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TintaBoricua your cousin Miguel Cotto won 4 rounds VS Alvarez at middleweight
T-Bud round trip to 168 possible
always thought he could max out to 160Comment
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Benavidez should fight another 175lb contender, in order to better acclimate to the weight. But I don't think his team will want to risk the title shot. Also...while the Canelo fight remains a possibility, I don't trust Team Benavidez to take risks. They'll either fight the weakest 175lb contender they can find, or drag someone up from 168lb.Comment
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TintaBoricua your cousin Miguel Cotto won 4 rounds VS Alvarez at middleweight
T-Bud round trip to 168 possible
always thought he could max out to 160
Cotto was someone who started out at 140 and was in his fourth weight class.
Crawford is someone who started out at 140 and would be fighting in his fourth weight class as well…but he’s not going to 160…he’s going from a 154 pound debut (on Saturday), skips 160 and goes straight to 168…not against a contender, not against a paper champion, against CANELO. Canelo should be the huge favorite. I’m cautiously optimistic for Crawford but that’s a lot of weight to cover for his age.
Him toppling Canelo with those weight jumps would be akin to Pacquiao beating Marquez in the rematch at 130, ONE FIGHT at 135 against David Diaz, and then somersaulting up two weight classes towards Oscar at 147. Absolutely insane.
The Crawford win would be bigger though. Because in hindsight, we realize Oscar’s lifestyle and weight cut affected him. Still give credit to Manny, though. I think Steve Kim was one of only two or three boxing journalists picking Pacquiao in that fight.
I would love Crawford to pull this off but as of TODAY, I don’t like his chances. We’ll see how he is on Saturday…but I think Madrimov is going to look okay enough to end those talks. Maybe not beat Crawford…but okay enough for people to realize that Father Time and biology waits for no one.Comment
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Benavidez should fight another 175lb contender, in order to better acclimate to the weight. But I don't think his team will want to risk the title shot. Also...while the Canelo fight remains a possibility, I don't trust Team Benavidez to take risks. They'll either fight the weakest 175lb contender they can find, or drag someone up from 168lb.
They won’t risk it and also knowing his power isn’t carrying over
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My cousin?! Huh…I WISH.
Cotto was someone who started out at 140 and was in his fourth weight class.
Crawford is someone who started out at 140 and would be fighting in his fourth weight class as well…but he’s not going to 160…he’s going from a 154 pound debut (on Saturday), skips 160 and goes straight to 168…not against a contender, not against a paper champion, against CANELO. Canelo should be the huge favorite. I’m cautiously optimistic for Crawford but that’s a lot of weight to cover for his age.
Him toppling Canelo with those weight jumps would be akin to Pacquiao beating Marquez in the rematch at 130, ONE FIGHT at 135 against David Diaz, and then somersaulting up two weight classes towards Oscar at 147. Absolutely insane.
The Crawford win would be bigger though. Because in hindsight, we realize Oscar’s lifestyle and weight cut affected him. Still give credit to Manny, though. I think Steve Kim was one of only two or three boxing journalists picking Pacquiao in that fight.
I would love Crawford to pull this off but as of TODAY, I don’t like his chances. We’ll see how he is on Saturday…but I think Madrimov is going to look okay enough to end those talks. Maybe not beat Crawford…but okay enough for people to realize that Father Time and biology waits for no one.
Personally, I think 154 should be his final jump, but if he looks great and Canelo looks like meh, f*** itComment
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