Terence Crawford vs John Molina jr HBO tonight! Ruiz vs Parker replay also.

This one is under the radar tonight in what feels like a keep busy fight for Crawford. Both come in off arguably their best wins but Molina Jr. earns his shot and then blows it by coming in 4 lbs overweight :p. Interested to see what gear Crawford comes in at with Molina a slow starter. Needs to impress.

Decent co main with Mason Menard 32-1 vs Ray Beltran 37-7-1 lightweights. Massive stage for local guy Menard but a motivated and in shape Beltran tests everyone. Card starts in a few minutes and is directly opposite Showtime card. Flipping back and forth it is!

First round of beltran v menard is pretty fun, this is a good match up, two fighters going at it, not an insane pace either so I think they will be able to keep it up for a good few rounds, until one of them falls over :S

Ray is on tonight! That work rate is taxing Menard who hasn't been in these waters. School is in session

and that is that ! good work from beltran !

Menard really being worked over a bit and looks hurt to the gut in 6th. Corner gave him every door to opt out in corner.

well shit. Beltran with the KO! One shot and done flat on back!

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and that is that ! good work from beltran !

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I think he just called out every top ten fighter there is in interview;D and earned it. He looked really sharp.

I like the riddler robe molina has

Molina looks like he's put on two stuff crust pizzas and a sweat shirt since last night. Stalking for one right hand it looks like with urgency.

Molina with the subtle attempts at stomping his feet ;D:-X end of 3rd. Face first banking on one brick. Crawford has to put some hurt on him

More of the same. Target practice for Crawford with Molina literally running into every punch available with great enthusiasm. Tough as nails, Crawford needs to be ahammer

Nebraska crowd loves it! that is good to hear, ref did well I think, this was fun to watch at first when it looked like crawford could have ko'd him early but after a while it was looking pretty bad for molinas health.. Tough guy for sure but crawford is elite I think, one of the best around right now and also one of the best guys to watch.

Now that's how you close the show. Great 12 punch blitz to head and body and Molina is done. All closer shots and nice mix.

time to go 147 already

oh he mentioned ricky burns :S...... my scottish comrade should probably avoid this unless they pay him an insane amount, crawford has improved and burns has slid a bit since they last fought ...

I also like how he says the newly crowned ibf champion rather than saying his name, because he doesnt know how to say it/know who he is :S

Why call out a fighter in Burns you already beat Lil Bud :cwm13: That makes no cents.

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Why call out a fighter in Burns you already beat Lil Bud :cwm13: That makes no cents.

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I think he was just naming titlists and that is the only one he knew the name of :S or maybe that is what his managers have informed him to do, pretty sure burns mentioned crawford after he won his last fight... seems the money man are setting sail in this direction.

Crawford wants no part of Spence, at least not now. At least 2 years before that match occurs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=lJ81JqB1qXE

Beltran is the ultimate seasoned pro and Mexican bad ass. What a brilliant performance! Crawford really is a P4P talent. Very smart in there. Heroic effort by the grossly outmatched Molina, but it wasn't enough.I noticed that Crawford wasn't too anxious to try Errol Spence. Even he knows how good that kid is, which isn't to say that he couldn't beat him, but Spence is a bit bigger and a near equal talent to Crawford IMO.That's THE fight in a year or so.