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Interested to hear what @Inter Yer Nan thinks but I don't think it's likely at this stage. I see Lomachenko settling at lightweight or light-welter as I think the main men at welterweight are just too big for him, but Inoue has plenty left to do at bantamweight before seeing how his power carries up to featherweight against the likes of Frampton and Santa Cruz.
Wow, pleasantly surprised. Didn't think Khan would be up for it - thought he just didn't fancy having his legacy ruined. Money talks I guess. One last KO before the inevitable retirement it is then.
Inoue-san lives by his nickname for sure. Been one of my favourites ever since his demolition job over Omar Narvaez.
No. Inoue’s team think he’ll be at Bantamweight for a limited time but they do see him settling at Featherweight. Lomachenko has said he’ll be staying at Lightweight for at least 2-3 years and then I’d imagine he will go to junior welterweight where he’ll max out.
A LOT of action tomorrow.
The WBSS fights on DAZN from Russia with Tete vs. Alayon and Tabiti vs. Fayfer.
Ritson vs. Patera I think on DAZN also from U.K.
US fights
Crawford-Benavidez with a stacked undercard featuring Adames, Stevenson
Acosta-Rodriguez from Vegas on Facebook app.
Crawford (along with Loma) is my current favorite fighter so I love watching him. There's a genuine dislike here. Benavidez has talked for a long time but even though he's a lot taller I think he throws too wide and Crawford will be landing shots fairly easily en-route to a late rounds stoppage. Be careful what you wish for. Benavidez got what he wanted let's see what happens.
Tete is a quality fighter and IMO will give Inoue problems in the next round if he wins. Alayon is fighting only his 5th fight. I know little about him but he's 30 and has been matched with all experienced fighters with good winning records so he must have a deep amateur background. Tabiti is a good cruiserweight, potentially elite but I know little about the Russian he's facing.
Ritson-Patera will deliver action. Ritson is one of the more exciting fighters from the U.K and Patera is a tough, durable guy. This is a decent test but Ritson will win handily in a fun looking fight.
Acosta-Rodriguez is a free on facebook caliber fight.
The WBSS fights on DAZN from Russia with Tete vs. Alayon and Tabiti vs. Fayfer.
Ritson vs. Patera I think on DAZN also from U.K.
US fights
Crawford-Benavidez with a stacked undercard featuring Adames, Stevenson
Acosta-Rodriguez from Vegas on Facebook app.
Crawford (along with Loma) is my current favorite fighter so I love watching him. There's a genuine dislike here. Benavidez has talked for a long time but even though he's a lot taller I think he throws too wide and Crawford will be landing shots fairly easily en-route to a late rounds stoppage. Be careful what you wish for. Benavidez got what he wanted let's see what happens.
Tete is a quality fighter and IMO will give Inoue problems in the next round if he wins. Alayon is fighting only his 5th fight. I know little about him but he's 30 and has been matched with all experienced fighters with good winning records so he must have a deep amateur background. Tabiti is a good cruiserweight, potentially elite but I know little about the Russian he's facing.
Ritson-Patera will deliver action. Ritson is one of the more exciting fighters from the U.K and Patera is a tough, durable guy. This is a decent test but Ritson will win handily in a fun looking fight.
Acosta-Rodriguez is a free on facebook caliber fight.
Wouldn’t take you for a Crawford fan given his style
I love his style. He's got it all and he's got a mean streak. He's an aggressive counter puncher that can fight inside or outside and has excellent technique. I'm not a fan of fighters that move, move, move and pile up points every fight and coast but even the fights he moves he's still countering hard and looking for a stoppage.
A pound for pound great and Terence Crawford. Taken last year at the Lomachenko-Marriaga weigh-in.
Class photo mate. Also love watching Crawford.
Just seen the weigh-in and there's a bit of beef here, Crawford getting shoved then throwing a punch.
Ritson is really exciting. All action with a mad support. The atmosphere tonight will be electric. The new Ricky Hatton perhaps.
Just seen the weigh-in and there's a bit of beef here, Crawford getting shoved then throwing a punch.
