Comments Thread For: David Benavidez wouldn?t be surprised if Terence Crawford defeats Canelo Alvarez

[IceTrayDaGang]

canelo says he will never fight TC because he'll never get the credit for it... but we all knew all along that money talks!!

[Nash out]

To be or not to be? That is the question. Amir Khan schooled both these men, beating Crawford by DQ and he was destroying Canelo until Saul landed a punch from the Gods, so even then, the Gods beat Khan, not Canelo, Khan kicked Canelo's ass and scored a points victory in Nash's view, but his DQ win over Crawford can not be disputed. The winner must fight Khan again. Nash out - His Majesty

[-Kev-]

Crawford knows exactly what he’s doing and not a lot of people see what he sees, except maybe the oddsmakers who have Canelo as a very, very slight favorite.

This sort of reminds me of people getting De La Hoya for fighting Pacquiao, calling it a cherrypick and saying he was ducking Margarito. That was all true, but what was also true was what Roach and Ariza were saying, that DLH was done as an elite.

Canelo is the favorite and i’m not saying he’s going to lose for sure, but I do think that Canelo is done at the elite level and he’s ducking Benavidez because he doesn’t think he can beat him. He thinks he still has enough in the tank, and enough power, to beat 154 pounders with ease. But I don’t think that’s going to be the case with Crawford. Crawford can absolutely upset this version of Canelo. And I honestly believe that Crawford is going to shock a lot of people.

Canelo is past prime, no longer punches the same due to hand injuries, and his already bad stamina has been worsening and he’s had to start fights slower and slower, and rely on his opponents tiring out more than him.

People think Canelo is a cherrypicker, but he’s facing a very intelligent cherrypicker in Crawford. He’s not going up 2 weight classes to fight a prime, huge, dangerous fighter. He knows what he sees and he knows why he picked Canelo. And it’s not just for the money. The money is a bonus. Crawford is coming up for the W.

[steeve steel]

Wait, What?? I thought Benevidez himself was the only one who could beat Canelo!

[thack]

Bud is too good not to have any success , but at 154 Bud struggled with a guy that Canelo would walk straight through. It doesn't always work like that , I know but it's the clearest indication so far and the fight is two divisions above that with a better fighter waiting there.

[4truth]

No noticable difference in height, Crawford with an advantage in reach. I was actually favoring Crawford before he faced Madrimov, now I'm still thinking it's a pretty even fight.

[MulaKO]

Crawford knows exactly what he’s doing and not a lot of people see what he sees, except maybe the oddsmakers who have Canelo as a very, very slight favorite.

This sort of reminds me of people getting De La Hoya for fighting Pacquiao, calling it a cherrypick and saying he was ducking Margarito. That was all true, but what was also true was what Roach and Ariza were saying, that DLH was done as an elite.

Canelo is the favorite and i’m not saying he’s going to lose for sure, but I do think that Canelo is done at the elite level and he’s ducking Benavidez because he doesn’t think he can beat him. He thinks he still has enough in the tank, and enough power, to beat 154 pounders with ease. But I don’t think that’s going to be the case with Crawford. Crawford can absolutely upset this version of Canelo. And I honestly believe that Crawford is going to shock a lot of people.

Canelo is past prime, no longer punches the same due to hand injuries, and his already bad stamina has been worsening and he’s had to start fights slower and slower, and rely on his opponents tiring out more than him.

People think Canelo is a cherrypicker, but he’s facing a very intelligent cherrypicker in Crawford. He’s not going up 2 weight classes to fight a prime, huge, dangerous fighter. He knows what he sees and he knows why he picked Canelo. And it’s not just for the money. The money is a bonus. Crawford is coming up for the W.

But I don’t think that’s going to be the case with Crawford. Crawford can absolutely upset this version of Canelo. And I honestly believe that Crawford is going to shock a lot of people.

This right here ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Well said and that is my gut feeling also

[crimsonfalcon07]

But I don’t think that’s going to be the case with Crawford. Crawford can absolutely upset this version of Canelo. And I honestly believe that Crawford is going to shock a lot of people.

This right here ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Well said and that is my gut feeling also

Crawford averages about 30 punches per round. Canelo averages more like 40+ (true across his last 23 fights). He's got to increase his punch rate by nearly 50% just to keep up, and Canelo will be throwing the more eye catching harder shots. Or do you think Crawford is a bigger puncher than Golovkin, Munguía, Berlanga, and Charlo? You think Crawford's style is more likely to win points than Canelo's, even with lower output, and almost certainly on the back foot? Or that he can knock Canelo down or out, when Canelo hasn't so much as tasted canvas before? He's only ever thrown over 500 punches a round, or an equivalent average vs Felix Diaz, Jose Benavidez Jr, and David Avanesyan, across the 41 fights in his career. I just don't see how he's supposed to get more output 3 divisions up, all without getting punished by Canelo. How do you think he's going to win? What's the play?

[MulaKO]

Crawford averages about 30 punches per round. Canelo averages more like 40+ (true across his last 23 fights). He's got to increase his punch rate by nearly 50% just to keep up, and Canelo will be throwing the more eye catching harder shots. Or do you think Crawford is a bigger puncher than Golovkin, Munguía, Berlanga, and Charlo? You think Crawford's style is more likely to win points than Canelo's, even with lower output, and almost certainly on the back foot? Or that he can knock Canelo down or out, when Canelo hasn't so much as tasted canvas before? He's only ever thrown over 500 punches a round, or an equivalent average vs Felix Diaz, Jose Benavidez Jr, and David Avanesyan, across the 41 fights in his career. I just don't see how he's supposed to get more output 3 divisions up, all without getting punished by Canelo. How do you think he's going to win? What's the play?

He needs to box and attempt to stay away from the bigger and harder shots which I don’t doubt will be Canelo
He ain’t winning by Ko or anything close to that
I see him pulling a classic boxing decision
This will be his swan song

[tokon]

Crawford wants the payday.