Comments Thread For: Spence: I'm Way Better Fighter Than Crawford; Who Has He Fought?

[Noelanthony]

Gamboa was winning the fight early against an inexperienced Crawford and was landing a lot of power shots cleanly (some of which hurt Crawford). Crawford grew in that fight and ended up crushing Gamboa. So yes I would say his heart was called into question early on in that fight and he passed with flying colours.

When was Spence in a dog fight? sure he was losing to Brook early in the fight but Brook had already been crushed by GGG and was struggling badly to make the weight, notice that Brook faded badly and that wasnt all due to Spence.

Ultimately I see Crawford calling out Spence to fight and Spence simply saying that Crawford is undeserving.

Never!!. Gamboa was naturally smaller so if he was hurting him that’s on him. Since that fight Gamboa has looked Dog s#hit. I do agree with your Kell Brook assertion as I thought Spence looked Garbage up until the 6th round. However why I give him props because he was in enemy territory, inexperienced and up against a fighter that was probably bigger and stronger physically than him

On a skill for skill level Crawford is better than Spence but Spence will impose his will more ( well So I feel)

[LetOutTheCage]

Never!!. Gamboa was naturally smaller so if he was hurting him that’s on him. Since that fight Gamboa has looked Dog s#hit. I do agree with your Kell Brook assertion as I thought Spence looked Garbage up until the 6th round. However why I give him props because he was in enemy territory, inexperienced and up against a fighter that was probably bigger and stronger physically than him

On a skill for skill level Crawford is better than Spence but Spence will impose his will more ( well So I feel)

Naturally smaller but unbeaten and had fought higher level opposition than Crawford (though Crawford did have a win against Burns I believe). Gamboa was very dangerous back then but hasnt looked the same since that beaten he took against Crawford.

Spence's best win is against a fighter who had been crushed 1 fight earlier and had his eye socket destroyed. Not saying the Brook would have won if not for the GGG fight but there are questions marks on how much he had left after the crushing defeat to GGG and weight cut problems.

Ultimately we will have to wait and see how they perform in the ring, I strongly favour Crawford due to his technical ability and how calm he is in the ring

[HarvardBlue]

I'm glad Spence is finally speaking out but I wish he was sober when he said it. This is apples and oranges. Spence made a big statement crushing Algieri when even the great Manny Pacquiao couldn't. He made another big statement going over to England and cracking Brook's other eye. He did something to Peterson we only saw once and that was the result of a few blows to the back of the head. And he made him quit. Crawford has alot of skills and cleaned out a division. He hasn't really done anything at WW and I'm not sure he'll get the opportunity to. Spence's resume will get better than Crawford's over the long run.

[Noelanthony]

Naturally smaller but unbeaten and had fought higher level opposition than Crawford (though Crawford did have a win against Burns I believe). Gamboa was very dangerous back then but hasnt looked the same since that beaten he took against Crawford.

Spence's best win is against a fighter who had been crushed 1 fight earlier and had his eye socket destroyed. Not saying the Brook would have won if not for the GGG fight but there are questions marks on how much he had left after the crushing defeat to GGG and weight cut problems.

Ultimately we will have to wait and see how they perform in the ring, I strongly favour Crawford due to his technical ability and how calm he is in the ring

Yeah I can’t be mad you thinking that . He has a better arsenal than Spence . Definitely more strings to his bow . I can actually see Crawford ‘s game plan against Spence and that is to hit and move and move and pot shot and frustrate Spence. I don’t think he has the firepower to engage / trade and that will play into Spence’s strengths.

[Butch.McRae]

Naturally smaller but unbeaten and had fought higher level opposition than Crawford (though Crawford did have a win against Burns I believe). Gamboa was very dangerous back then but hasnt looked the same since that beaten he took against Crawford.

Spence's best win is against a fighter who had been crushed 1 fight earlier and had his eye socket destroyed. Not saying the Brook would have won if not for the GGG fight but there are questions marks on how much he had left after the crushing defeat to GGG and weight cut problems.

Ultimately we will have to wait and see how they perform in the ring, I strongly favour Crawford due to his technical ability and how calm he is in the ring

I like how you fail to mention that Gamboa hadn't fought in over two years and took the fight with a minimal training camp.

The circumstances were so bad, that fight wasn't even sanctioned.

Let's lay the whole situation out to evaluate what we saw.

[LetOutTheCage]

Yeah I can’t be mad you thinking that . He has a better arsenal than Spence . Definitely more strings to his bow . I can actually see Crawford ‘s game plan against Spence and that is to hit and move and move and pot shot and frustrate Spence. I don’t think he has the firepower to engage / trade and that will play into Spence’s strengths.

Yeah Spence is certainly the psychically stronger guy and no doubt the heavier puncher. Crawford would be very foolish to try and trade with Spence.

Out of interest how do you think Thurman pre-injury would of fared against Spence?

[Gillie]

It would be nice to hear Crawford respond. Not Bob Arum and not Bomac but Bud himself. Let him say, " I will cross the street *****, to knock your ass out!" Bud has that quiet killer demeanor but it would be cool to see him get real nasty with Spence and turn this thing into a serious rivalry.

[LetOutTheCage]

I like how you fail to mention that Gamboa hadn't fought in over two years and took the fight with a minimal training camp.

The circumstances were so bad, that fight wasn't even sanctioned.

Let's lay the whole situation out to evaluate what we saw.

He fought Darleys Perez in 2013 and fought Crawford a year later so not sure where you got over 2 years of inactivity from...

[Noelanthony]

Yeah Spence is certainly the psychically stronger guy and no doubt the heavier puncher. Crawford would be very foolish to try and trade with Spence.

Out of interest how do you think Thurman pre-injury would of fared against Spence?

He has similar attributes to Crawford . Good mover but not as fluid as Crawford but harder puncher . Think Spence wears down Thurman and stops him only because Thurman is more likely to be clipped because he believes in his power and he is more likely to stand and trade at times. It is also evident he can be out muscled and hurt if you overwhelm him.

[greeneye99]

Crawford’s next fight is against Jose Benavidez

Spence is next fight is against Porter or Mikey Garcia


Lets not act like they are fighting the same level of opponents. As long as Crawford is in Top Stank, we’ll never see how good he truly is

Spence ain't fighting Spence or Mikey next....smh