Comments Thread For: Arum: Mayweather Wouldn't Have Gone For KO Like Crawford

[The Big Dunn]

Bob is 100% right on this. Floyd was definitely a risk limiting fighter which is fine but it doesn't please the crowd.

No offense but this doesn't make sense. His ticket and PPV sales dwarf the competition. It's fine to say you didn't like his style. To say it isn't crowd pleasing defies the subjective data available.

[killakali]

Revisionist history. Just prior to fighting Mitchell, pundits were saying that they'd love to see Floyd fight Sharmba Mitchell. Also Mitchell actually had championship pedigree. You know, Mitchell actually won some belts in his time. Benavidez is a never was. Your comparable is a massive reach.

nope. Everyone said Mitchell was washed up the. same with Baldomir when he fought him.

Where do u get Benavidez is the 31st best welterweight either? Hopefully u are smart enough not to go by boxrec rankings. The same boxrec that ranks Luis nery #5 pound for pound in the world lol

[killakali]

Mayweather, the former career 130 pound fighter, wouldn’t have gone for the KO in a 147 fight?

I’m sure if Crawford was a career 130 pound fighter he wouldn’t have retained his power either. And they’re completely different in actual weight too, Crawford is 10lbs bigger than Floyd in the ring at 147lbs.

flohd wasn’t a caeeer 130 pound fighter. Stop making this up. Dude fought at 147 more years than 130. 130 happens to be where he began. Crawford started just one division higher at 135. They are both about the same size smh

[iamboxing]

I think the stoppage just happened and wasn't planned at all. It saved him from severe criticism and was more to do with Benavidez losing focus in the end than Crawford looking for it.

Mayweather didn't get a TKO against Canelo but looked a hundred times more impressive than Crawford did against Benavidez.

[rogdogx]

Mayweather would never be in the ring with someone that isn’t known like benavidez. Arum needs to start getting Crawford in with better fighters. It’s his fault his fighter isn’t getting the recognition he deserves. It’s because bob can’t get him the Spence, porter or Thurman fights

[pillowfists98]

No offense but this doesn't make sense. His ticket and PPV sales dwarf the competition. It's fine to say you didn't like his style. To say it isn't crowd pleasing defies the subjective data available.

Not what I meant at all. I meant excitement. Floyd was never in any fight of the year candidates.

[Drew Bundini Br]

Them bones weren't so brittle when he was beating his baby-mama. Save the excuses.

Ok lil girl, let's keep it boxing. Mens professional boxing!!

[Mister Wolf]

nope. Everyone said Mitchell was washed up the. same with Baldomir when he fought him.

Where do u get Benavidez is the 31st best welterweight either? Hopefully u are smart enough not to go by boxrec rankings. The same boxrec that ranks Luis nery #5 pound for pound in the world lol

Exactly. His second loss to Tszyu is one the most embarrassing K.O losses I've ever seen on Showtime and he was 35 when he fought Floyd. My exact thought when it was announced was "why is he fighting this has been and not some young guy." Mitchell also had a knee injury that he reinjured in his first fight with Tszyu.

[sicko]

Naw don't do that, you will make Crawford lose a lot of fans by bashing Mayweather to Praise Him

This is STUPID!

[factsarenice]

Revisionist history. Just prior to fighting Mitchell, pundits were saying that they'd love to see Floyd fight Sharmba Mitchell. Also Mitchell actually had championship pedigree. You know, Mitchell actually won some belts in his time. Benavidez is a never was. Your comparable is a massive reach.

Total fabrication...easily verified. The pundedits never asked for a Mitchell fight. Mitchell got blasted out by Tzsyu one year earlier, the only championship pedigree Sharmbra had was his show dog poodle. More over, Sharmba Mitichell had zero chance, the fight was considered a mismatch by everyone on the planet....nobody thought he had a chance to beat Floyd. Good GOD,talk about massive over reach!