Comments Thread For: Tim Bradley: Terence Crawford Would Beat a Prime Floyd Mayweather!

[Boxing2695]

Floyd really needed his excessive holding and clinching to use that defensive style. But he can't do that against Crawford who was a state level wrestler, and would control that part very easily. And post Zab, Floyd was such a defensive fighter. Floyds tactics mayve not beaten a prime pac, cotto, or mosley.

Crawford? We have seen how damned accurate he is and stance switching, and power shot from any position. I think he would beat up Floyd.

Floyd had close fights, and lack luster fights. Crawford has destroyed pretty much everyone he has fought.

Crawford does one thing better than any fighter I have ever seen. The way he punches down is incredible. Dipping fighters are so tough to hit crawford is a master at it. He's kinda a master at defusing that kinda elusive movement fighters try to use

And how does Floyd clinch with Crawford is so good at controlling the body with his wrestling backgroud.

Think Crawford might even destroy Floyd.

And we know Floyd didnt want to fight some fighters in their prime, or maybe the biggest WWs, while Crawford would fight absolutely anyone in his division. Floyd was put on ***** street by the ghost of Mosley. Crawford would straight up KO him

Yeah I'd favour Crawford to beat him at welterweight. Floyd never fought a guy at 147 who could adjust who could switch like Crawford can. Floyd at 147 liked to control center ring and pot shot and against Crawford that would be difficult to do because he's also so fast an accurate on the counter aswell and he's working you out aswell. Obviously people think Mayweather would beat him soundly because obviously Floyd has his fans who think he's the greatest ever and that's fine but can't be jumping down people's throats and get all defensive to who think he could of been beat by someone

[satiev1]

skillful pressure of spence who’s defensively responsible like in the mikey fight probably makes the crawford fight 50/50 and gives floyd a lot of problems.

Spence was not showing any lateral boxing movement vs. Crawford like he did in that fight…he was face first come forward with bad timing like the first half of brook fight when he had a long layoff. His eyes also looked nonexistant even in the dressing room right before the fight.

spence never does lateral movements. A pre accident spence was the same fighter. He went life and death with porter and barely beat him. He then dominated garcia post accident. You have no idea what you're talking about.

[satiev1]

yeah i'd favour crawford to beat him at welterweight. Floyd never fought a guy at 147 who could adjust who could switch like crawford can. Floyd at 147 liked to control center ring and pot shot and against crawford that would be difficult to do because he's also so fast an accurate on the counter aswell and he's working you out aswell. Obviously people think mayweather would beat him soundly because obviously floyd has his fans who think he's the greatest ever and that's fine but can't be jumping down people's throats and get all defensive to who think he could of been beat by someone

these are the same people who said spence looks great post ugas fight and he's going to stop bud. Yah they're definetely not biased.

[Boxing2695]

Wrong. Floyd too smart, too fast, too defensively responsible for Crawford to even touch him. He makes that fight literally look easy…Floyd is light years ahead boxing IQ wise. Crawford’s timing and power was tailor made for this idiotic approach by Spence in this fight. Shawn Porter’s in and out gave Crawford problems I had him down going into the stoppage round. Imagine Floyd’s boxing IQ and range instead.

10-2 9-3 victory for Mayweather. Makes it look easy…too much speed too much IQ. You will NEVER beat Floyd at his own game. Crawford would be down going into late rounds and praying to land a huge knockout punch. Floyd is the type of guy you NEED to go after and get, this isn’t Crawford’s style.

Floyd fights nothing like porter styles make fights. Floyd never fought anybody who could switch who adjust like Crawford can. Take the rose tinted glasses off at 147 that's the hardest fight of floyds career

[elfag]

Crawford has power and 2" of reach, that is all he has on floyd. Floyd does literally everything else better.

[satiev1]

floyd barely beat a past prime de la hoya with a sd. He's not beating bud at 147.

[v.cassiusali@ya]

JL Castillo and zab Judah already beat mayweather's ass. A prime Mayweather will run faster than the old against Crawford

[MONGOOSE66]

Zab was NEVER known for being a boxer. He’s fast as hell though. No plan B, C or D ever was in him. This writer don’t know nothing.

[Bostonfear]

And then we have one of the signature moves that Floyd does when he gets trapped. Go into a pure shelly phil defense and just use a crazy amoun of head and body movement from the waist.

Crawford has just shown himself to be incredible at catching those types of movements. A master at it. Sometimes something that counfounds everyone, another fighter can crack it. The moves, master at controlling the clinch.

And as a switch hitter, Crawford can throw the left straight which is the punch that cracks the philly shell

Looks the tough fights Floyd had. Anyone going to seriously argue the oscar that fought Floyd is on Crawfords level? A lot of the things Flody became as a fighter in his second phase of being a purely defensive fighter, that version of Floyd wouldnt survive Crawford.

And crawford you think you are too close at an awkward angle, for him to throw power punches. The dude can sneak in punches, by throwing unconventional punches, like half hook half uppercut, half jab half straight, from unconventional angles.

We know Floyd wouldnt be a threat, he would just try to be evading and mostly pot shotting Crawford all night. Theres no way that works against someone like Bud.

[factsarenice]

Floyd had a habit of retiring and coming back to fight faded old names .