Ritson is really exciting. All action with a mad support. The atmosphere tonight will be electric. The new Ricky Hatton perhaps.
Loma is too big for Ippo-san. Would like to see Inoue either against Rungsivai or Rigondeaux. The weight class doesn't perfectly match, but it is close enough. At the contrary, Loma is like 15 pounds heavier.
Inoue vs Ippo at a 124 catchweight would be a great fight though. Winner fights Volg Zangief.
Just watched a Floyd Mayweather highlight reel the other day. Still amazed at his reflexes and ring IQ.
Great performance from Crawford. In control the whole way and then closed the show like a champ. Love him.
Best I've seen in my liftetime, Crawford.
Met Amir Khan when we were out for dinner last night in Birmingham, have to say he is one of the nicest and down to earth guys I've come across. Was close to midnight and he was with his family and he still took the time to take pictures with everyone and he was happy to chat about his last fight and his upcoming fight (Pacquiao looks unlikely as he doesn't want the fight). I've not been a huge fan of his over the last few years but after last night I hope he beats Brook!
How old are you?
Mid twenties.
Superb performance by Crawford. Benavidez was competitive in spurts in the early stages of the fight but Crawford gradually broke him down, and that all-out sprint finish to secure the KO was awesome.
Yeah superb again from Crawford. That’s how you close a show.
Gutted about Ritson, really thought he was a great prospect but looked very limited Saturday
Gutted about Ritson, really thought he was a great prospect but looked very limited Saturday
He was looking alright in the opening rounds. It was the body punches that decided it.
Yeah. Shows the levels in boxing. Bulldozer at domestic level then moves to European level & gets badly hurt from a body shot from a guy who's not known for his power.
He is still young so will hopefully get better but he's got a long way to go. Shame cos the support he brings is amazing. Crazy atmosphere.
Broke his jaw apparently. What a prick.
The finisher. I wouldn't like to seperate Loma and Crawford but Crawford just has that edge and directness, whereas Loma has that playstation special move greatness that is simply unachievable for mere mortals.
Yeah saw that, that's assault/battery surely the bellend.
The way I see it is Lomachenko has the better skills / is more talented, but Crawford’s style is pretty much impossible to beat fot any active boxer within reason. Truly 1a and 1b in the p4p rankings.
WTF?! He just chinned the poor fecker. Wasn't holding back there.
Idiot! Mind you probably the toughest opponent he's faced to date...
Apparently he ‘didn’t know there was a person in there’
Despite it not being the most sophisticated AI device ever made, with its human arms and legs and everything
More importantly, who is the girl
Decent compo payment for his troubles at least. Will probably able to get health insurance for the first time ironically.
Wilder is so dumb. He said he didn't know it was a real person in there. Really? I bet he thinks Mickey Mouse is real when he goes to Disneyland.
Bold claim. He's one of my favorites and clearly a top 2/3 guy currently but we need to see him tested against another elite level talent to see greatness. I'd say of the last few years and foreseeable future there's four guys that have what I'd call great potential and he's one of them. Lomachenko, Usyk and Inoue are the others.
Benavidez won at least one round which is the first round Crawford had lost since about the 1st or 2nd round against Postol 28 months and 42 rounds ago. I think the only thing that can hold him back from being a true all-time great would be an inability to get the PBC guys into the ring.
How big a name is Crawford in the States? In the UK he's a relative unknown even amongst the more clued up boxing fans which I've always found strange.
If you follow boxing you know him but for people with a small passing interest in boxing he's not known. The fight on Saturday did draw the largest TV ratings of any fight on US TV this year though and he has appeared on shows such as First Take a few times so I think his profile is growing.
In Nebraska he's very popular but I went to Vegas for the Postol and Horn fights and the arenas were basically half empty.
Agree. You articulated what I was trying to say.
I want to say Loma is the no 1, but I believe Crawford is the one who is more difficult to beat (lacking that vulnerability of Loma to get timed like he did against Linares.Splitting hairs in terms overall status. it's a privilege and a joy to watch them both operate.
Crawford v Spence, who wins that? Baring in mind Spence is quite big at the weight and Crawford has come up from lightweight.