Comments Thread For: Bob Arum: Terence Crawford Is A Better Wrestler Than McGregor

[Cigar]

Nobody in the world punches harder than a boxer. Give Crawford a few months of takedown defense and blocking leg kicks and I think he'd be competitive in the octagon. I'd love to see that type of crossover, to he honest. No interest in MMA guys in the ring.

[powershots]

I like Bud but he needs to leave that mma **** alone man

[Stev3]

Crawford is too small to wrestle with mcgregor . In a boxing ring i would pick crawford viastoppage mid rounds but that doesnt say much

Crawford walks around 160-165 so he isn't that far off from McGregor

[Gideon lock]

Based on what Bob? Have bob and crawford been rolling on the floor together. Is that a prerequisite to signing with arum? That why fury done wwe he got a taste of rasslin with uncle Bob?

[NORMNEALON]

Crawford walks around 160-165 so he isn't that far off from McGregor

He is the vastly smaller man . Conor fought his last fight at 170 and has proven he isnt disciplined like he once was . The man is walking around at 180 - 185 lbs simple as that .and middleweight to lightheavywight ( welter in the octagon) is one of the hardest jumps in the history of combat sports . Terrance would noticable be the smaller man just like 9 out of 10 top welterweight boxers would be against conor . That's the bottom line tho Conor Can NOT make welterweight in a boxing ring nor can he make bantamweight or whatever the fuuk 145 is in the mma . Bud would have to fight him at best 155 for his sake . Bud is too small for that weight to be grappling and out of his element. If he hasn't done it since high school then he hasnt done it with a man in competition let alone with a top mma fighter . This is purely for hype . Bud ain't going near an mma ring , not vs mcgregor this year . That's a fact and I will gladly eat crow if it happenes

[trippers1]

When was the last time crawford wrestled?? Just because someone used to be good at something doesnt mean they still are

[Roadblock]

Modified rules says it all !

[Citizen Koba]

JR high school and even if it was HS that’d be like me proclaiming that because I played HS varsity BB and excelled I’d school the best pro on the court. GTFO here Bob. Crawford would get smashed in an MMA match with McGregor. And Crawford would eventually smash McGregor in a boxing match. FFS I grow weary of cross over *****. To summarize, Crawford would have his arm snapped by McGregor and it’d be fast.

Not necessarily disagreeing but it's worth bearing in mind that the foundation of McGregor training is actually in boxing, he boxed from 12 - 18 and only began training MMA at 18 years old. I think Bud might have a decent or good chance against a boxer turned MMA guy like McGregor whose boxing remains a key element of his game.

[Boxingfanatic75]

Not necessarily disagreeing but it's worth bearing in mind that the foundation of McGregor trading is actually in boxing, he boxed from 12 - 18 and only began training MMA at 18 years old. I think Bud might have a decent or good chance against a boxer turned MMA guy like McGregor whose boxing remains a key element of his game.

I’d agree with this huge glaring exception as I stated earlier. He started at lightweight 130 moved up two weight divisions. I can see his power translating to another weight division. However to reach McGregor’s weight division he’d have to move up 4 more boxing equivalent weight divisions to 170. I dont in any way see 1) Crawford ever fighting at 170 2) translating KO power to 170.

Crawford wouldn’t knock out a LHW in boxing today if he moved up to 170. That is WW in MMA. He is 32 and on a 5’8” frame I don’t see it happening. In addition, at 170 Connor is a legit 170 professional MMA fighter. Yes he started at 18 and yes his foundation is boxing. But after more than a decade in MMA he has knees, legs, elbows and based on the last fight broke Cowboy’s nose with his shoulder of all things.

No he doesn’t have the greatest ground SUBMIT game but he has been in the ground plenty and defended himself against some of the greatest grapplers in the pro game today. Couple that with what I stated earlier that Crawford isn’t KOing a 170 pound professional in MMA then I don’t see in any way a win. However in boxing he’d eventually tire McGregor out and I could see an exhaustion KO like Floyd did when McGregor quite frankly couldn’t hold up his hands to defend himself any longer.

[Citizen Koba]

I’d agree with this huge glaring exception as I stated earlier. He started at lightweight 130 moved up two weight divisions. I can see his power translating to another weight division. However to reach McGregor’s weight division he’d have to move up 4 more boxing equivalent weight divisions to 170. I dont in any way see 1) Crawford ever fighting at 170 2) translating KO power to 170.

Crawford wouldn’t knock out a LHW in boxing today if he moved up to 170. That is WW in MMA. He is 32 and on a 5’8” frame I don’t see it happening. In addition, at 170 Connor is a legit 170 professional MMA fighter. Yes he started at 18 and yes his foundation is boxing. But after more than a decade in MMA he has knees, legs, elbows and based on the last fight broke Cowboy’s nose with his shoulder of all things.

No he doesn’t have the greatest ground SUBMIT game but he has been in the ground plenty and defended himself against some of the greatest grapplers in the pro game today. Couple that with what I stated earlier that Crawford isn’t KOing a 170 pound professional in MMA then I don’t see in any way a win. However in boxing he’d eventually tire McGregor out and I could see an exhaustion KO like Floyd did when McGregor quite frankly couldn’t hold up his hands to defend himself any longer.

Undoubtedly the size is an issue although reportedly Bud walks in the 170s and yeah 10 years in MMA can't be overlooked, it's more the general principle I'm talking about. I doubt Bud would win in the octagon merely making the point that the skill that bring McGregor most of his success in MMA is something that Bud does better. I reckon this match up might be more interesting than you'd think.