Comments Thread For: Terence Crawford Will Be Toughest Test Yet of Israil Madrimov's Mettle

[Oracle01]

I love the fan boy narrative pushing a 10-0 fighter as Crawfords toughest test yet. lmao. Madrinov is smaller, slower, less skilled and far less experience. What a test!

Some clown said Madrinov is peaking now? Apparently boots is too green at 30 fights, Canelo was too green vs Canelo with 42 fights but this 10-0 guy is peaking? Boxing is lol sometimes.

[BlackRobb]

Leonard-Kalule feel to this one. Madrimov is competitive early, but Crawford eventually figures him out and stops him around the 9th Round.

[Haka]

He's much better

From what Ive seen Madrimov is kinda sloppy with those overhand rights to the point where he is off balance when he puts in full power. I don't think that will work against Crawford.

[uppercut510]

boots is not a big name or an accomplished fighter yet. All he has is talent and a belt crawford already vacated.

Madrimov isn't a big name either but this fight is for the wba 154 strap and the wbo interim 154 strap, and it potentially sets crawford up for the charlo fight for the lineal title or the fundora/tszyu winner for a wba/wbc/wbo unification.

im with you, i share your sentiment. maybe i should have worded it differently

[JakeTheBoxer]

Crawford will lose. he will find out he doesn`t belong to 154.

Madrimov will end his dreams about fighting Canelo, lol.

[PRINCEKOOL]

This fight at 154 pounds for Crawford, will give people a insight 'Into how potentially Crawford would compete at even higher weight classes'.

For sure Terrence Crawford has the skill level, to complete with most fighters in the sport of boxing 'But sometimes that skill level, can be negated by brute strength and power'.

When Floyd Mayweather Junior moved up through the weight classes, he was relying mostly upon his skills to win him fights. Mayweather Junior was never at any point in his career, a fighter who weighed drained himself extensively 'He never attempted to be the big man on fight night'.

Terrence Crawford as a fighter, is a well known weight drainer 'A major part of Crawford's game is being the big man in fight night. Crawford in this regard, is not a old school fighter'.

Crawford has been reported to walk around out of fights weighing approximately 180 + pounds 'Crawford moving up into the 154 weight divisions is not quite the same level of challenge, like when Mayweather Junior fought De La Hoya at 154 pounds or Alvarez at 152 pounds in my opinion'.

Note: The fight will be a interesting challenge for Crawford, because? So far in his career, his brute strength and power punching have been some of his best attributes in every weight division he has ever fought in. Those attributes are not the only area's of his game which he relies on to win fights, but they have influenced the performances of his best wins very highly.

If Crawford can out box and hurt a fighter such as Madrimov, then this will a big statement 'Crawford as a competitor, will most likely be aware that? This fight is not just about getting the win, it is about the level of his performance'

This is the fight which I think, fighters from the higher weight divisions will be watching more intently. 'Because Crawford has been making threats, about taking on challenges in the higher weight divisions'.

Terrence Crawford is a great fighter, but is he a serious threat to the Champions in the 160 to 168 pound divisions 'This fight in my opinion, will give a insight on the potential threat of Crawford's abilities' etc.