Brook is a BAD style matchup for Crawford

[Jacobson]

Crawford isn't as physically strong as Spence, there is 0 chance he is going to rough up Brook who might be 165-170lbs tonight. Brook is not Jeff Horn.

So Crawford will have to carefully move and switch-hit from the outside, hoping to slowly break down Brook.

Here's the problem:

Brook actually has the superior boxing fundamentals here. Brook throws fast, STRAIGHT shots down the pipe and hits very hard. There's a big chance he catches Bud in the middle of switching and hurts him bad.

Now I'm not saying Crawford is going to lose for sure, but the style disadvantage is going to be a steep hill for him to overcome. I can easily see him getting wobbled early and getting on his bike. Good thing for Crawford is that he seems slightly younger and less drained than Brook but Crawford is 33 himself.

I hope Crawford wins but won't be surprised if either guy wins a controversial decision.

[Madison Boxing]

we've been through this already with khan v crawford and the whole 'khan has the style to beat him'. styles make fights but not when one guy is shot to ****

[SplitSecond]

Crawford hits harder than Spence. While Spence was peppering him all night and Brook only looked slightly bothered late in the fight after his eye busted and had to go down himself. Crawford can hurt him at any time and he’ll soon find himself on the canvas or battered if he’s not careful.

Brook does not have better fundamentals. He falls forward, or leans back, it’s why Zerafa was walking him into shots, why Senchenko couldn’t miss him with the jab in rd 2/3, you can walk him into shots, Spence walked him into shots often, Porter even landed his best punches on the backfoot. Crawford never lunges, even if his shots can be wide and you can hit him inbetween.

Both guys can be hit, Crawford though has better defense, and he has better stamina and his favourite style is counter-punching i.e when a guy is coming to him, and Brook inevitably always comes plodding in when he slows down and becomes flat-footed. Brooks best odds would be boxing and countering Bud instead imo. But maybe he can spark Crawford.

[Ray*]

Brook is cashing out here, just look at his face and how he looked at the weigh in and at the interview session with Max. But anything can happen in boxing but not with this one though.

[-Kev-]

1. Brook is damaged goods due to his eye. His best days are over.

2. Brook is not a big puncher.

3. Crawford hasn’t been in any wars whatsoever while Brook went up to 160 to fight the best there, GGG, where he got damaged. Then came back down to fight the best boxer at 147, Spence.

Crawford has meanwhile taken on some pretty soft opposition that even this damaged Brook would go undefeated against.

I don’t see anyone on Crawford’s resume that Brook can’t beat. But I think Brook has fought guys who can give Crawford an L. Name GGG at 160, Spence and Porter.

[boxinggod101]

I'm rooting for Brook. War Brook

[MDPopescu]

1. Brook is damaged goods due to his eye. His best days are over.

2. Brook is not a big puncher.

3. Crawford hasn’t been in any wars whatsoever while Brook went up to 160 to fight the best there, GGG, where he got damaged. Then came back down to fight the best boxer at 147, Spence.

Crawford has meanwhile taken on some pretty soft opposition that even this damaged Brook would go undefeated against.

I don’t see anyone on Crawford’s resume that Brook can’t beat. But I think Brook has fought guys who can give Crawford an L. Name GGG at 160, Spence and Porter.

... his eyes... Brook had both eye sockets broken...

[boliodogs]

Crawford isn't as physically strong as Spence, there is 0 chance he is going to rough up Brook who might be 165-170lbs tonight. Brook is not Jeff Horn.

So Crawford will have to carefully move and switch-hit from the outside, hoping to slowly break down Brook.

Here's the problem:

Brook actually has the superior boxing fundamentals here. Brook throws fast, STRAIGHT shots down the pipe and hits very hard. There's a big chance he catches Bud in the middle of switching and hurts him bad.

Now I'm not saying Crawford is going to lose for sure, but the style disadvantage is going to be a steep hill for him to overcome. I can easily see him getting wobbled early and getting on his bike. Good thing for Crawford is that he seems slightly younger and less drained than Brook but Crawford is 33 himself.

I hope Crawford wins but won't be surprised if either guy wins a controversial decision.

If all this is true why is Crawford a 12 to 1 betting favorite?

[Southpawology]

A bad style match up when??? Maybe 6 years ago but certainly not now. This is 2020 not 2014.

[LacedUp]

1. Brook is damaged goods due to his eye. His best days are over.

2. Brook is not a big puncher.

3. Crawford hasn’t been in any wars whatsoever while Brook went up to 160 to fight the best there, GGG, where he got damaged. Then came back down to fight the best boxer at 147, Spence.

Crawford has meanwhile taken on some pretty soft opposition that even this damaged Brook would go undefeated against.

I don’t see anyone on Crawford’s resume that Brook can’t beat. But I think Brook has fought guys who can give Crawford an L. Name GGG at 160, Spence and Porter.

brook is a bigger puncher than crawford and crawford's best win is a featherweight.