Re: Anthony Crolla vs. Jorge Linares, 12 rounds, for Crolla's WBA lightweight title
Cracking fight. Linares was the business, I thought Crolla would do him late and up until the 6th I still felt that, Linares didnt look comfortable at all. When Crolla got rattled that was the fight over with as far as he was concerned. He never managed to put the foot down as intended.
There's nothing wrong with investing in the early rounds to pay dividends in the later rounds, for Crolla over Linares it was the right (only) tactic to employ. The trouble with that gameplan is, if you get the skids put under you before you get to do your work, you end up looking a bit of a plum. Seen lots of criticism of Crolla and Gallagher for their approach to the fight. Honestly, Im not sure what people expected.
When God said to the both of us "Which one of you wants to be Sugar Ray?" I guess I didnt raise my hand fast enough
Charley Burley
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