Comments Thread For: Tim Bradley: Spence Possesses Several Skills That Can Disrupt Crawford

[SweetPbfAli]

Except...... Several hundred thousand people (myself included) have solved various Rubik's cubes.

Listen, this is going to be a fantastic fight... But ultimately this will come down to who can handle the most punishment. Crawford has been getting hit alot more than Spence over the last 5 fights theyve both had. I feel like, once Spence Rocks Crawford, Crawford's going to get angry, get mean, and show his hand.... If and when that happens, if Errol feels like that's a storm he has weathered before, Crawford is a wrap... If Errol can't handle that storm (and there's literally nothing that says he can't), Crawford wins....

Let's remember one other thing.... Errol is the only fighter known to the public that literally bludgeoned Floyd Mayweather to the point of having a black eye during sparring. Crawford is not Floyd. He's not as good as Floyd.

I'm rocking with Errol in this one.

So much hyperbole lol. You really think Bud has been hit more than Errol over the past 5 fights? Both guys get hit because both are offensive and not defensive wizards by any stretch of the imagination.

The Floyd sparring thing has become myth making. Yes, he gave Floyd good work and a Black eye in sparring. Also, that was Floyd fresh out of prison. According to Floyd, they ran it back and Floyd was Floyd.

[SweetPbfAli]

Tim wrote this in essay form lol.

I have Spence being the ring general tomorrow. He’ll set a higher pace than Crawford prefers and win the long range exchanges, which will win him a majority of the rounds.

The question is, can he weather the Crawford storm?

I’ve seen Crawford down or close on the cards in several fights, only for him to shift into a higher gear and take his opponents’ will to win.

A fight will break out, Spence’s resilience will be tested and if his bodywork didn’t deplete Crawford’s reserve tank, he’s in a world of trouble.

Good assessment. You know what I find funny, nobody is talking about Bud's body punching and how it could affect Spence?

Ugas and Danny landed some nice body shots but they didn't commit to the body. Bud really picked up the pace versus Porter with the body shots underneath which ultimately set up the KD.

This fight has so many damn variables lol.

[Joe Beamish]

I don’t see why so many people blindly repeat the idea that Spence has real power. He doesn’t. He hit Mikey Garcia flush a bunch of times and nothing happened.

I love Spence and I give him a decent chance to win, but the inactivity is not going to help him. And he lacks game changing power.

[Sheldon312]

Go back and watch the Ugas fight again. Spence ate a lot of right hands, some looping around that iihigh guard. He was legitimately hurt in the 6th before the ever incompetent Laurence Cole stopped action right after he was hurt to give Spence a breather and put his mouthpiece back in. Crawford is a bigger puncher than Ugas, not to mention one of the best finishers in the sport. Bud by late round TKO.

He was not hurt, once he was hit, he got right back.in position and went after Ugas. Don't lie.

[labash]

In any event, Spence always rise to the occasion especially when u tot he has been inactive. The body investment of Spence might be troubling late rounds for Bud. I respect the way Terence disrupt fighters rhythm but he hasnt fought the level of discipline of Truth Bradley pointed out. Spence by Rd 11 Ko or TKO

[Combat Talk Radio]

While we're being honest, something I will point out as a Spence fan - Algieri was able to time Spence's jab and spin him on the ropes. He just didn't have the pop or accuracy to get Errol's respect.

A lot of questions about both guys are going to be answered Saturday night. Feels like a late 90s-early 2000s welterweight bout.

More importantly, after Spence was getting clipped, Spence just adjusted and started walking him back and walking him down. Same thing he did with Ugas, same thing he did with Porter, same thing he did with Ocampo.

Which is why I'm such a big fan, because that's what Floyd would do sometimes. Like he did against Mosley.

[Heru]

Good assessment. You know what I find funny, nobody is talking about Bud's body punching and how it could affect Spence?

Ugas and Danny landed some nice body shots but they didn't commit to the body. Bud really picked up the pace versus Porter with the body shots underneath which ultimately set up the KD.

This fight has so many damn variables lol.

Thanks! Crawford getting bodywork done would be devastating for Spence. Either fighter getting their stamina depleted from bodywork would be in trouble.

Bud hasn’t been a dedicated body puncher and Spence’s defense is good at taking away his body as a target so it hasn’t been a main talking point.

Crawford was very aggressive and comfortable countering the southpaw Indongo from the southpaw stance. That version of Crawford shows up and you can throw out the Spence winning the majority of the rounds bit because Terence would be making it a fight from the outset.

If Crawford comes out boxing, it will be a FOTY candidate. If he comes out pressing, this fight will be a HBO Legendary Night level fight. It’s a special fight.

[MulaKO]

I’m thinking to myself , would Timmy be saying the same thing if Bud was still with Top Rank ?
I just don’t think so

[Dwntown]

He was not hurt, once he was hit, he got right back.in position and went after Ugas. Don't lie.

Watch the 6th round again genius.

[tokon]

Except...... Several hundred thousand people (myself included) have solved various Rubik's cubes.

Yeah Timmy got it wrong he haha

I think his prediction is gonna be wrong too, although he's hedging just a bit now.