My unbiased opinion on Terence Crawford

[Sheldon312]

I believe Terence Crawford is an exceptionally skilled fighter, but nothing he has done has convinced me that he beats the likes of Porter, Thurman, or Spence. I've noticed that since he fought Gamboa, he has not been in there with a fighter who is fast, powerful, and willingness to let their hands go. The Benavidez fight tonight did not show how he would really do against the other top welters. Is he a top ten P4P fighter? Sure. Is he top five P4P? I honestly don't know. From a skill standpoint you can say he is top 5 P4P. But, when you look at the total package of skill and resume, he isn't there. I think Loma, Usyk, Canelo, GGG(if you think he won both fights), Spence, Mikey, and maybe Thurman have more of a package than he does. Everybody points to the "eye test" but the "eye test" doesn't tell the whole story. Let's look at his opponents.

1. Gamboa - The best fighter Crawford has ever fought and the first fighter to actually hurt Crawford. But due to size, Gamboa fell.

2. Postol - Good fighter but simply too limited. Just lost to Josh Taylor and hasn't made any noise since.

3. Felix Diaz - He lost to Lamont before fighting Crawford and he just recently lost a fight in the DR. He was never anything special.

4. Indongo - Was just luck imo. Prograis finished Postol much faster than Crawford so this should be an asterisk in a way.

5. Jeff Horn - A complete bum imo. I had Manny beating Horn 9-3 or 8-4.

5. Jose Benavidez - Talented fighter but really nothing that special. He didn't let his hands go and he didn't cut off the ring effectively. He also lost Herrera(imo) Plus, he got shot and hasn't been the same since.

So, Crawford is skilled but I have seem much better and more prove champions in history. I feel that he has benefited from dominating B and C level competition. Does he get the big fights? I don't know. But what is clear, is that he still has a lot to prove like the other fighters.

[Queen_Leia]

I agree with every word you said. That body shot in round 4 made me think of Spence.

Thurman can move just like Crawford and all of those guys (Spence, Porter, Garcia, Thurman) are younger than Crawford.

[SeekDaGreat]

I believe Terence Crawford is an exceptionally skilled fighter, but nothing he has done has convinced me that he beats the likes of Porter, Thurman, or Spence. I've noticed that since he fought Gamboa, he has not been in there with a fighter who is fast, powerful, and willingness to let their hands go. The Benavidez fight tonight did not show how he would really do against the other top welters. Is he a top ten P4P fighter? Sure. Is he top five P4P? I honestly don't know. From a skill standpoint you can say he is top 5 P4P. But, when you look at the total package of skill and resume, he isn't there. I think Loma, Usyk, Canelo, GGG(if you think he won both fights), Spence, Mikey, and maybe Thurman have more of a package than he does. Everybody points to the "eye test" but the "eye test" doesn't tell the whole story. Let's look at his opponents.

1. Gamboa - The best fighter Crawford has ever fought and the first fighter to actually hurt Crawford. But due to size, Gamboa fell.

2. Postol - Good fighter but simply too limited. Just lost to Josh Taylor and hasn't made any noise since.

3. Felix Diaz - He lost to Lamont before fighting Crawford and he just recently lost a fight in the DR. He was never anything special.

4. Indongo - Was just luck imo. Prograis finished Postol much faster than Crawford so this should be an asterisk in a way.

5. Jeff Horn - A complete bum imo. I had Manny beating Horn 9-3 or 8-4.

5. Jose Benavidez - Talented fighter but really nothing that special. He didn't let his hands go and he didn't cut off the ring effectively. He also lost Herrera(imo)

So, Crawford is skilled but I have seem much better and more prove champions in history. I feel that he has benefited from dominating B and C level competition. Does he get the big fights? I don't know. But what is clear, is that he still has a lot to prove like the other fighters.

That's a fair assessment. Ward just called him the best of the best again. I can't ****ing handle it. These TR jobbers are the reason boxers can't lose a fight and ever bounce back. God forbid the day Crawford loses a fight. They're going to have to ****ing shelf him after that. His market value will be honest existant.

[kidbazooka]

Agree 100%

He's good but nothing special and tonight showed it

[Chuckguy]

I agree I honestly think pac knocks him out

[Sheldon312]

I agree with every word you said. That body shot in round 4 made me think of Spence.

Thurman can move just like Crawford and all of those guys (Spence, Porter, Garcia, Thurman) are younger than Crawford.

Crawford just gets hit too much. If Thurman and Spence would've landed those same amount of shots as Jose did, Crawford would've been in trouble. Not to be too skeptical but I think Speedy Ellis vs Crawford would be 50/50

[Redd Foxx]

If you don't know whether he's top 5 P4P, then you are either biased or lacking knowledge of the science. Sorry, but I just gotta be honest there. I'm not saying you have to like the guy, but if you don't understand him in the top 5, something is wrong...

I say that as someone who has Loma as #1.

[boxinggod101]

That's a fair assessment. Ward just called him the best of the best again. I can't ****ing handle it. These TR jobbers are the reason boxers can't lose a fight and ever bounce back. God forbid the day Crawford loses a fight. They're going to have to ****ing shelf him after that. His market value will be honest existant.

Ward had a 10-8 round for Crawford tonight lol

[Roadblock]

Bud is like FM and Manny he came from much lower weight, he doesnt have full WW power and is not a full WW but has the skills to out box anybody, he wont get into big exchanges with the like of Spence he will box with speed and movement.

[b00g13man]

Whenever someone posts an "unbiased" opinion, it's usually anything but.