Marcos Maidana vs Terrence Crawford @ 147

[shenmue]

Would have been a good fight, Probably Crawford 7-5 or 8-4 and the whole forum would say he was exposed instead of just saying it was a good win in a tough fight.

[Loque-san]

Crawford’s lack of resume has to be taken into account as well then. He has faced nobody who has ever been a real threat. He’s 31 years old and lacks any big fight experience. Maidanas windmill style poses a lot of problems for anyone, especially the Garcia trained version. Crawford has never fought anyone with that type of output or pace. We don’t really know what Crawford’s level is. You can say he’s a champion. Yea, there are 23 for each division. You can say he conquered a division. Ok but who? It’s not far fetched to say Maidana can beat Crawford. It’s a lot closer than people think.

Fair points. There's no denying that Crawford's resume is fairly average and that Maidana has looked better under Robert Garcia.

I'm just basing my prediction on what I saw from both fighters throughout their respective careers and for me Crawford is clearly a league above Maidana and would handle him comfortably. Maidana would be a live dog against the other welterweights though.

I also think that Maidana's good performance against Floyd doesn't mean much, except than Maidana had a good performance against Floyd and that it doesn't mean anything in regards to how he would fare against other top ww contenders. .

Maidana's resume isn't much better by the way if we're just counting the wins, with his best being either Broner of Ortiz? I could easily see Crawford going through Maidana's resume unbeaten (yes, even against 37 or so Floyd) and Maidana catching a loss or two going through Crawford's. But we're entering fantasy territory here.

[Ca$ual Fan]

Just because Floyd couldn't hurt Maidana doesn't mean Crawford couldn't too. Maidana might have some early success against Bud and probably do an early scare but I don't see him having more success than that. As the fight progresses, Crawford will be the more dangerous fighter and his shots will become more hurtful. I can see Crawford by TKO around 8th-10th. Good fight but Crawford would be on top in the end

[kidbazooka]

Maidana got his ass kicked and dropped by pillow punching Alexander. He faked a back injury to get out of a contract he signed to fight Timothy Bradley. Didn't have the power or skill to finish Khan. Always funny seeing tribalists try to talk him up.

Tribalist???

The Maidana that arguably beat Floyd in the first fight wrecks Crawford brutally.

[Mister Wolf]

Tribalist???

The Maidana that arguably beat Floyd in the first fight wrecks Crawford brutally.

I don't give a **** about him losing to an old Mayweather.

[Scopedog]

Interesting fight to think about, Maidana was kind of unique in that he was an awkward puncher but still carried a lot of power, and Crawford can be hit and we've seen him hurt a few times now. It's not inconceivable that Maidana would win. That said, I think it'd have to be early, because even though we've seen Crawford have difficulty from time to time in fight he always manages to adjust to the challenge and come through with the right strategy to get a decisive win. I could see Maidana hurting or even dropping Bud early on but ultimately I think he'd turn the tables and figure out ways to counter Maidana as he comes in. Meanwhile, Maidana's chin isn't impregnable and Crawford pretty much never lets anyone off the hook once they're hurt, so I think the likeliest result is a stoppage for Bud in the second half of the fight.

[John Locke]

I'm someone who thinks Bud still has a lot to prove, but he would be a clear favourite over any version of Maidana, lets not be silly. If Maidana was an active welterweight and in his prime right now, he would be the 7th or 8th best welterweight.

[MEXICAN STYLE]

Would be Crawtard's biggest win LMAO

[kidbazooka]

I don't give a **** about him losing to an old Mayweather.

“Old” lol

But I also don’t give a fucckk and that doesn’t change the fact that Maidana fuccks up overrated Crawford.

[Mister Wolf]

“Old” lol

But I also don’t give a fucckk and that doesn’t change the fact that Maidana fuccks up overrated Crawford.

Maidana couldn't **** up Chop Chop Corley or Alexander. Not debating this with you anymore tribalist clown.