Thurman or Crawford???

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  • 4Corners
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    #1

    Thurman or Crawford???

    Who has the better shot at becoming the next Top American fighter???
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    Crawford is a proven seller and already a 2 division title holder, 1 division champion. He has the inside track. With Garcia moving up it will probably Crawford vs Matthysse for the lineal 140 title.

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    • In Motion
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      #3
      Crawford but only if he becomes outspoken and ****y. He can will all he wants, but a boring personality will not launch him to the top of the mountain.

      Thurman has some charisma, but he provides KO's so he'll be a fan favorite.

      This'll be a huge PPV down the line if they fight while being #1 and #2 in their respective weight class.

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      • 4Corners
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        I would love to see Crawford vs Matthysse. If he wins, have him fight Pacquiao when he's healthy again. It would help him become a crossover star potentially.

        People need to stop avoiding Thurman.

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        • B.U.R.N.E.R
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          #5
          I still to this very second dont see ANYTHING in Thurman. The RG fight was what I thought it would be hes so unpolished hes just a guy to be honest.

          Crawford on the other hand truly looks special.

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          • Doctor_Tenma
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            #6
            Difficult one to answer, I can't even answer that. Both of them have much to prove and Crawford has to show me he's as versatile as he likes us to believe.

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            • -PBP-
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              #7
              I really wish the sides can reach terms for Thurman vs Bradley. If we get Thurman/TB and Khan/Brook .

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              • mathed
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                Crawford. He already packs the house, earned fighter of the year and has a better personality. Thurman talks about knocking everyone out but when it doesn't happen, he seems to know that all the talk pre-fight probably wasn't the best thing for him in the end. Thurman seems like an alright dude, I don't see him getting the high octane fights though....I see some mismatches in his future. Too many mouths to feed over there on the PBC scene.

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                • Weebler I
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                  Keith Thurman, just a shame he's from Florida which kind of leaves him without a home fanbase, he's by far the more exciting of the two.

                  At this point in time imo Terence Crawford is overrated, but he'll potentially be handled better by Arum than Thurman will by Haymon.

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                  • Baltimore
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                    I like both guys and will be rooting for both to become stars but I gotta go with Crawford. He looks really special IMO. Thurman did get to fight on "free tv" against a former Mayweather opponent so he definitely got some exposure from that, but Crawford has already won fighter of the year so he has already got a head start on Keith as far as becoming a star. There is a realistic chance Keith fights Floyd before he retires and Bud fights Manny before he retires which would help both tremendously in terms of becoming stars.

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