Podcast: Crawford Beats Porter - A Legit Win. But NOT P4P

[Combat Talk Radio]

This fight didn't showcase a P4P fighter.

It showcased what pretty much everyone has said including me - Crawford is a very good fighter. That's it.

He belongs in the division, great.

He was competitive with Shawn Porter - good, he should be. Porter made the fight though.

But no P4P performance.

Outside of Rounds 2, 7, 9 and 10, Crawford didn't even look ordinary, he looked terrible. Despite having a significant reach advantage.

This was an unnecessarily close fight leading into the 10th. That performance doesn't get him the W against Errol Spence. And Spence was disgusted at Kenny Porter (as was everyone there), NOT the outcome.

When I look at a guy like Canelo...hell, even a guy like Usyk - I'm sorry, Usyk's performance against Anthony Joshua? THAT was a P4P level performance.

Canelo's performance against Saunders? THAT was a P4P level performance.


Terence Crawford is another good fighter that beat a good fighter after struggling. Ok. Legit win - NOT P4P.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Lol, so you are full of excuses already.

Thurman and Spence barely beat Porter. Crawford left no doubt.

[TernceBudCharlo]

Lol 4 months ago this man was the boogeyman that Terence was terrified of and would never with now he nocks him out and still doesn't get any credit? The double standards are amazing.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Lol, so you are full of excuses already.

Thurman and Spence barely beat Porter. Crawford left no doubt.

Thurman beat Porter unanimous, so there's that.


Regardless, what excuse? Crawford's legit. He's just not P4P.

Are you seriously saying that performance was anywhere close to Usyk's?

[sunny31]

Thurman beat Porter unanimous, so there's that.


Regardless, what excuse? Crawford's legit. He's just not P4P.

Are you seriously saying that performance was anywhere close to Usyk's?

You are a small...small man. Trying to get a little win out of 2 years (or more) of ******ity. I knew this day would come, and I'm not surprised by the reaction either, people like you always move the goal posts, you can NEVER be wrong.

Usyk beat Chisora on a SD.

Canelo had had many close fights.

You don't beat every guy one sided, he had a competitive fight where he took Porter into deep waters and drowned him.

Porter is a serious operator, no one else came close to stopping him.

Crawford is up 3 weight classes and still just as elite as he has ever been. You were part of a small brigade of utter morons who couldn't see how good he was prior to this fight, and now part of an even smaller group who don't consider him "pound for pound"

just admit when you're wrong and move on, happens to everyone

[sunny31]

Lol 4 months ago this man was the boogeyman that Terence was terrified of and would never with now he nocks him out and still doesn't get any credit? The double standards are amazing.

Exactly, unbelievable how people move the goal posts, so sad

[TernceBudCharlo]

Exactly, unbelievable how people move the goal posts, so sad

It's truly disgraceful, although all along anyone who thought with facts and truth and not hateful rhetoric knew that Bud had to be a p4p fighter. He played by the rules, never got caught cheating, never jumped weight classes or avoided anyone in the weight classes he was in, just fought everyone and dominated. He didn't jump up to 154 and fight weak champions when Spence was the boogeyman, he runs to the smoke not away from it. And dominates every single time. It's funny in that other thread I made a comment on what an underrated win Viktor Postol was. Anyone who saw that fight should have known Bud was the real deal. This is the same iceman that came very close to beating Ramirez and Taylor, Bud made it look easy. Gamboa, Burns, Prescott, all were fantastic wins at the time, and anyone who said he didn't have a resume DKSAB. Just hating and that's the facts. He didn't need Shawn for his resume, that's just what these DECAFs said. But it is a great win.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Thurman beat Porter unanimous, so there's that.


Regardless, what excuse? Crawford's legit. He's just not P4P.

Are you seriously saying that performance was anywhere close to Usyk's?

that's what I thought.

[IronDanHamza]

Crawford is the epitome of a P4P fighter in every sense of the word.

Lineal at 135, undisputed at 140, Champion at 147 and just stopped one of the top WW’s in the division.

That’s literally what P4P is.

[TernceBudCharlo]

Crawford is the epitome of a P4P fighter in every sense of the word.

Lineal at 135, undisputed at 140, Champion at 147 and just stopped one of the top WW’s in the division.

That’s literally what P4P is.

He picks a weight class, stays in it, fights EVERYONE. Not like some other fake pound for pound fighters who jump up in weight when there's a threat in their class they afraid of. We've seen this with Canelo Alvarez many times. Bud runs TOWARDS the smoke and this is why he has to be the p4p king.