Anyone watching Crolla vs. Watson?

[bzkfn]

What a knockout punch. Can't believe that was his first fight at lightweight. Joe Gallagher is a genius for what he's done with Crolla. I think Anthony can go far.

[ken dusty miller]

What a knockout punch. Can't believe that was his first fight at lightweight. Joe Gallagher is a genius for what he's done with Crolla. I think Anthony can go far.

Agree Crolla v Watson was an amazing fight. Joe Gallagher is ace at conditioning fighters but my feelings are that Anthony is too easy to hit and needs to work on being more elusive and developing counter-punching technique.
I would suggest that Crolla has a few weeks with Jim McDonnell down South. Jim is an expert at powering-up a boxer for the big task. Remember Jim had Danny Williams in top form for his fight with Mike Tyson and more recently he has 'Golden Boy' James DeGale hitting too hard for any fighter on the European scene.

[bzkfn]

What a knockout punch. Can't believe that was his first fight at lightweight. Joe Gallagher is a genius for what he's done with Crolla. I think Anthony can go far.

Agree Crolla v Watson was an amazing fight. Joe Gallagher is ace at conditioning fighters but my feelings are that Anthony is too easy to hit and needs to work on being more elusive and developing counter-punching technique.
I would suggest that Crolla has a few weeks with Jim McDonnell down South. Jim is an expert at powering-up a boxer for the big task. Remember Jim had Danny Williams in top form for his fight with Mike Tyson and more recently he has 'Golden Boy' James DeGale hitting too hard for any fighter on the European scene.

But if you look at what he was previously, the improvement he's made since going with Joe has just changed his performance for the better. He's improving with every fight so I'm not sure I'd change things yet. Sometimes you can have too many cooks in the kitchen.

Welcome to the forum by the way

[ken dusty miller]

Barry McGuigan called the fight a 'Small Hall Classic' - both fighters showing true grit. My opinion is that Anthony now now has to be prepared for the bigger stage. He beat Watson by pressurising him, staying in distance and exchanging some big punches. He now needs to prepare for the bigger stage and there are some tough guys out there.
I believe he now needs to be stronger and more elusive - boxing is the art of movement and we need to see more mobility from the waist. Joe Gallagher is doing a great job but you cannot learn everything in one stable.
We need style with guile to make Crolla the Million Dollar boy.

[boxingbantz]

What a knockout punch. Can't believe that was his first fight at lightweight. Joe Gallagher is a genius for what he's done with Crolla. I think Anthony can go far.

Agree Crolla v Watson was an amazing fight. Joe Gallagher is ace at conditioning fighters but my feelings are that Anthony is too easy to hit and needs to work on being more elusive and developing counter-punching technique.
I would suggest that Crolla has a few weeks with Jim McDonnell down South. Jim is an expert at powering-up a boxer for the big task. Remember Jim had Danny Williams in top form for his fight with Mike Tyson and more recently he has 'Golden Boy' James DeGale hitting too hard for any fighter on the European scene.

Welcome to the forum Jim.