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First off. Crawford was not the smaller man in the ring. Yes he moved up but Bud was actually a little bigger than Canelo, especially when you include the reach. Secondly, I scored it 7-5 Crawford. A lot of Buds punches were getting blocked and Canelo showed glimpses of the defense he had vs Danny Jacobs. People are saying Bud stood his ground, not really. He was on the move the whole night. It wasn’t Shakur type of movement but he didn’t stand his ground like Bivol or Mayweather. He was throwing a bunch of slapping punches and yeah Canelo looked frustrated a couple of times but it looked like it has more to do with him making small mistakes because his body wasn’t reacting the way he wanted it to. Bivol dominated Canelo. Mayweather dominated Canelo. This was just a loss.
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Bro what fight were you watching?
Crawford didn’t blank him like Floyd and Bivol did, but he dominated him. The fight was never in doubt past round 3.
Canelo needed a ko to win once we got to round 7, at latest 8.
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He won convincingly. "Dominated" is just semantics. Taller and bigger are not synonyms.
Thank you for starting this thread covering things no one has mentioned many times in many other threads.Comment
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I agree (except about the size part).
I understand why though, people were caught up in the excitement of the moment, and Crawford winning the fight IS a huge moment in and of itself regardless of how close or wide it was. But yeah, people went overboard talking about domination. I didn't score it exactly but I know I had it way closer than the official scorer for the broadcast, Skipper Kelp, who gave Crawford something like the first five or six rounds, which is obscene IMO. I saw the early rounds more as Crawford easing himself in and finding his footing in the fight, while for the most part the only punches thrown with much intent behind them were from Canelo.
I also felt like towards the end of the fight Max Kellerman was doing his best to gaslight us into believing it had been a pretty one-sided win for Crawford and that anything less on the scorecards would have been a travesty. I don't know, honestly the 115-113 cards sounded right to me. The fact that Crawford finished the fight on top with some of his best moments of the fight didn't hurt his cause either, because it's the final lasting impression.Comment
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I was hoping for a Pac vs Margarito type beat down, but props to Crawford for beating Canelo. Sometimes, you gotta play it safe.Comment
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fans always big up their guy to try to convince people it was a total domination, i dont know why they do it but it happens everytime and im always amazed by it, i just scratch my head at times at itComment
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I didn't think it was a domination either but it was a clear (not close and not wide) victory for Crawford.
Canelo, while not shot to pieces, is really starting to teeter on the brink, and Crawford is a once a year fighter, if that.
Frankly, both are old and past their sell-by date and I wish they'd both just go away so we can focus on the younger, fresher, upcoming lot.Comment
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Ok fair point. If he had a couple of knockdowns he could’ve evened it up.
It didn’t appear that he was fighting in a way to advise that. He seemed to be just looking to land a huge shot because he was frustrated he was getting outboxed.
He was down 6-1 and then 7-1. At 7-1 I’m thinking he needs a ko to win.Comment
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