If Crawford moves up 2 divisions and beats Canelo will it be a better win than Mayweather's 2013 win over Canelo?

[SouthpawRight]

Crawford's shredded to the gills. ATG status if he beats Canelo. It'd trump the Mayweather win of 2013.

If Canelo had beaten the 'old' 36yo Floyd he faced back then people would've instantly declared him the best fighter in the world and p4p#1. Therefore, Crawford deserves the SAME accolades if he defeats 35yo Canelo next week.

People forget that Bud turns 38 this month, and that he's essentially moving up three weight classes inside a year. He also has only had one fight @ 154 a year ago. Given these facts, if he beats Canelo, it will not only be greater than Mayweather's win over him, it will be a freaking miracle. And I'm not even a Canelo fan. Bud's newly-found muscles will weigh him down and feel like lead by the 4th or 5th round. His underdeveloped legs will struggle to nimbly move the extra weight, and fail to generate the power that he needs to keep Alvarez at bay. Crawford will lose this fight.

his arms are too bulky

arms starting to resemble a hypertrophy weight lifter rather than lean and mean as it should be for boxing

[champion4ever]

Buds with snac?? Hes juiced out his mind then

TBH, both fighters are. You mean to tell me that Canelo is with the Eddie Reynoso gym? Then he is juiced outta his mind too.

[TheProudLunatic]

When May fought him -
May is THIRTEEN YEARS OLDER
With 2 fcked up fists

Bud is 37
Nelo is 35
May is 48

[TheProudLunatic]

#EveryOneIsJuiced

[AllHailKingFloyd]

No. Crawford is fighting an old Canelo. King Floyd fought a very young Canelo.

[OffTheBack]

depends on how wide or tight the win is

Jumping up two weights and wide win >= 9-3 over past prime Saul would make it a better victory than Floyd going up a weight to 11-1 pre-prime Saul

TBud 8-4 or 7-5 past prime Saul = Floyd 11-1 pre-prime Saul

I do not believe TBud is near Floyd’s level and this upcoming fight is where we find out

No, Jumping up 2 Weight Classes Alone Outdid Floyd. It Doesn't Matter If TBud Wins A Close Decision Or A Shutout. By TBud Jumping Up From 147 To 168 Already Outshine What Floyd Did Against A Young Inexperience Canelo.

[OffTheBack]

You Have To Remember Floyd Fought An Inexperience Canelo And At A Catchweight. TBud Is Fighting Canelo At Canelo's Weight Class Of 168. This Alone Shuts Down Floyd's Victory Over Canelo.

[SUBZER0ED]

his arms are too bulky

arms starting to resemble a hypertrophy weight lifter rather than lean and mean as it should be for boxing

And the lactic acid will build up in them from throwing punches and Canelo hitting them.

[SUBZER0ED]

However, one can reasonably deduce that he is coming to fight and looking for a knockout though. One doesn't bulk themselves up like that to run. They bulk themselves up like that to hit.

If Bud is the stronger of the two on fight night; Then he is going to knock Canelo out. The main key to victory for him is to force Canelo to fight off the back foot by walking him down.

That is how both Mayweather and Bivol fought and defeated him and Golovkin as well. However, we all knew that GGG should have won that fight as well as both fights but was done dirty by the judges.

I've never seen Canelo even seriously hurt, let alone down, and he's fought naturally bigger men than Crawford. Are you sure that a suddenly bulked-up WW who's not used to being bulked-up will be effective? I'm not. AND he's nearly 38. I smell a backfire to the bulking strategy.

[champion4ever]

I've never seen Canelo even seriously hurt, let alone down, and he's fought naturally bigger men than Crawford. Are you sure that a suddenly bulked-up WW who's not used to being bulked-up will be effective? I'm not. AND he's nearly 38. I smell a backfire to the bulking strategy.

No, I didn't say he would be effective. All I am saying is unlike Canelo's past seven or eight opponents; Bud is coming to hit, fight and win by way of knockout if possible.

No, he is not coming to lay down like Canelo's previous opponents had who gone into survival mode; Just so they could say they went the distance. However, only time will reveal what both men are made up of and who knows?

Perhaps it's all a pipe dream on my part into believing that Crawford can still pull this off by winning this fight despite the size differential. Roy Jones bulked up 20 pounds of muscle and defeated John "The Quiet Man" Ruiz.

Moreover, Jones spotted him more than 30 lbs on the day of the weigh in too. I can say that Canelo has never been hit by a man like Crawford before who can set up traps and land punches from different angles.

Likewise, I will say that the uppercut will play a very huge factor in Terence winning this fight also.