That moment Crawford brought up Ricky Burns and Canelo legitimately didn't know who that was.

[Haka]

There is literally no point in this fight.

[Boxing 112]

Bud got roasted there by a guy who barely spoke much English a few years ago.

He asked for 1 elite fighter

The simple answer should have been Spence (i know people will try claiming he wasn't elite but he still had the best resume in the division, was still rated top 5 in p4p lists or top 6 and held 3 belts and undefeated so still the best name on Bud resume)

He instead choose Postol and then Ricky Burns. Don't know wtf made him come out with those names first

[TintaBoricua]

Bud got roasted there by a guy who barely spoke much English a few years ago.

He asked for 1 elite fighter

The simple answer should have been Spence (i know people will try claiming he wasn't elite but he still had the best resume in the division, was still rated top 5 in p4p lists or top 6 and held 3 belts and undefeated so still the best name on Bud resume)


He instead choose Postol and then Ricky Burns. Don't know wtf made him come out with those names first

A lot of people online are wondering about that (Crawford not bringing up Spence) but if I’m not mistaken, Canelo had already alluded to him (Spence) and told Crawford beforehand, “You’ve only had one big fight. Other than that, name 1 elite fighter.”

I could be wrong on that, though. Also, I felt like Crawford maybe also did my mention him incase anyone said “damaged goods, weight drained”.

Crawford gave Spence such an epic ass whooping that it makes us question how much of Spence was left on that day. It was THAT bad.

[famicommander]

Bud got roasted there by a guy who barely spoke much English a few years ago.

He asked for 1 elite fighter

The simple answer should have been Spence (i know people will try claiming he wasn't elite but he still had the best resume in the division, was still rated top 5 in p4p lists or top 6 and held 3 belts and undefeated so still the best name on Bud resume)

He instead choose Postol and then Ricky Burns. Don't know wtf made him come out with those names first

Postol was 28-0, the consensus #1 ranked fighter at 140, the reigning WBC titlist, and it was a unification and lineal/TBRB/Ring world championship fight. He is absolutely right to mention that one.

As for Burns, he probably just mentioned that one because that was Crawford's step up fight. At the time Crawford faced him, that was Crawford's first world title winning opponent and his first title challenge. Burns was a former titlist at 130, he was the reigning WBO titlist at 135, and he would go onto win another belt at 140 after the Crawford loss. I don't think it was the same level of a win as Spence or Postol by any means, but it's probably one that sticks out in Crawford's mine because it was the fight that announced him at the world level.

[Grandma Lover]

Him bringing up Ricky burns is hilarious. Coulda said postal or Gamboa. Or coulda brought up Mexicans like Beltran and to really hype up the fight Jose bumavidez and turn it to carnela ducking the brother.

[Grandma Lover]

A lot of people online are wondering about that (Crawford not bringing up Spence) but if I’m not mistaken, Canelo had already alluded to him (Spence) and told Crawford beforehand, “You’ve only had one big fight. Other than that, name 1 elite fighter.”

I could be wrong on that, though. Also, I felt like Crawford maybe also did my mention him incase anyone said “damaged goods, weight drained”.

Crawford gave Spence such an epic ass whooping that it makes us question how much of Spence was left on that day. It was THAT bad.

Cause then carnela coulda just said what everybody else online is saying that spencerina was done from the car crash and done. Even though alot of those same people were picking spencerina

[famicommander]

Him bringing up Ricky burns is hilarious. Coulda said postal or Gamboa. Or coulda brought up Mexicans like Beltran and to really hype up the fight Jose bumavidez and turn it to carnela ducking the brother.

He did say Postol, that's who he mentioned first, and Burns was a better win than Gamboa. Burns was the reigning WBO lightweight world titlist, a former super featherweight world titlist, and he went onto win the WBA super lightweight world title after Crawford beat him. Gamboa just held an interim strap at 135; his actual world title reign was at 126 and, while he had a solid career after the Crawford loss, he pretty much lost all of his big fights afterwards.

And if you go by rankings, Burns was TBRB #3 at the time (behind Beltran, whom Crawford beat two fights later, and then-WBA titlist Richar Abril who didn't drop in the rankings off his loss to Rios because Rios blew weight) while Gamboa was TBRB #7.

[Grandma Lover]

He did say Postol, that's who he mentioned first, and Burns was a better win than Gamboa. Burns was the reigning WBO lightweight world titlist, a former super featherweight world titlist, and he went onto win the WBA super lightweight world title after Crawford beat him. Gamboa just held an interim strap at 135; his actual world title reign was at 126 and, while he had a solid career after the Crawford loss, he pretty much lost all of his big fights afterwards.

And if you go by rankings, Burns was TBRB #3 at the time (behind Beltran, whom Crawford beat two fights later, and then-WBA titlist Richar Abril who didn't drop in the rankings off his loss to Rios because Rios blew weight) while Gamboa was TBRB #7.

Burns got a gift against Beltran hence who got robbed by home cooking


Gamboa sent the great mickey garcia to hiding so that counts for something

[famicommander]

Burns got a gift against Beltran hence who got robbed by home cooking


Gamboa sent the great mickey garcia to hiding so that counts for something

I would say Spence, Postol, Madrimov, Beltran, and Porter were Crawford's best wins. Then Burns.

Then you start getting into the guys like Gamboa, Horn, Brook, Khan, Indongo, Mean Machine, Diaz, Molina, Dulorme, and Avanesyan. Then another step down you have guys like Klimov, Prescott, Jean, Lundy, and Benavidez.

It's a pretty deep resume but it's definitely fair to say it's light on elite opposition. Just a ton of good wins.

[Boxing 112]

Postol was 28-0, the consensus #1 ranked fighter at 140, the reigning WBC titlist, and it was a unification and lineal/TBRB/Ring world championship fight. He is absolutely right to mention that one.

As for Burns, he probably just mentioned that one because that was Crawford's step up fight. At the time Crawford faced him, that was Crawford's first world title winning opponent and his first title challenge. Burns was a former titlist at 130, he was the reigning WBO titlist at 135, and he would go onto win another belt at 140 after the Crawford loss. I don't think it was the same level of a win as Spence or Postol by any means, but it's probably one that sticks out in Crawford's mine because it was the fight that announced him at the world level.

World class is not elite. Closest to elite on Buds resume was Spence, not Postol or Burns