Brook is a BAD style matchup for Crawford

[Ray*]

I thought Brook looked "off" too. His mannerisms seemed to show a lack of confidence and energy. His eyes looked glazed over and sunken. I just didn't see much energy from him. I'm not sure if he'll look a lot better after rehydrating...but I got a bad feeling from what I saw. I'm also surprised that Bud looks bigger than Brook.

And we were all proven right.

[BodyBagz]

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.

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[Damn Wicked]

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Originally Posted by Damn Wicked View Post
I thought Brook looked "off" too. His mannerisms seemed to show a lack of confidence and energy. His eyes looked glazed over and sunken. I just didn't see much energy from him. I'm not sure if he'll look a lot better after rehydrating...but I got a bad feeling from what I saw. I'm also surprised that Bud looks bigger than Brook.

And we were all proven right.

Yeah, I'm not surprised. I guess quite a few of us saw that Brook was well passed his best..., he maybe even be a shot fighter. He certainly looked different to me at the weigh-in. He just didn't look right.

I was a bit surprised how clearly Brook was outboxing Crawford for the first few rounds though. Brook had a considerable reach disadvantage and still his jabs were connecting solidly and frequently, while Crawford was having a lot of difficulty landing his own jab.

[Ray*]

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Originally Posted by Damn Wicked View Post
I thought Brook looked "off" too. His mannerisms seemed to show a lack of confidence and energy. His eyes looked glazed over and sunken. I just didn't see much energy from him. I'm not sure if he'll look a lot better after rehydrating...but I got a bad feeling from what I saw. I'm also surprised that Bud looks bigger than Brook.




Yeah, I'm not surprised. I guess quite a few of us saw that Brook was well passed his best..., he maybe even be a shot fighter. He certainly looked different to me at the weigh-in. He just didn't look right.

I was a bit surprised how clearly Brook was outboxing Crawford for the first few rounds though. Brook had a considerable reach disadvantage and still his jabs were connecting solidly and frequently, while Crawford was having a lot of difficulty landing his own jab.

I think Bud just knew Brook is there for the takings. That’s why he went in there and took more shots in those 3 and half rounds.

At least Brook can say he marked up Bud face. And honestly am surprised too that Brook marked him up so early/easily with only 3 rounds.

[BodyBagz]

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.

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