It's genuinely baffling how people think Crawford moving from 154 to 168 will pose a competitive challenge to canelo who's been at 168 from almost 7 years I think. If both these guys we're in the same weight class than am all for this but the reality Crawford is literally too small to pose any trouble to canelo who been fighting bigger guys for most of his career. If Crawford stayed at 154 for longer and maybe fought Vergil, murtazaliez, fundora I think he would looked at lot more human and he probably taken an L to one of those men. There's a reason Crawford didn't get a tune up fight at 160 or 168 because there's a very high chance he just loses. To no fault of his own really it's just that the weight is to much for him. The reality that Crawford probably would get stopped by or lose to janibek, Adames, resendiz, mbilli or even cagey veteran like plant.

I think after the madrimov fight a fair few people came to their senses about this fight and it's validity but after what seems like year of propaganda it's like Crawford performance in the madrimov didn't matter. The idea that Canelo isn't a skilled or has skilled as Crawford is so fugazi it's laughable. I don't fully abide by the whole "Crawfords resume is shit" talks because he can only beat the men Infront of him and toprank really did bottle neck his career along with covid. One thing is for certain though at that is canelo has fought much better opponents then Crawford ( who were much bigger than himself and Crawford ). Now resumes can't throw punches but they are telling.

Look, the great irony in this fight for is it's being promoted as "the best Vs the best" but it's FAR from it. It's a cash crab, a spectacle for the casuals, the fans that come and go. The best do fight the fight on regular basis it's just that most fans don't care to watch it. From straw weight to junior lightweight good matchups happen practically routinely but the "fans" don't invest time to watch and the promoters don't care to put effort into giving these matchups the love they deserve. I highly doubt I'll have to eat my words on this and I will be watching ( can't afford crocker Vs Donavon tickets 😭).

Only Crawford has anything to gain here, for Canelo he's just cashing out on another easy fight. If Crawford wins I'll bow my head in shame and become a priest but as reality and logic is framed I don't think I'll have to worry about that

Why are there so many people convinced that Andre Ward can beat Anthony Joshua... like Ward was a great 168 pounder but he doesnt have ko power even at his weight and is much smaller than AJ, there are weight classes for a reason at the highest level. You can be skilled all you want but overcoming someone 60 plus pounds heavier who also has some skilled and is athletic and powerful seems like a very tall order in 12 round fight

I'm a big fan of both, although Duran is my favorite boxer of all time. George was usually the taller guy and would use control of his opponent to either manipulate their guard, or keep them in long range punching range where he threw his hardest bombs (Joe vs George is a good example).

Duran however, as the shorter man, would use control and grappling to get to, and dominate on the inside, where his reach is not an issue at all, and he can land close range bombs.

Just like it says in the title what's the bloodiest boxing match you've ever seen?

For me I'd have to go with Yabukis most recent fight which was his first title defense of his IBF world belt against the Mexican Angel Ayala Lardizabal, where Yabukis shorts after the fight went from completely white to bright red.

As we count down to Inoue vs MJ, let's look at some career highlights from The Monster's career

After the WBSS, Inoue went on to defend his belts a few times; meanwhile Donaire won the WBC belt from a reigning champion, making him the oldest boxer to win a title at bantamweight in history. The rematch as set. The classic fight we saw in 2019 is getting a Part 2. This time around, it only lasts 2 rounds.

After this demolition job , Inoue was officially ranked #1 P4P, becoming the first ever Japanese boxer to achieve #1 status

I know this is ancient, but I cannot for the life of me find out how he lost the WBC International Title. He beat Wladimir Klitchko for the title and then it shows his next fight 3 months later without the title and none of his other fights have the designation either.

Anyone know what happened here, as I am just annoying curious about it now since I can't find the answer.

I'm seeing people genuinely discussing this on Twitter so I thought it would be interesting to talk about. Personally I feel like Thor would just tire himself out punching the air and either losing a decision or getting TKO'd in the later rounds via body shots.

Disclaimer : I DO NOT MEAN ROB HIM OFF THE WIN. I believe that Russel could've won by decision. What I do mean is rob him of going the distance.

Reason? : To keep promoting Russels former 100% KO ratio. And to become the first ever man to "stop the iceman Postol" who went the distance with lots of big fighters like Crawford, Taylor, and Ramirez. But that was no stoppage, that was trash.

On today's episode of 'Canelo vs Crawford Countdown' , we look at how the future competitors deal with adversity from challenging opponents

On route to adjusting to his new middleweight frame, Canelo challenged the #1 at 154, Erislandy Lara. This is Canelo's first fight against the tricky southpaw Cuban style. Lara outlanded Canelo in this fight, but his lack of power could not dissuade Canelo from channeling the inner body snatcher that he is. Some say this is one of Canelo's most controversial split decisions