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  • LittleLucy
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    #1

    Who has Crawford beaten that makes him so good?

    If someone could please break it down for me. Who are his top wins that makes him so special?
    Please don't mention Errol spence.
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    #2
    Still haven't figured that one out.

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    • BodyBagz
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      #3
      Something about him prior to his move to WW
      Spence is so far his claim to fame.
      Especially how it was so easy.

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      • famicommander
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        #4
        TBRB rankings used, Regular/Interim belts ignored

        Crawford's resume:
        W vs #3 Ricky Burns UD 12 (fmr. WBO 130; reigning WBO 135; future WBA 140)
        W vs #7 Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO 9 (fmr. WBA/IBF 126)
        W vs #2 Raymundo Beltran UD 12 (future WBO 135)
        W vs #9 Thomas Dulorme TKO 6
        W vs #1 Viktor Postol UD 12 (reigning WBC 140)
        W vs #3 John Molina TKO 8
        W vs #9 Felix Diaz RTD 10 (Diaz ranked at 147, fight at 140)
        W vs #1 Julius Indongo KO 3 (reigning WBA/IBF 140)
        W vs #4 Jeff Horn TKO 9 (reigning WBO 147)
        W vs Amir Khan TKO 6 (fmr. WBA/IBF 140)
        W vs #10 Egidijus Kavaliauskas TKO 9
        W vs Kell Brook TKO 4 (fmr. IBF 147)
        W vs #4 Shawn Porter TKO 10 (fmr. IBF 147; WBC 147)
        W vs #9 David Avanesyan KO 6
        W vs #1 Errol Spence Jr. TKO 9 (reigning WBA/WBC/IBF 147)
        W vs #3 Israil Madrimov UD 12 (reigning WBA 154)

        Other notable victories: Breidis Prescott, Andrey Klimov, Dierry Jean, Hank Lundy, Jose Benavidez Jr

        14-0 vs top 10
        9-0 vs top 5
        4-0 vs #1 (or #2 if Crawford was #1)
        11-0 vs fighters that won a legitimate world title
        6-0 vs reigning world titlists
        3-0 in unification fights
        19-0 in world title fights
        6-0 in lineal world championship fights
        41-0-0-0 overall record, 31 KOs

        135: Lineal/TBRB, Ring, WBO
        140: Lineal/TBRB, Ring, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO undisputed
        147: Lineal/TBRB, Ring, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO undisputed
        154: WBA

        3 division lineal world champion
        2 division undisputed world champion
        4 division world titlist

        Notable achievements:
        -One of only nine men to be lineal champion in three weight classes (Fitzsimmons, Ross, Armstrong, Canzoneri, Leonard, De La Hoya, Mayweather, Pacquiao)
        -One of only four men in the 3/4 belt eras to be undisputed in two weight classes (Holyfield [3 belt], Inoue, Usyk)​

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        • Haka
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          #5
          Originally posted by famicommander
          TBRB rankings used, Regular/Interim belts ignored

          Crawford's resume:
          W vs #3 Ricky Burns UD 12 (fmr. WBO 130; reigning WBO 135; future WBA 140)
          W vs #7 Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO 9 (fmr. WBA/IBF 126)
          W vs #2 Raymundo Beltran UD 12 (future WBO 135)
          W vs #9 Thomas Dulorme TKO 6
          W vs #1 Viktor Postol UD 12 (reigning WBC 140)
          W vs #3 John Molina TKO 8
          W vs #9 Felix Diaz RTD 10 (Diaz ranked at 147, fight at 140)
          W vs #1 Julius Indongo KO 3 (reigning WBA/IBF 140)
          W vs #4 Jeff Horn TKO 9 (reigning WBO 147)
          W vs Amir Khan TKO 6 (fmr. WBA/IBF 140)
          W vs #10 Egidijus Kavaliauskas TKO 9
          W vs Kell Brook TKO 4 (fmr. IBF 147)
          W vs #4 Shawn Porter TKO 10 (fmr. IBF 147; WBC 147)
          W vs #9 David Avanesyan KO 6
          W vs #1 Errol Spence Jr. TKO 9 (reigning WBA/WBC/IBF 147)
          W vs #3 Israil Madrimov UD 12 (reigning WBA 154)

          Other notable victories: Breidis Prescott, Andrey Klimov, Dierry Jean, Hank Lundy, Jose Benavidez Jr

          14-0 vs top 10
          9-0 vs top 5
          4-0 vs #1 (or #2 if Crawford was #1)
          11-0 vs fighters that won a legitimate world title
          6-0 vs reigning world titlists
          3-0 in unification fights
          19-0 in world title fights
          6-0 in lineal world championship fights
          41-0-0-0 overall record, 31 KOs

          135: Lineal/TBRB, Ring, WBO
          140: Lineal/TBRB, Ring, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO undisputed
          147: Lineal/TBRB, Ring, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO undisputed
          154: WBA

          3 division lineal world champion
          2 division undisputed world champion
          4 division world titlist

          Notable achievements:
          -One of only nine men to be lineal champion in three weight classes (Fitzsimmons, Ross, Armstrong, Canzoneri, Leonard, De La Hoya, Mayweather, Pacquiao)
          -One of only four men in the 3/4 belt eras to be undisputed in two weight classes (Holyfield [3 belt], Inoue, Usyk)​
          So what is the standout win ? Benny Jr ? Gamboa ?

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          • famicommander
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            #6
            Originally posted by Haka

            So what is the standout win ? Benny Jr ? Gamboa ?
            He's literally 4-0 against the top rated opponent possible in the division he was fighting in at the time. What else do you want? Who was he supposed to fight that he didn't?

            Do you think you can just cherry pick your way to being a 3 division lineal champion? If it were that easy there'd be more than nine men in the history of the sport to do it.

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              #7
              Originally posted by famicommander

              He's literally 4-0 against the top rated opponent possible in the division he was fighting in at the time. What else do you want? Who was he supposed to fight that he didn't?

              Do you think you can just cherry pick your way to being a 3 division lineal champion? If it were that easy there'd be more than nine men in the history of the sport to do it.
              Every div, even DEAD ONES, have ranked fighters.
              Whatever happened to those ranked fighters ?
              I'm still lmao at #3 Israil Madrimov
              We will never hear from him again.

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              • LittleLucy
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                #8
                Originally posted by Haka

                So what is the standout win ? Benny Jr ? Gamboa ?
                I believe little fat gamboa was his most noticeable win.

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                • elfag
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                  #9
                  He unified two weak divisions.

                  Even unification itself is part impressive and part luck. If the ABCs are willing to play ball it can happen but it hasnt happened more often because of the ABC politics

                  I mean look at prime roy jones, if you remove ABC politics he EASILY unifies 168 and 175

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                  • SouthpawRight
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                    #10
                    A fighter can be as great as his era allows him to be

                    TBud's era lacks HOF opponents

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