Quigley. Good fighters are guys like Jeff Horn. Very good would be someone like Danny Jacobs, Caleb Plant etc. Great would be Usyks, Furys, Crawfords.

Not sure why people hate on Crawford's resume that much. It's not bad.

[just the facts]

I don't think so. There's solid, good, very good, and then great. Solid pros are the guys like Quigley. Good fighters are guys like Jeff Horn. Very good would be someone like Danny Jacobs, Caleb Plant etc. Great would be Usyks, Furys, Crawfords.

Not sure why people hate on Crawford's resume that much. It's not bad.

For someone in almost everyone’s top 10 p4p, Crawford’s resume is hot garbage.

[KTFOKING]

You Guys say he's #1 P4P.

#1 P4P doesn't have tight fights with a guy who lost to the upper echelon.

I don't have him #1 P4P and Porter has competed with everyone. Just beat him and that's good enough for me.