CONFIRMED: Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov next

[BoxingParadigm]

This is a good move for Crawford because the PBC is very dismissive of the WBO title. Going for the WBA at least disrupts any potential undisputed talk at 154lbs from PBC that excludes him.

I'm surprised this fight could be arranged though given Bud's recent purse demands. Kudos to his excellency if he's making this fight a possibility.

Madrimov himself, while good, has never impressed me. I can see he's strong, athletic and a good puncher, however, his angles and jumping in style to attack comes across as sloppy to me. I can see Crawford disrupting his unconventional style with a disciplined jab and sharp counters. Probably gets a stoppage late too.

[_Rexy_]

So that's the 'big money' fight Crawford was waiting all this time for? lmao, what a clown.

It is if it's a Saudi fight. They seem to like the Uzbeks

[_Rexy_]

this guy has copied haneys alias 'The Dream', cheap shot right there

He's always had that nickname. Last name is Mad-Dream-Ov

[Hustle]

Very good fighter. WBO don't "F" around with PBC, put Fundora in recess and he can have the winner. Nobody has time for the November nonsense.

Crawford vs Madrimov for WBO/WBA unification.

He is no different from guys like Bivol, Beterbiev when all those guys had a couple of fights. Now people want to cry because they don't recognize the name.

Again, no one has time to play with PBC and the WBO belt and this clown BS with Spence!

Facts.

Bud wants a 4th division title. This is the quickest way without pbc games

[Gideon lock]

That's a great fight madrimov is like a mixture of ggg and bivol he's no slouch and won't lay down for bud when the fists start flying. Hard for me to pick a clear winner. Don't sleep on madrimov.

[dan_cov]

A 36/37yr old Crawford don't want those problems.

He only fights handicapped opponents that usually have one foot out the door, like **** is he going to fight this guy.

[dan_cov]

Are you serious? You still need to demonstrate the hype is actually real, you can't just claim it is because you say so. Explain how an eastern euro fighter who doesn't speak english, with 11 fights, fighting once a year for the last 2 years, and not a single significant fight has hype.

His amateur pedigree, fought the best the WSB had to offer, obviously has a good skillset & he has been fast tracked against decent opposition & past with flying colours

He beat the stuffing out of Soro & Kurbanov, you don't do that unless you're a very good fighter.

He's clearly a very very good fighter & not what any inactive 37yr old wants to be dealing with.

[dan-b]

His amateur pedigree, fought the best the WSB had to offer, obviously has a good skillset & he has been fast tracked against decent opposition & past with flying colours

He beat the stuffing out of Soro & Kurbanov, you don't do that unless you're a very good fighter.

He's clearly a very very good fighter & not what any inactive 37yr old wants to be dealing with.

Oracle01 is one of many posters here who thinks the only fighters who matter are those who get hyped in the US.

[TMLT87]

Are you serious? You still need to demonstrate the hype is actually real, you can't just claim it is because you say so. Explain how an eastern euro fighter who doesn't speak english, with 11 fights, fighting once a year for the last 2 years, and not a single significant fight has hype.

Its one thing to consider him a hype job but not even knowing who the guy is as a supposed hardcore boxing fan is pretty weird honestly. Its not like hes only been fighting in obscurity in Uzbekistan or something. Someone who watches boxing should have seen him or at least heard of the name and know that hes pretty highly touted.

[kiaba360]

Its one thing to consider him a hype job but not even knowing who the guy is as a supposed hardcore boxing fan is pretty weird honestly. Its not like hes only been fighting in obscurity in Uzbekistan or something. Someone who watches boxing should have seen him or at least heard of the name and know that hes pretty highly touted.

I think the inactivity is partly to blame for Madrimov's smaller profile. Also, 154 has been perceived as PBC's division for several years, so a segment of fans have neglected to watch anything outside of that bubble. Promotional companies become curators for fans who can't or don't want to watch all boxing under the sun. Not every hardcore fan consumes the same amount of boxing.

Madrimov should at least be on people's radar now after performing on one of the bigger cards so far (AJ/Ngannou), getting a stoppage win over a good fighter whom hardcore fans are probably aware of (Kurbanov), and it was for a title that Jermell just got stripped of.