Comments Thread For: Daily Bread Mailbag: Crawford-Spence, Fantasy Matches, More

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The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling numerous topics, including the rise of undisputed junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford, a possibly fight between Crawford and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence, thoughts on numerous fantasy matches, and more.
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[JakeTheBoxer]

Stop it, just stop, there is zero chance for Spence - Crawford fight because Crawford is with Arum.

[Steven Mccowan]

Appreciated breadman. Good to see actual boxing knowledge and true love of the sport on sites like this

[Edward90]

Stop it, just stop, there is zero chance for Spence - Crawford fight because Crawford is with Arum.

I disagree. Spence has already been asked questions about the fight and said that it will happen one day. Both Spence and Bud are dogs. If they want the fight, it will happen. Spence is after all the belts and Bud will be too if he goes up to 147. They will make the fight happen. Arum and Haymon have worked together before. The fighters can push the suits to make the fight happen.

[Ray*]

I disagree. Spence has already been asked questions about the fight and said that it will happen one day. Both Spence and Bud are dogs. If they want the fight, it will happen. Spence is after all the belts and Bud will be too if he goes up to 147. They will make the fight happen. Arum and Haymon have worked together before. The fighters can push the suits to make the fight happen.

You are very optimistic. But i still doubt the fight ever happens with Bob Arum around. Unless the fight benefits Crawford in some weird way then maybe but that's a massive maybe.

[FLY TY]

Disagree with Crawford being the betting favorite against everyone at 47, and also disagree with him being better prepared for Spence because he's fought "more world-class opposition."

He certainly looks the part, but isn't the knock on TC the fact that he doesn't have any world-class names on his CV?

[Edward90]

You are very optimistic. But i still doubt the fight ever happens with Bob Arum around. Unless the fight benefits Crawford in some weird way then maybe but that's a massive maybe.

Bud and Spence are just different dogs than a lot of other fighters. They want relevant fights and I don't see either of them avoiding the other. They want to prove they are the best out there. I absolutely believe that fighters at their level can get the fights that they demand. They aren't cowards. They will demand each other and express their interest in fighting each other at some point.

[goldenbear]

Great list put together...................Charley Burley?

I was wondering if he should be on the list especially at welterweight vs Sugar Ray Robinson or Mayweather?

[Tha Kid]

Regis "Rougaroo" Prograis will take all 4 belts from Crawford right now at 140lbs.

Crawford, for his sake, better go up to 147 because there's a killer lurking at 140. Regis "Rougarou" Prograis will beat the brakes off everyone at 140 right now. That includes Crawford, Viktor Postol, Adrien Broner, and Mikey Garcia. No one wants to talk about this dude because they know whats coming. He is a big 140 pounder with a killer jab, incredible movement and defense. Plus he wants to tear his opponents heads off. Oh...did I mention he is southpaw? Crawford is a good fighter, but Bob Arum has been feeding him less than top notch competition. If they put him in with Prograis its all over, so he better run to 147, but it's some killers waiting for him there too.

[GMR Evans]

Gmr

On your matchups at the top: I agree with you about Hamed. His very brief prime was at super-bantam and he was unhittable then and had phenomenal power. On Liston-Foreman - a toss-up but you may be right. I disagree on the other two (although, really, comparing fighters of different eras is a bit silly). Robinson, as a middleweight, was really a very small light-middleweight by today's standards, and he was past his peak. The only trouble Jones had with Hopkins was his broken hand, and he still trounced him. Jones at his best was more elusive than Robinson and probably hit harder (partly because of his size advantage). Robinson got hit a lot more than Jones, and that would be decisive. Jones wins. On Tyson-Frazier, you are over-rating Joe. For a start, Tyson at his peak was about 15 pounds heavier than Frazier at his. He was far, far quicker. And he had a better chin - Frazier was dropped 11 times and stopped three times in his 37 fight career. And Frazier's power didn't compare with Tyson's. Tyson would knock him out just as quickly and decisively as George Foreman did.