Comments Thread For: Crawford-Collazo Deal Nearly Done; Could Be March 23 At MSG

[Boxfan83]

Boxrec has Collazo listed as being suspended indefinitely by NSAC. I wonder what thats about?

[KillaMane26]

Lmao oh lord

[Combat Talk Radio]

This is the problem with the majority of boxers nowadays and with fans. They get one good win and ride the momentum of that mother****er into hell and back. Literally, look at the pound for pound list and a good number of them have truly ****ing awful resumes. We've got to a point where we're ranking strictly based off the eye test. **** who you fight, all that matters is you look good

I actually agree with you - and thus the reason I questioned Choco ever being listed.

But what you're saying is exactly why, of all sources, BoxRec really needs to be trusted over others like TBRB where a human is using their "eye test" to sway the result despite everything else.

I know that it frustrates people that Manny Pacquiao got beat by a school teacher out in Australia and 6 of 8 officials from around the world agreed with the decision, thus catapulting The Hornet to #1 until Crawford beat him. But that ranking was fair given who he beat. After Floyd retired, that only left Manny after he beat Bradley in the rubber match. Unless Manny was overrated, but I don't think people would say he was, given who he'd beat over time.

Now, fact is, Crawford, by STOPPPAGE, beat the man who beat the man...making Crawford #1. But that's based on who The Hornet beat - largely Manny, but also (whether people disregard them or not) Randall Bailey and Ali Funeka, guys who both had decent resumes.

The other problem is, as much as it bothers people, age is not considered in resume. You're a named, quality fighter or you're not. It doesn't matter how old you are or were at the point you got beat. By that logic Joe Calzaghe should not be considered an ATG because he not only got dropped by three washed fighters, he basically lost to Hopkins. Instead, he's praised for beating named fighters in Roy Jones, Bernard Hopkins and Chris Eubank.

[Clegg]

Crawford is the best fighter in the sport, what a waste of time.

[STREET CLEANER]

Typical of top rank. Trash fight

[sicko]

Does he really need more time? I mean at this point isn't he what he is? Is he really going to get any better? I don't know when Crawford will be due for his mandatory but I can see him fighting Collazo/Mean Machine/Mandatory in 2019.

At least a step up on the same card as Crawford wouldn't hurt, put him in with Benavidez a common opponent as Crawford and see how he stacks up

[ThatDude44]

Best part about this is Collazo's mom will be in the crowd.

[Pigeons]

Hopefully this is a lead-in to the Spence fight because I'd much rather see him fight Kavaliauskas.

[deanrw]

Crap fight, but I knew that Mean Machine guy would not be fighting him due to that gash he suffered in his last fight.

[deanrw]

Hopefully this is a lead-in to the Spence fight because I'd much rather see him fight Kavaliauskas.

Kavaliauskas will probably be out of service until Summer due to that cut he suffered.