Comments Thread For: Terence Crawford Believes He Would Have Beaten Floyd Mayweather

[hugh grant]

Good fight. Floyd fought really great fighters. Who has Crawford fought that was great? Would Crawford beat Pac? Would he have beaten Cotto? Would he have beaten Marquez at 135? Canelo? I favor Floyd, but 147 Crawford is pretty impressive and styles make fights. I think Floyd figures him out and wins a UD.

Fury not beaten many great heavyweights but most have him h2h favourably against anyone. If you look at Nash out top ten heavyweights currently he has Jared Anderson above Zhang and he has frank sanchez in there also.
Bud not beat anyone but dont mean he cant beat Floyd. ANd BUd wouldbe favourite against most of the people floyd beat.

[4truth]

Mos def wouldve been interesting to see.

About all that can honestly be said with any certainty. Floyd is a defensive genius but Crawford has power in both hands batting from either side of the plate. Crawford could turn the fight with a single punch, a greater finisher it would be hard to name.

[ozzy616]

I know some are gonna be upset with this post however it's genuinely what I believe.

Floyd was one of the best super featherweights of all-time however as he went north he became very, very careful about who he fought and when he fought them.

This is clear from his resume and epitomised by the Manny fight that happened 5 years too late - for no genuine reason other than Manny was in decline.

Floyd fought almost all the big names at 147lbs (except Margarito & Williams) but he never fought them when they were anywhere near their best - for example Cotto had already been TKOd by Manny 3 years before Floyd fought him. If Crawford was in his prime at 147 back then then it's unlikely that Floyd would have fought him.

I could go on...and on....and on, about Floyd's resume at 147 plus and how it was very cleverly constructed but it's not gonna convince anyone who already believes he's TBE.

Floyd fans are not only in denial about Floyd's ability above 140lbs but also think that he wasn't a drug cheat despite the clear evidence to the contrary.

As Floyd wasn't gravely ill when he fought Ortiz & Guerrero - the two fractional epitestosterone to testosterone ratios returned by USADA samples before the Victor Ortiz & Robert Guerrero fights, but covered up by USADA, show that Floyd was on testosterone (added epitestosterone to keep ratio close). (see link below). Other evidence also exists.

https://www.sbnation.com/longform/2015/9/9/9271811/can-boxing-trust-usada

I hate to burst anyone's bubble about their hero, but Floyd was as big a drug cheat as Manny.

[hitmanjosh]

I'm not mad at Bud, believe in yourself! I like Bud against Spence and I'll wager a bit, but he must not get hurt or Spence will go for broke, that's his only shot to me.

[pugil1st]

That's what he should say. No story here.

[VG_Addict]

Crawford was getting outboxed by tiny Gamboa. Floyd would have stopped him at 135, and UD'ed him at 140 and 147.

[TheOneAboveAll]

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All of them.
Cotto, Mosley and Oscar ALL have way better resumes than Bud. And we’re better then Bud too.

Crawford was undisputed JWW champion and has been the #1 rated WW guy for multiple years now. He's closing in on 36 yrs old and I still cannot imagine him struggling with anyone like Anthony Mundine, Austin Trout, Sadam Ali, Antonio Margarito, Vernon Forrest or Sergio Mora. As much as I appreciate Cotto and Mosley, they would not have beaten Crawford. Prime ODLH vs prime Crawford is a pick'em fight, but I would pick Bud.

[TheOneAboveAll]

Crawford was getting outboxed by tiny Gamboa. Floyd would have stopped him at 135, and UD'ed him at 140 and 147.

Crawford dropped Gamboa four times in that fight and was way up on the scorecards when it ended in the 9th. Floyd would have UD'd Gamboa.

[crisantonio917]

He could... The one that's doing exhibitions now!! As Ali would say "You're as dumb as you Look!"

[Wacked_Out]

NOBODY can beat Floyd & the 3 Vegas Judges.... Bud is delusional

Thats funny cause its true. But specifically Bud could never defeat Floyds personal judge Dave Morretti.

I was gonna comment and say Bud wins but honestly you got me thinking about the Vegas judges and how any outcome has already been decided. Buds gonna lose a decision.