Canelo will eat everything Crawford throws and smile

[QballLobo]

The key to the fight will be how aggressive Crawford will be early. He cannot afford to get behind on the cards otherwise he will have to come forward later and that plays right into what Canelo will want him to do.

Canelo will likely test him early to see if he can hold up to body shots from a legit 168 pounder vs the mostly welterweights Buds been in with. I doubt Bud can really hurt Canelo. He’s taken shots from much bigger punchers and not been hurt.

[DeeMoney]

Theres lots of quality analysis here, but I think its based on outdated info to an extent, for example:

There have been multiple iterations of Canelo, prior to GGG 1 he was mostly a pressure counter puncher who relied on excellent head movement and defense to land some rugged counter punches- most notably some powerful body shots. But then he fought GGG, and its as if he realized that he had a great chin, maybe he didn't need to counter and slip like he once had. He went up in weight and became more aggressive. He stayed this aggressive fighter until he ran into Bivol, who outboxed him and was rewarded such on the cards. Since that loss, Canelo has backed off chasing KOs a bit, so I am unsure what Canelo to expect when he gets in the ring with Bud; not to mention he is now an older fighter.

Then there is Bud, he is even older than Canelo, he's fought only once a year for the last half decade, he is fighting three weight classes up from his most recent established weight of welterweight. For as great as he is, he is even more of an enigma than Canelo in this fight.

What makes this fight interesting isnt that its two great fighters in their primes going at each other at their best weights. Its that we really don't know what we are getting. Its question mark vs question mark.

[Damn Wicked]

its not crawfords power, its his shot selection, he hits you with very unorthodox shots, its the shot you dont see which hurts you. i think spence had a good chin but he was getting hit with shots that he didnt see coming which is why he got knocked down a few times

Ugas had Spence badly buzzed, then the ref broke the action and stalled for a short bit and Ugas let Spence off the hook. Spence's chin had been cracked before that from a few bad car accidents and his boozing.

[MulaKO]

look at this numbnuts , yeah man canelo defense is very ordinary. standing right in front of everyone making them miss. ******est **** every written on this site

madrimov bounce around doing nothing

Now clean off your chin and fugh off
Have you always been a biatch
Matches your name on the board , yes you are a loser

[satiev1]

But the question is how will Crawford react when he feels the real punch. Not a welterweight punch.

Canelo won't be hitting crawford. He'll be getting countered in between shots

[JakeTheBoxer]

Canelo won't be hitting crawford. He'll be getting countered in between shots

Crawforx is easy to hit. Kavaliauskas hit him big time.

He will be eating big shots.

Shots he never felt so far.

[ELPacman]

Do you honestly think that there is anything that Alvarez hasn't seen in terms of styles in all of these years?

This is true, though how many southpaws has Canelo fought and were they good? Asking a serious question here. That or guys that do change stance often to mix things up. I'm not saying Crawford has some crazy unique or unheard of style because others have tried it, but not many as effective. I even thought Crawford's lefty was weak when he would do it and appeared to get hit more often, but then he went and did the entire Spence fight lefty and beat a lefty at his own game.

Really, I don't know the outcome to this fight. It might be 50/50 or I would edge Canelo just because of the size difference. He's been the heavier guy for years now, faced heavier opponents and Crawford is going up 2 divisions. The time and time again quote of a good big man beats a good little man will probably apply to this one. Skill wise, I don't think you can take much away from either guy. They're both proven and just because one will lose will not necessarily make that guy lesser skilled. He'll have just got beaten by the better man and the loser of that night probably will have not lost to any other opponent on that day.

[Iron Fister]

Crawford's guard won't help him fight night. Canelo will be punching through his soul.

Canelo is the armored tank that breaks through front lines.

Crawford is the elite sniper who dismantles from a distance before you know where the shot came from.

Unfortunately, Crawford's ammo is no match for a tank. His corner will throw the towel in the 9th for a ceasefire.

[Grandma Lover]

The key to the fight will be how aggressive Crawford will be early. He cannot afford to get behind on the cards otherwise he will have to come forward later and that plays right into what Canelo will want him to do.

Canelo will likely test him early to see if he can hold up to body shots from a legit 168 pounder vs the mostly welterweights Buds been in with. I doubt Bud can really hurt Canelo. He’s taken shots from much bigger punchers and not been hurt.

Do you even watch your daddy fight? Lmfao carnela fades in the second half of all his fights

Just stfu and cheer when your papi wins

[QballLobo]

Do you even watch your daddy fight? Lmfao carnela fades in the second half of all his fights

Just stfu and cheer when your papi wins

You’re comment demonstrates your lack of knowledge when it comes to boxing.