Comments Thread For: ?Perfect boxer Terence Crawford needs to avoid mid-to-close range?

[BoxingUpdates]

?Crawford is, for me, the perfect boxer,? says coach Billy Nelson.
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[CubanGuyNYC]

Perfect boxer? Really? Haha Oh, man.

[SteveM]

Perfect boxer? Really? Haha Oh, man.

No such thing as perfection - we all know that. But in the last 25 years who would you have with better skills than Bud Crawford? - surely a short list

[CubanGuyNYC]

No such thing as perfection - we all know that. But in the last 25 years who would you have with better skills than Bud Crawford? - surely a short list

Sure. But Crawford is far from perfect. Excellent fighter, but if we were to get into that debate I’d call Floyd perfect instead. Bud was pushed pretty hard by an undersized Gamboa a number of years ago. I’ll never forget that.

[boxingitis]

Perfect Boxers don't get hurt vs Smaller guys like Gamboa or rocked by Mean Machine.

People need to understand that Crawford is taller and longer than Canelo. Look what Canelo accomplished being the smaller guy.
He went all the way to 175.

[boxingitis]

No such thing as perfection - we all know that. But in the last 25 years who would you have with better skills than Bud Crawford? - surely a short list

Floyd
Lomachenko
Usyk
Inoe

Crawford looks great vs B Level fighters. Khan, Brook, Porter were way passed their best.

If he would have stayed at 154 vs Bohachuk, Fundora, Ortiz, Charlo he wouldn't have looked that great (same as Loma at 135). How did he look vs the amateur Madrimov?

[ELPacman]

Crawford has the longer arms and height. He should use that effectively if he has a chance here. Though he got too much pride. You can see how he faces everyone in any challenge, whether ping pong, darts, whatever, lol. He's going to want to prove to the world just how good he is and knowing the amount of eyes on this fight, he's put in the extra work to do so. Remains to be seen!

[steeve steel]

The big question: will he start lefty and stay lefty?

[Descartes]

Sure. But Crawford is far from perfect. Excellent fighter, but if we were to get into that debate I’d call Floyd perfect instead. Bud was pushed pretty hard by an undersized Gamboa a number of years ago. I’ll never forget that.

Canelo was hurt by a real undersized Cotto brother that came from 130 to 154 to fight him just for the money.

[Corelone]

Crawford has the longer arms and height. He should use that effectively if he has a chance here. Though he got too much pride. You can see how he faces everyone in any challenge, whether ping pong, darts, whatever, lol. He's going to want to prove to the world just how good he is and knowing the amount of eyes on this fight, he's put in the extra work to do so. Remains to be seen!

I never saw Bud back down from anything. The only way I see an ugly fight is if Canelo shuts him down but can't finish him. Like a bull fighter that can't finish the bull. Poking and stabbing and making everybody sick.