CRAWFORD-SPENCE REVISITED, MORE… || FIGHTHYPE.COM

An enormous combat calls for a giant load of gooey, salty reality from the depths of my bulbous, bulging sack. So, prepare for a monstrous post-Crawford-Spence cash shot this week, plus just a few bits on Stephen A Smith and a revisiting of pound-for-pound stuff. 

Crawford-Spence Revisited I

Good morning Paul!

It is a brief record of what I noticed within the combat:

– Crawford’s efficiency was Hopkins-esque. Merely elegant footwork, counter-punching and general ring generalship. He dismantled Spence like B-Hop did with Trinidad twenty+ years in the past. An all-time efficiency by Bud, no query.

– Spence, although he was recreation from the start to the tip, performed proper into the arms of Crawford. He was coming ahead and backward on a straight line, loading his mixtures together with his arms, for a break up second, each low. Crawford capitalized on that.

– From the fourth spherical on, Spence was out of concepts. I used to be questioning what may he do at that time, as a result of he was outfought and outsmarted each on the surface and the within. Spence could not impose his physicality and could not go to the physique successfully as a result of he was a sitting duck for Bud’s return fireplace. In the event you have been in his nook, what recommendation would you could have given to Errol?

– One other unhealthy behavior of Spence– over-reaching with the jab or staying too lengthy idle in the midst of the alternate, value him an excellent deal.

– This win cements Crawford within the pantheon of pure boxers, all-time. No-one can deny him that. Nevertheless, in contrast even to Mayweather and Ward, Bud has by far probably the most paper-thin resume. To not crap on what we simply witnessed, I simply want we may get perhaps one other large combat out of Bud to cement his legacy even additional.

What say you?

Goodnight from Italy, brother!

– Edoardo

Hey Edoardo.

All nice factors you make. “Hopkins-esque” is the right time period for what we noticed. Crawford completely dissected Spence. In the event you love the tactical facet of boxing, what Bud did was like porn for you. For me, Crawford was my decide, at all times, due to his versatility, however I assumed his adaptability can be an element DURING the combat, permitting him to make his technique to a choice win with a sensible Plan B or Plan C. As a substitute, he confirmed his versatility BEFORE the combat, switching issues up sufficient to nullify Spence’s finest belongings from the very starting of the combat. Absolute genius. Spence’s general greatest weak point is that he fights a method and has by no means needed to combat every other method. When issues began going to shit final Saturday and he couldn’t do the issues he wished to do, he was completely misplaced. 

By the way in which, this is among the causes I fee Crawford forward of Inoue. Inoue’s domination of Fulton was closely physical– the person is a phenom of uncooked means and electrical execution. Crawford, nonetheless, tweaked his recreation and focused Spence’s weak point. There was a cerebral facet to the win that wasn’t there in Inoue’s steamrolling of Fulton. 

If I used to be in Spence’s nook, there wouldn’t be a lot I COULD say at that time. He was accomplished. Earlier than the combat, although, I’d’ve labored on altering Spence’s timing. Possibly make use of some totally different angles than ordinary. Work on being higher capable of tie up and tough Crawford up on the within. You couldn’t know what Crawford was engaged on, however you needed to assume there was some high-end chess work occurring within the Crawford camp. And, since fully altering Spence’s model was not an possibility, I’d’ve labored on with the ability to change up the tempo and house of the combat, so Crawford couldn’t so simply decipher his actions and actions. 

Even doing that, although, may not have been sufficient.

I agree with you about Crawford’s resume. Comparatively, it’s skinny. He may get his probability so as to add some heft to it now. A Boots Ennis combat and/or a Jermell Charlo combat would try this. I’d like to have a boxing time machine and see the place Bud can be proper now, if he had not re-upped with High Rank 5 years in the past.  

Crawford-Spence Revisited 2

Paul, that’s why whenever you write I learn. Bought to present credit score the place credit score is due. You known as it years in the past. Time and time once more you insisted Crawford would prevail over Spence. Crawford was by far the higher fighter, athlete, and boxer. 

