Comments Thread For: Terence Crawford Drops, Dominates Postol To Unify Titles

[Boxing Logic]

Word.
your nick suits you

Thanks! I just try not to blindly believe the commentary. They try to use that "branding" strategy of just repeating the same keyworks over and over until your subconscious accepts that you saw something amazing like they want you to believe. Sorry but, Crawford's athleticism and two-handed skills are top class, but the fight absolutely ****** and both fighters disappointed in their own ways.

[Shadoww702]

Agree with you but what did he have to work with? Postol isn't fast. He's not a power puncher. So what is? He has a slightly longer reach than Crawford and that's supposed to be enough all by itself for Roach to work with? Postol also went to war with Matthysse last fight, people forget, I thought he was about to get knocked out by Matthysse before he hurt his eye again. People forget that. We know what Danny, Ruslan, and John Molina all looked like their first fights back after fighting Matthysse. And Danny didn't even take as much punishment against Matthysse, because Matthysse's eye saved Danny, that Postol took. You could see after almost getting KO'd against Matthysse, Postol was gunshy and could not take a punch vs Crawford. Even that clinch shot early in the first that had no leverage, just sticking his glove up in Postol's face, seemed to bother him.

Anyway not much Roach could do with the less powerful, slower, less coordinated, slower footed fighter. Postol has one good win his entire career, against Matthysse, where he would have been knocked out if he didn't reinjure an old injury Matthysse had. Matthysse was also coming off the Provonikov WAR. Matthysse is also a come forward fighter tailor made for Postol's long reach. Postol's weaknesses are coordination, speed, and footwork, and Matthysse negated those weaknesses for him by walking into his uncoordinated punches. And yet Matthysse, coming off a war vs Provo, the perfect style matchup for Postol, was still kicking Postol's ass until he reinjured his eye. What does that tell you? Crawford is the opposite style, a nightmare for Postol, and that's what happened. Crawford beat him in the worst boring, defensive way possible, but Postol had no athleticism or power in his toolbox to stop it.

Pacquiao-Crawford would be very intriguing in November. Why the hell wouldn't Arum make it? Boxing is a joke. After May-Pac, they're going to marinate ANOTHER Pacquiao fight, at 37 years old lol? I mean boxing is a joke that's all you can say about it. Lost respect for Jim Lampley suggesting that isht.

No! He had a HUGE REACH and tall advantage but Roach isn't used to that. I'm NOT even a trainer but stay on the OUTSIDE. Make HIM come to you! It's HIS HOUSE anyways! (Braska fans traveled) *** them Booing U. Do a shty wanna be Floyd shoulder roll. IDN??? Anything is better than that plan...

[Carolina Bomber]

I knew I would get responses like that so it's cool. The HBO commentary is targeted at people like you who are already fans, and it's just about building hype. They know there are certain fans who don't care about entertaining fights, just seeing one kind of fighter win by any means necessary. The HBO commentators know the performance itself is ugly and impossible to enjoy, which is why they know they have to ****e it up with propaganda. Why do you think these days they barely commentate the fight anymore, and dedicate 98% of their commentating time to "analysis" of the A-side fighter talking about how great he is? They don't talk about uppercuts, hooks, straights, what's happening in the fight, they just throw it to Roy Jones and Max Kellerman over and over again every round to reinforce in your mind how amazing what you're watching is.

It's just common sense, if it was really that amazing, they wouldn't have to keep telling you, trying to make you believe it. It would speak for itself. But like any objective boxing fan, they know that no 3 punches to 2 punches rounds can ever speak for themselves, so they have to add the spin.

And I'm someone who appreciates Rigondeaux, for instance, because he stands right in front of his opponent, and doesn't run until he's up very late in the fight. Then he kind of coasts and that's why he gets some criticism. But for 75% of the fight he offers the smoothest boxing you will see, right in the pocket. Same with Lomachenko. But tonight Crawford circled and juked like a running back from the opening bell. It was the most running compared with the least punching I've ever seen in a fight. Crawford has skills but he it was like he was scared of Postol because he could have taken him out. He had the dominant skill set but still fought more defensively than Lara did against Canelo. Maybe the 15 seconds of trading in round 12 before running again tricked you because he added the taunts which some people seem to think should count as knockdowns, but they didn't trick me. Biggest dud fight of the year. Crawford used the Lara strategy while making Lara look like Pacquiao. And then he even ducked the question about fighting Pacquiao.

Crawford had the movement, but Postol was the one distancing himself. He is to blame for the lack of action. The "running" was brilliant counter punching. Everything Postol tried he got clipped hard, felt the power, then had no desire to go back in for more. Sure Crawford was as you say "running", but heshe the one that had Postol fighting off his back foot.

[Shadoww702]

I expected Crawford to fight mostly outta the southpaw stance to nullify the jab. But I also expected Crawford to be the aggressor, jabbing his way inside, and beating Postol in exchanges. Kinda roughing him up on the inside. By coming out moving, he forced Postol to be the aggressor, which he was completely uncomfortable doing. And for the most part, looked awkward most of the fight. Postol was done around the 8th, 9th round. And Crawford probably coild have stopped him had he put hia foot on the gas. But it was so easy for him, there was no need. Had Postol thrown caution to the wind, he would have been KO'd, which almsot happen in thr last round.

Can't argue. Can we ALL agree now that Roach FKN SUK as a trainer for any NON KO Artists???

[Shadoww702]

Crawford had the movement, but Postol was the one distancing himself. He is to blame for the lack of action. The "running" was brilliant counter punching. Everything Postol tried he got clipped hard, felt the power, then had no desire to go back in for more. Sure Crawford was as you say "running", but heshe the one that had Postol fighting off his back foot.

Crawford played him for a FOOL! Most RTARDED game plan I ever saw. NM I have seen worse but that was bad.

[My Low Place]

if u missed the fight a lot of it is here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJN...nvZ1hLMfDTe3Xw

[torosboxing75]

Anybody that paid for this ppv better thank Oscar Valdez LMAO!!!

[My Low Place]

Crawford played him for a FOOL! Most RTARDED game plan I ever saw. NM I have seen worse but that was bad.

yes crawford mind f'd him from rounds 1 to 3...thats all he needed

[Mr. Punch-Out!!]

Another impressive win by Crawford. Postol is pretty good fighter so I gotta give Crawford credit for his win.

I do think that he could have closed the show, though. He always seemed like the kind of fighter that would go for the KO if he saw an opportunity and even the commentators felt that he could have done that in this fight. Hopefully, this won't happen all the time.

[Greg_Valentine]

postol stunk. Always stunk. And will always stink. He beat an overrated Matthyse and people were ready to crown him. Crawford outboxes Manny too.