How the hell are Crawford and Spence more respected than Thurman?

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  • JakeTheBoxer
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    How the hell are Crawford and Spence more respected than Thurman?

    What the hell have they done at 147?

    Thurman is more proven then both of them. Spence couldn`t stop 140 guy Mikey Garcia and struggled badly with Porter. Crawford hasn`t fought anybody good at 147 yet.

    Thurman beat Danny and Porter clearly and gave Pacquiao a good fight.
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    #2
    Because Thurman comes across as a sleaze bag... It’s just that simple.

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    • kingstip9
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      Thurmans a part time boxer. Looking for the pay check with the least risk.

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      • RadChang
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        #4
        Queef can’t take it to the body

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        • aboutfkntime
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          because Crawford and Spence are clearly better fighters

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          • sunny31
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            #6
            Originally posted by JakeTheBoxer
            What the hell have they done at 147?

            Thurman is more proven then both of them. Spence couldn`t stop 140 guy Mikey Garcia and struggled badly with Porter. Crawford hasn`t fought anybody good at 147 yet.

            Thurman beat Danny and Porter clearly and gave Pacquiao a good fight.
            Well firstly you're exaggerating, and biased is coming through a little bit.

            Porter-Thurman was a very close either way type fight. Porter-Spence was also a very close either way type fight. I actually think Spence did more damage and won rounds more conclusively he also knocked Porter down, you could argue that Thurman managed the rounds and the fight better overall by winning 6 or 7 clearer rounds, and taking other rounds off, thus it was very difficult to score against him.

            I do think you have a point that Thurman should be considered in that league until proven otherwise. I think Spence is a bad style for him, but that doesnt mean he automatically beats him. I think Crawford is the most talented but again it needs to be proven, paper doesnt count.

            Thurman has the best resume, him and Spence have high quality wins in Porter (both), and D Garcia, Kell Brook respectively. I think Thurmans longevity and depth in resume puts him slightly ahead. His performance against Pac was also commendable, I watched it the other day and it was actually better than I thought it was when watching the fight live.

            I think maybe why people have overlooked him as far as recognition is because of injury/inactivity. But you're right he deserves more credit

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            • JakeTheBoxer
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              #7
              Originally posted by Bipolar Hero
              Queef can’t take it to the body
              How not? he took it against Collazo and Lopez pretty well.

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              • boliodogs
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                They are better fighters than Thurman. Thurman is clearly not as good as he was when he beat Garcia and Porter a few years ago. he was almost KOed by Lopez who is an average fighter ranked about number 25 by boxrec and unranked by everyone else. Spence and Crawford would KO Lopez and beat Pac in my opinion. Thurman and Spence both fought Bundu about a year or apart. Thurman went the full 12 rounds with Bundu while Spence quickly and easily knocked Bundu out. Bundu said Spence was better than Thurman.

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                • John Locke
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                  Because boxing fans are like that. They're undefeated, as soon as one of them takes a loss, they will be shat on, like Thurman.

                  Forget what's proven and on paper. Eye test doe.

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                  • Rome-By-Ko
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by JakeTheBoxer
                    What the hell have they done at 147?

                    Thurman is more proven then both of them. Spence couldn`t stop 140 guy Mikey Garcia and struggled badly with Porter. Crawford hasn`t fought anybody good at 147 yet.

                    Thurman beat Danny and Porter clearly and gave Pacquiao a good fight.
                    Thurman did not beat Porter clearly,imo it was a draw..I thought Spence beat Porter far more convincingly then Thurman..

                    Thurman also loss clearly to Pac,I believe Thurman has a very good resume..So does Crawford and Spence..Thing is they are undefeated at the moment while Thurman is not..
                    Last edited by Rome-By-Ko; 07-21-2020, 08:32 AM.

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