Can Crawford really beat either Spence or Thurman?

[uppercut510]

thurmans head isn't in the game I think bud beats him, spence I don't think so but but is destined to be great!

[DuckAdonis]

Yes, Crawford is special

[MDPopescu]

Yes, Crawford is special

... Yes, he is very special indeed!...

[LITTLE JOE]

If Crawford lands to Thurmans body even close to the way he did Indongo's.......

[Johnny2x2x]

What's awesome is that they are 3 totally different fighters and I suspect we get to see them all fight each other in the next few years. Spence's body work creates huge problems for any opponent. Thurman is a well rounded fighter who can make in fight adjustments. Crawford is the most skilled, but he's going to be smaller.

I say that Spence beats Thurman and Thurman beats Crawford, but Crawford beats Spence, I'm not sure at all though.

[GhostofDempsey]

He might be able to out hustle Thurman, but that would be a boring fight. Thurman has switched gears and prefers lateral movement and counter-punching now. Crawford likes to get his shots in and move. I can see that one being a chess mess where each one waits too long to get off a punch, let alone a combination. It would be a very tactical fight with a lot of waiting.

I don't see him beating Spence. Crawford got rocked by a much smaller Gamboa, Spence would get to him in the late rounds and break him down. Hence, Crawford never speaks of Spence, especially when Kellerman asked him about moving up to fight Spence, he looked like he saw a ghost.

[Blue Heffner]

Crawford will fight and beat both. He'll walk Thurman down or catch coming in. Against Spence, he'll give him angles and move around a lot.

[Sheldon312]

He might be able to out hustle Thurman, but that would be a boring fight. Thurman has switched gears and prefers lateral movement and counter-punching now. Crawford likes to get his shots in and move. I can see that one being a chess mess where each one waits too long to get off a punch, let alone a combination. It would be a very tactical fight with a lot of waiting.

I don't see him beating Spence. Crawford got rocked by a much smaller Gamboa, Spence would get to him in the late rounds and break him down. Hence, Crawford never speaks of Spence, especially when Kellerman asked him about moving up to fight Spence, he looked like he saw a ghost.

I'm kind of a skeptic when it comes to him against guys like Thurman, Porter, and Spence. For one, he hasn't fought anybody great at 140 that makes me think that he will go up and beat those guys. I mean, think about it, Sadam Ali, Jessie Vargas, Jeff Horn, and even Danny Garcia are better than anything that he has faced and they are considered second tier welters. Second of all, he doesn't have elite speed, power, or defense which is essential for fighters moving up to higher weight classes. People are looking at skill but people are not looking at speed and power which Spence, Thurman, and Porter have on him. So, let's wait and see how he does against second tier welters first.