Re: Terence Crawford signs contract for July 23 fight with Viktor Postol
Originally Posted by
Sleepwalker
Who came up with this unwritten rule that the only way to "close the show" is by knocking his opponent out at all costs, even if it means abandoning strategy?
"Postol was there for the taking". Umm, no he wasn't. Just because a KO opportunity was there at one point of a fight doesn't automatically mean it's going be there for the remainder of the fight.
Glad Crawford didn't foolishly attempt to do anything uncharacteristic just to appease meathead fans.
When youre outmatching your opponent by that much, closing the show sure as sh*t isn't sticking your tongue out and congratulating yourself before the fights over. When he was tagging pistol with counters at will, postol was there for the taking if you fight smart throw your combinations and don't hang all day which Crawford has obviously shown is within his abilities.
Uncharacteristic? Have you even watched his fights before where he stood in there with Gambia, Lundy, and others. A good comparison stature wise for postol would be the Dulorme fight. Watch that fight and this fight and tell me they were fought the same way with many of the same looks available. Too much of a coincidence to me that he starts prioritizing style or blatantly clowning once the checks bigger. Is he trying to escape without getting battered like Floyd did, no... but finding the energy to clown when he can't find find a way to finish strong is sandbagging and it's a turn off, no matter who did it before. If you're going life an death with your opponent or can't hurt him with your hardest shots or have an injury.. I can see the purpose in not engaging him. 118-107 on 2 card and 117-108 on the one that didn't deduct a point where he should have says he wasn't going life and death, and having postol off balance with several counters (even though the knockdowns were flashes) says he had this fight pretty much anytime he wanted it.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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