I know there's a boxing thread, but seeing as this should be a whale of a fight, with so much on the line.... Personally, I like Canelo here, by Knockout/TKO. If it actually goes the distance, then I'm leaning towards Crawford. While Canelo isn't in his prime, he DID take that loss moving up into the Light Heavies. At 168, with TC moving way up...I'm assuming Canelo's power is too much. And, I'm not sure about Crawford's ability to hurt Canelo either. I DO think we'll see Crawford getting off early...plenty of speed. I just don't see him sustaining it without getting caught. Anyway, should be a classic!
Other than the fight starting hella late and the shitty undercard, a great even by netflix The last time Canelo looked good was against Caleb Plant like 5 years ago. That was also the last time he stopped someone. He's been on the decline for a while and really the weight was the only thing that made me apprehensive about picking Crawford. Regardless, a great performance from Crawford. Not sure what comes next for either of them. Crawford might go down or retiree. Canelo is at the point in his career where he needs good matchmaking to look good. He's much slower and he really never had that one punch KO power. He needs a guy that will stand there and trade.
btw i think an argument can certainly be made that crawford is the goat of this post mayweather/pac era but you can do that with usyk too and imo he's got the better resume. aint mad at ya if you pick bud tho.
I actually thought the undercard fights were pretty good. The Mbilli vs Martinez fight was awesome. I thought the main event was a snoozer and Canelo needs to retire. Hats off to Bud for being the clear winner but I was not entertained.
