Prime Floyd vs. This Version of Crawford, who wins?

[ParrotheadVol]

Floyd would never take the fight.

[sargo]

Floyd. Spence did worse than all of Crawfords past opponents. Floyd would have done better.

This is exactly what’s so surprising about this fight. It’s like Spence was shook even with just a jab. And his punches did not seem to affect Crawford at all.

[joesaiditstrue]

What's crazy is Floyd's still capable of dominating right now, check out some of his latest gym footage, his hand speed is still elite and faster than Bud (if you can believe it)

Bud vs Floyd at 154 right now might set a new boxing ppv record

[dibzvincent143]

Prime floyd was a lightweight/super lightweight

This is just ******. He is definitely great in the lower weights but you hit your peak version physically around 27-32 in boxing on average.

with your logic he was past prime at 25?

[joesaiditstrue]

...OK lets Slow Down A Bit

Floyd is LEVELS about these guys yeah lets relax I know Adrenaline is high and people are drunk AF after fights but yeah lets CALM TF DOWN

facts it's fun tho

[Ghost Jab]

Floyd would never take the fight.

Are you, or were you at one time, on the DB Cooper forum? You have a unique username which one doesn’t see around too often.

[dibzvincent143]

And that's the problem with not ever fighting an elite fighter in their prime. We have no idea how Floyd would look against someone like a Crawford. Floyd's largely a mystery at that scale. It's a tough fight but I say Crawford because he's proven himself now against an elite prime fighter.

This is true. Skillwise floyd is really great but he didn’t fight them during their peaks. He has no crawford or spence level prime wins at welter. Cotto in 2007 and pacquiao in 2009 would have been an atg win against a prime fighter.

[Gary Coleman]

As fast as Crawford looks, Floyd is faster. His foot and hand speed was evident in the Pacquiao fight. Ring IQs are close. I never thought I'd say that.

I think Floyd has better defense and reflexes. Bud's power though...that's the ultimate x factor.

[Gate keeper]

There were two things that gave floyd his hardest fights and one that gave him his easiest fights.

He lost most rounds to applied pressure from JLC and maidana.

He lost the next most rounds to jabs from DLH, Zab and Cotto.

He had the easiest fights with Canelo and Marquez who tried to box and counter with him.


If crawford tries to box and counter floyd he will get taken to school. If he can work the jab well then that could win him some rounds. End of the day I pick floyd comfortably.

Except none of the fighters you mentioned were elite or in their prime when Mayweather fought them. The fact that Mayweather had so much trouble with fighters like Maidana or a nearly retired Dela Hoya is a poor reflection on Mayweather. So I'm not sure how that data is then used to say that he'd school an elite prime Crawford.

That being said I do think it's a tough fight, but I'd go with Crawford just because I think he's more proven at the elite level. Honestly if Dela Hoya was even two years younger, I could see a draw or Mayweather losing to him. That tells me Mayweather probably not going to dominate at that level like many assume he would without evidence.

[sargo]

Floyd would never take the fight.

You have a point. Margarito.