Sadly sufficient, the demolition of Spence on behalf of Crawford was so apparent. I simply neglected it. A number of others did too, however it took this combat for me to understand Spence’s greatest weak point can be a recipe for catastrophe in opposition to Crawford.  For some cause I by no means actually realized how flat-footed Errol Spence is, and the way he does not have any head motion abilities. I imply the man doesn’t transfer his head for nothing and he has no lateral motion. 

Conversely, we give Crawford credit score for lots of issues, however his hand velocity is severely underrated. On the within with shut energy pictures; hooks and crosses. Crawford’s means to shortly land flashing pictures is impeccable. His hand velocity mixed with Spence’s flat toes and head motion was a recipe for catastrophe.

Spence is seeking to redeem his honor and naturally he’s going to need the rematch. It will be the identical outcomes no matter weight. He’s not going to acquire footwork and study head motion throughout the subsequent couple months.

Your entire fiasco that I discussed about Crawford losing years with High Rank is now meaningless. His demolition job of Errol Spence makes up for all the shortage of huge fights. Spence was the A facet, and all Crawford did was take it from him in an entire wipeout. Spence fought all the massive names PBC lined up whereas Crawford was getting hundreds of thousands combating mismatches on High Rank. However all he needed to do was serve up a legacy defining ass whooping to negate his trials and tribulations of unhealthy promotions.

Sufficient with the speak of Spence v Crawford II. I don’t wish to see that shit! I don’t know anybody who thinks that combat is smart. Give Crawford a homecoming match in Omaha. Then let’s see Crawford v Ennis subsequent spring. 

– Nail Rahman

Hey Nail.

It was masterful and, truthfully, Crawford might be even higher than I’ve been proclaiming all these years. As I discussed within the response above, Spence fights in a method and has by no means needed to change issues up. He’s been THAT efficient doing what he does. In opposition to somebody like Crawford, although, the hyper-focus and lack of versatility was a dying sentence. 

And, yeah, no person desires to see Spence-Crawford II at this point– besides, perhaps, a nest egg-minded Crawford. Any individual wants to speak Spence out of exercising the rematch clause. For me, Crawford-Boots can be THE combat, though the pull of transferring to 154 for a shot at changing into a three-division, four-belt unified champ could also be too sturdy to withstand. 

Pound-for-Pound Revisited

Hello Paul

Simply studying your mail bag on P4P.

Folks usually say, “in the event that they have been the identical measurement.”

However that’s sophisticated because it means stretching or shrinking an individual together with their attributes.

Is it not simply– one of the best fighter within the world– no matter weight ?

Take care.

– Damien

Hey Damien. 

That’s why pound-for-pound is nonsense. There’s no set standards by which fighters are judged and ranked, so it at all times boils right down to the media’s biases and biased preferences with these foolish rankings. “Who would win in the event that they have been the identical measurement” is pure fantasy and even one thing like “finest fighter” lacks goal that means if there’s no set standards by which “finest” is decided. Even judging fighters primarily based on the rankings of opponents they’ve overwhelmed inside their very own weight courses can be pretty pointless since some divisions/weight ranges are considerably deeper than others.

That’s why I select to disregard this pound-for-pound silliness. I’ll go away that fluff for the followers who wish to argue about stuff on-line and to the web sites seeking to seize at low cost clicks.

Stephen A Smith

All the time take pleasure in studying your content material I’ve a fast, straightforward query for you– Why is Stephen A Smith so filled with shit? He is aware of nothing about boxing and retains contradicting himself on this stay after the weigh-in. He’s an fool. 

Thanks. Stick with it

– AF

LOL. This IS a simple one. Stephen A Smith simply doesn’t know boxing all that effectively. His boxing data in all probability charges up there together with your buddy from work who watches the massive fights, however solely pays consideration to the primary occasion at combat events. Smith is on the primary stage, although, as a result of he has a giant voice and a giant platform. Prefer it or not, he’s obtained attain that no precise boxing media particular person can dream to have.

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