Comments Thread For: Terence Crawford tops Israil Madrimov to become four-division champ

[dibzvincent143]

Boxing is all about matchups. Madrimov was super awkward and made the fight really difficult. Bud wants to catch and counter, couldn’t do that tonight but still got the win. It’s wild people saying “oh well he can’t move up”. This was for a belt. He won in the championship rounds. A good matchup should be close.

People are saying he can’t move up because
1. his power was not there at 154, he threw the kitchen sink at madrimov and he wasn’t even rock a bit.. so you expect him to rock solid 160lbers or nelo who GGG couldn’t dent? They’d walk him up.
2. Madrimov’s power obviously backing him.. those right hands were pretty solid… do you think he can handle those from higher weight?
3. He ran out of gears for the first time.. this was hist first weight class up from welter, and he didn’t impress a lot.. yet somehow we’ll believe he’d be more impressive with 2 more weightclasses up?

i think it’s a good tough win.. but it wasn’t a great performance.. great performance keeps the nelo talk going, this one killed it.

[BoxWhere]

Usyk is still the best.

Inoue is the true best fighter in the world. He is the only one who is moving up and fighting no 1 ranked fighters and winning them by dominant ko.

While Usyk wins by split decisions. Not to mention Usyk is a heavyweight, so he doesn't have to make weight for his fights. Usyk and Crawford have lost more rounds in 1 fight then Inoue has in his entire career.

[Brian T]

The restless crowd started voicing its displeasure in the third, as the slow start continued.

It's called "BOXING".

It was a great show of skill against skill, that real fans appreciate.

This is was not a fight for Rock' em Sock' em Robot fans.

Maybe, next time.

[thereeldeel]

All the lads who know nothing about boxing think that a fight against Canelo is dead and that Bud has no chance against him if they fought.
I remember Lightweight Roberto Duran challenging Middleweight champ Marvin Hagler (the greates middleweight of all time) it was a close battle and the fight was dead even after the 12th round, Hagler pulled away at the end to win a close 15 round decision.
Bud is technically better than Duran and Canelo certainly isn't Hagler.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Inoue is the true best fighter in the world. He is the only one who is moving up and fighting no 1 ranked fighters and winning them by dominant ko.

While Usyk wins by split decisions. Not to mention Usyk is a heavyweight, so he doesn't have to make weight for his fights. Usyk and Crawford have lost more rounds in 1 fight then Inoue has in his entire career.

Wake me up when Inoue beats somebody as good as Fury.

[Lance98]

Did you actually watch the fight? Crawford landed 25 body shots across 12 rounds,which literally 2 per round. Madrimov did take it to Crawford the last 2 rounds,and both were exchanging shots in the last round. Crawford started hot in the 12th,but got clipped more than once,and was the one backpedaling and running out the clock at the end. Any particular reason you don't want to see Crawford run it back,despite having had the hardest and closest fight of his career?

You didn't watch the fight clown.. Haha 2 per round? He got hit way more than that. Madrimov failed to do anything of note the last 2 rounds.

[mike1010011]

Don't believe any single number on the screen except what round it is

Crawford landed more and cleaner with counters and combinations. Madrimov spent all his offense staying mobile, pot shotting, and catching Bud with the occasional counter

I can't disagree about the Canelo part

I have to disagree with you on that my friend. Crawford had no answer for the straight right hand, and was eating it clean all night,sometimes multiple times in a row. He was never able to set up a consistent attack,and was never able to take over or figure out his opponent like he as on all of his other fights. Crawford was tentative and hitting air for large stretches of the fight. Madrimov did more than enough to warrant a draw,and he has more than a good enough case for a rematch.

[boxing IQ]

Inoue is the true best fighter in the world. He is the only one who is moving up and fighting no 1 ranked fighters and winning them by dominant ko.

While Usyk wins by split decisions. Not to mention Usyk is a heavyweight, so he doesn't have to make weight for his fights. Usyk and Crawford have lost more rounds in 1 fight then Inoue has in his entire career.

Usyk has beaten some undefeated killers from cruiser to heavy with a way worse size disadvantage..

[BoxWhere]

Wake me up when Inoue beats somebody as good as Fury.

Lol you mean the guy who robbed a fighter that was making his boxing debut.

[Charles83]

Crawford is coming to the end of a great career. Keep him away from Ennis and Canelo he will have his hands full at 154.