Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence Jr

[Yuzo]

nobody likes fighting southpaws. especially southpaws.

[TIC]

nobody likes fighting southpaws. especially southpaws.

regis doesn't seem to have an issue

[Yuzo]

nobody likes fighting southpaws. especially southpaws.

regis doesn't seem to have an issue

when you watch a southpaw fight a southpaw have you ever thought they looked awfully sloppy?

[TIC]

nobody likes fighting southpaws. especially southpaws.

regis doesn't seem to have an issue

when you watch a southpaw fight a southpaw have you ever thought they looked awfully sloppy?

not always, depends on the fighters i guess. cornelius boza-edwards v rafael 'bazooka' limon & josh taylor v regis prograis were a good watch

[TIC]

potential undercard:
isaac cruz v giovanni cabrera
subriel matias v sergey lipinets
jesus ramos v tbd

sounds like it'll be elvis rodriguez v sergey lipinets instead

sounds like sergey pulled out of the fight

[Yuzo]

not always, depends on the fighters i guess. cornelius boza-edwards v rafael 'bazooka' limon & josh taylor v regis prograis were a good watch

when a southpaw learns how to fight they learn by fighting orthodox fighters. when a southpaw fights a southpaw they dont get to do what they like to do. they kinda have to learn how to fight again. you might say they get a taste of their own medicine.

[TIC]

not always, depends on the fighters i guess. cornelius boza-edwards v rafael 'bazooka' limon & josh taylor v regis prograis were a good watch

when a southpaw learns how to fight they learn by fighting orthodox fighters. when a southpaw fights a southpaw they dont get to do what they like to do. they kinda have to learn how to fight again. you might say they get a taste of their own medicine.

sometimes, southpaws are all over the place now, a gym i visit, it is almost even numbers

[Yuzo]

sometimes, southpaws are all over the place now, a gym i visit, it is almost even numbers

do you think errol spence will be affected by it in any way?

[TIC]

sometimes, southpaws are all over the place now, a gym i visit, it is almost even numbers

do you think errol spence will be affected by it in any way?

i think both guys will be affected by it, neither has a lot of pro experience against southpaws. sparring partners could be the difference

[J_Undisputed]

I know too much gets made of Bud's switching, but I think it could give him an advantage here. Or at least leave him the lesser affected one of the southpaw on southpaw.

[Master]

Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence Jr

[Master]

Poll added so please vote.

[TIC]

who do you give the advantage to in the following categories?

speed -
power -
footwork -
defense -
ring iq -
chin -
body punching -
versatility -
endurance -
resume -

[TitoFan]

who do you give the advantage to in the following categories?

speed - SPENCE
power - BUD
footwork - SPENCE
defense - BUD
ring iq - BUD
chin - SPENCE
body punching - SPENCE
versatility - BUD
endurance - BUD
resume - SPENCE

Good list and tough call.

Of the above, my most definite answers are on Ring IQ and versatility.

The rest I can see arguments on both sides.

That being said, I'd favor Crawford to win the fight by the slightest of margins.

[Primo Carnera]

who do you give the advantage to in the following categories?

speed -
power -
footwork -
defense -
ring iq -
chin -
body punching -
versatility -
endurance -
resume -

Interesting and more debatable than you would expect. This is just my opinion and I’m sure some will disagree.
Personally I’m going for Bud probably points , maybe late stoppage but I doubt it. I’ve changed my mind on this one, I used to think Spence would be too strong.
But I’ve looked back at some of his fights and I see Spence getting tagged very heavily on the chin by Porter, Garcia and Peterson. And he took them well, but my thinking is , if Crawford tags him that clean, he won’t necessarily finish him off, but he will have more skill and will be able to take control of the fight.
Crawford is a more skilled fighter than any of those opponents.

speed - Crawford
power - Spence
footwork - Crawford
defense - Neither
ring iq - Crawford
chin - Spence
body punching - Spence
versatility - Crawford
endurance - Crawford
resume - Spence