Comments Thread For: David Benavidez wouldn?t be surprised if Terence Crawford defeats Canelo Alvarez

[joseph5620]

Crawford averages about 30 punches per round. Canelo averages more like 40+ (true across his last 23 fights). He's got to increase his punch rate by nearly 50% just to keep up, and Canelo will be throwing the more eye catching harder shots. Or do you think Crawford is a bigger puncher than Golovkin, Mungu�a, Berlanga, and Charlo? You think Crawford's style is more likely to win points than Canelo's, even with lower output, and almost certainly on the back foot? Or that he can knock Canelo down or out, when Canelo hasn't so much as tasted canvas before? He's only ever thrown over 500 punches a round, or an equivalent average vs Felix Diaz, Jose Benavidez Jr, and David Avanesyan, across the 41 fights in his career. I just don't see how he's supposed to get more output 3 divisions up, all without getting punished by Canelo. How do you think he's going to win? What's the play?

Where are you getting that Crawford averages 30 punches per round? Also, Canelo's punch averages drop significantly when he's facing a higher level of opposition.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Canelo by a domination. And I am Canelo hater.

Stop with that sh.it about them being the same size. Crawford hasn' t even fought at 160 yet. Once Crawford feels Canelo' s punches, he will only fight to survive.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Great points about Canelo and very reasonable way to look at it
This version of Canelo is very beatable , maybe not by knockout but certainly by decision and that would be without any help from the judges , of course

So does Canelo get credit for winning?

[MulaKO]

So does Canelo get credit for winning?

Fughin right he does
Why wouldn’t he

[MulaKO]

So does Canelo get credit for winning?

People gave him credit for BJS or Berlanga
I don’t see why he shouldn’t

[JakeTheBoxer]

Crawford knows exactly what he’s doing and not a lot of people see what he sees, except maybe the oddsmakers who have Canelo as a very, very slight favorite.

This sort of reminds me of people getting De La Hoya for fighting Pacquiao, calling it a cherrypick and saying he was ducking Margarito. That was all true, but what was also true was what Roach and Ariza were saying, that DLH was done as an elite.

Canelo is the favorite and i’m not saying he’s going to lose for sure, but I do think that Canelo is done at the elite level and he’s ducking Benavidez because he doesn’t think he can beat him. He thinks he still has enough in the tank, and enough power, to beat 154 pounders with ease. But I don’t think that’s going to be the case with Crawford. Crawford can absolutely upset this version of Canelo. And I honestly believe that Crawford is going to shock a lot of people.

Canelo is past prime, no longer punches the same due to hand injuries, and his already bad stamina has been worsening and he’s had to start fights slower and slower, and rely on his opponents tiring out more than him.

People think Canelo is a cherrypicker, but he’s facing a very intelligent cherrypicker in Crawford. He’s not going up 2 weight classes to fight a prime, huge, dangerous fighter. He knows what he sees and he knows why he picked Canelo. And it’s not just for the money. The money is a bonus. Crawford is coming up for the W.

De la Hoya fought Pacquiao at 147, the division he hadn' t fought like 7 years before. It was ****** move for de la Hoya.

Canelo will fight Crawford at 168, in division Canelo has been th most comorttable for the last 5 years.

i am not even sure Crawford would dare to fight anybody top 10 at 168 as stay busy fight.

Crawford is only cashing out here.

[El_Mero]

So does Canelo get credit for winning?

Why should he? A truthful response from Ginger should be similar to when Loma beat Rigo.

[El_Mero]

People gave him credit for BJS or Berlanga
I don’t see why he shouldn’t

And Charlo and Munguia and Khan lol

[MulaKO]

And Charlo and Munguia and Khan lol

No need to add lol
It’s already bad enough with the two I mentioned

[PRvazquez]

Who the hell has Crawfish ever fought? Spence?