Comments Thread For: Jeff Horn: A lot of Fighters With Similar Speed, Talent To Crawford

[TonyGe]

well at least pro judges are consistent, very rarely do you see them score rounds 10-8 unless the ref calls a knockdown. that's definitely a failure of scoring. you can [and usually do] get the same amount of credit for knocking a guy around the ring for 3 minutes as you do for just edging him out in a pick-em round. makes no sense.

None.....No sense at all. They used to call 10-8 rounds.

['b']

Where in time and genetics does one become a race from another race ?

Why don't you enlighten us?

[FLY TY]

I wouldn't call Spence an amazing talent. Is he strong? Yes. Does he hit hard? Yes. But Crawford has plenty of power and much more developed skills. If we manage to get a fight before Crawford starts slowing down...Crawford wins. If the fight doesn't happen till Crawford is closer to 35 years old...Spence has a better chance. Too many people over rate power. If a guy can move well and manage distance, he can beat the power guy. (sometimes easily) Crawford is excellent at both.

Too many people overrate movement also. If a guy can cut off the ring, and manage distance (which Spence does excellent), he can beat the mover.

[Tatabanya]

Fair enough but don't think the racist comments were warranted. We all know Horn's ass is gonna get tapped.

I have never been a racist in my life. I have friends all over the world, of all religions, skin colors and sexual orientations.

It's just a case of heavy joke on a fighter who believes himself a great, and sounds and looks ****** in doing so. Had Horn been American, Chinese, Italian or Polish I would have written the exact same things. Of course you cannot read EVERYTHING I post, otherwise you would see that I use the same irony in many other instances (Tyson Fury, for example).

So, no worry - I like Australia (what I saw of it... I never visited unfortunately!) and good Australian people like I'm sure you are. No problem! As someone once said, "everyone's an a**hole until proven differently"

[sterilizer]

This guy is just not good, period. Crawford is gonna be to much for him to handle . It might be over by 5 rnds. I'm from Philippines and I know pac just trained 2 weeks and spared just 24 rnds for his fight and clearly won the match. So a younger , stronger , faster, etc. etc Crawford will eat alive this class C fighter.

Of course he did win, easily and he was robbed blatantly.

“YOU’VE had enough. Show me something in this round or I’m stopping the fight.”

That’s what referee Mark Nelson told Jeff Horn as he recovered from a brutal ninth round.

Nelson almost ended the fight then and there out of concern for his safety. “I’m here to protect you. Do you want to continue?” he asked.

That was easily a 10-8 round for Pac and the fight should have been stopped then. Before and after that, the only one connecting real punches was Manny, and Horn was just roughing him up because of his size, by pushing, clinching, throwing illegal punches, etc.

That robbery was the same or worse than the one Manny got vs. Bradley in their 1st fight. And Bradley was the local as well. Go figure.

[Reloaded]

Why don't you enlighten us?

I was asking you as you made the comment.

[SweetPbfAli]

I'm a Crawford fan but I do think that Horn's physicality will give Crawford some issues. Horn is a huge Welter and say what you want, he manhandled Manny in their fight.

['b']

I was asking you as you made the comment.

Context? Read the comment chain and who / what I was replying to

[Sheldon312]

I wouldn't call Spence an amazing talent. Is he strong? Yes. Does he hit hard? Yes. But Crawford has plenty of power and much more developed skills. If we manage to get a fight before Crawford starts slowing down...Crawford wins. If the fight doesn't happen till Crawford is closer to 35 years old...Spence has a better chance. Too many people over rate power. If a guy can move well and manage distance, he can beat the power guy. (sometimes easily) Crawford is excellent at both.

Size matters. Don't believe me, go back and watch Duran vs Hearns. And Duran was a better fighter than Crawford.

[Sheldon312]

Too many people overrate movement also. If a guy can cut off the ring, and manage distance (which Spence does excellent), he can beat the mover.

When people talk about Crawford vs Welters, they also forget that he is going to be in there bigger, stronger, and faster opponents. Hell, some of these guys even have certain advantages over him. Thurman is faster, bigger, stronger, hits harder, and more athletic. Spence is a big welter who can cut off the ring and take your body. Plus Crawford has never been tested against guys of this caliber. I would even favor Shawn to beat Crawford.