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Another round with a more competitive fight.
With Crawford, I think the #1 key is to neutralize Postol's jab. Postol does an incredible job of controlling distance and can control the fight with that single punch. The question is how? From what I've seen from Crawford, he likes to switch southpaw so he can counter over top with his right hook. Crawford is typically a slow starter and needs rounds to get his timing down and study his opponent but with Postol, he cannot let him get comfortable and get into a rhythm. The key is to time him, throw him off his game plan and make him adjust.
With Postol, I see him using his feet, keeping Crawford at range with his jab, being patient and looking to make him pay when he tries to close distance. Basically business as usual. Crawford has a tendency to square up and back up in straight lines with his chin in the air so Postol will have plenty of opportunities to capitalize. The biggest issue here is if Crawford begins to time Postol, what adjustments will he be able to make. Postol seems like a very fundamentally sound disciplined boxer but he hasn't faced anyone that has forced him to adjust.
All in all, see this being a high paced chess match as both fighters prefer to operate at the same range and neither guy has demonstrated much of an inside game. But the issue here is Postol appears to be the superior boxer on the outside. It will be interesting to see what Crawford has in his toolbox.
With Crawford, I think the #1 key is to neutralize Postol's jab. Postol does an incredible job of controlling distance and can control the fight with that single punch. The question is how? From what I've seen from Crawford, he likes to switch southpaw so he can counter over top with his right hook. Crawford is typically a slow starter and needs rounds to get his timing down and study his opponent but with Postol, he cannot let him get comfortable and get into a rhythm. The key is to time him, throw him off his game plan and make him adjust.
With Postol, I see him using his feet, keeping Crawford at range with his jab, being patient and looking to make him pay when he tries to close distance. Basically business as usual. Crawford has a tendency to square up and back up in straight lines with his chin in the air so Postol will have plenty of opportunities to capitalize. The biggest issue here is if Crawford begins to time Postol, what adjustments will he be able to make. Postol seems like a very fundamentally sound disciplined boxer but he hasn't faced anyone that has forced him to adjust.
All in all, see this being a high paced chess match as both fighters prefer to operate at the same range and neither guy has demonstrated much of an inside game. But the issue here is Postol appears to be the superior boxer on the outside. It will be interesting to see what Crawford has in his toolbox.
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