Coach Jose Benavidez Sr. says Terence Crawford just isn’t an “thrilling fighter” and reminds him of Shakur Stevenson along with his method to preventing. He feels that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) simply focuses on profitable rounds and doesn’t exit of his strategy to entertain the followers like his son, David Benavidez, does.
Crawford has all the time been a boxer-puncher who targeted on motion and counter-punching. His fashion held him again from gaining a big fan base till late in his profession when he fought Errol Spence final 12 months.
Crawford’s Focus Canelo at 168
Jose Sr. says his Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) would knockout Crawford in “three or 4” rounds if Bud moved as much as 168 to face him. Crawford needs to maneuver as much as 168, however only for a right away title shot in opposition to unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez in what he says could be a “legacy” battle.
Crawford would stand no probability in opposition to David Benavidez, David Morrell, Osleys Iglesias, or Christian Mbilli at 168. He’s not younger, robust, or sufficiently big to compete with them. Crawford needs the Canelo to battle at 168 and no one else.
Terence has little interest in making a legacy preventing anybody however Canelo at 168, and he doesn’t really feel he must earn the title shot, given what he’s completed at 135, 140, 147, and 154 throughout his 16-year-old skilled profession.
Jose Sr.’s view on Crawford being a boring fighter might need to do along with his current debut at 154 in opposition to WBA champion Israil Madrimov on August third. Crawford principally boxed Madrimov in a chess match and didn’t take possibilities to entertain the followers.
“I’m not even going to match David to Terence Crawford. David is an thrilling fighter. David involves throw punches and danger quite a bit. He involves placed on a efficiency,” stated coach Jose Benavidez Sr. on the Thaboxingvoice YouTube channel, evaluating David Benavidez to Terence Crawford.
Benavidez is a a lot completely different fighter than Crawford, focusing extra on scoring knockouts along with his mixture punching. Crawford has plenty of knockouts, however these have been principally in opposition to lesser fighters who have been small, outdated, and never high-caliber. We noticed when Crawford received in with Madrimov he couldn’t do something with him and simply boxed to a boring 12-round resolution.
“Terence Crawford is a extremely good fighter. He all the time performs it secure and desires to win the rounds, however I don’t assume he dangers. He doesn’t give the folks pleasure, and he’s going to come back and have battle,” stated Jose Sr.
Crawford wasn’t taking possibilities in opposition to Madrimov. When he fought at 147, he was extra aggressive, however that was because of the degree of his opposition. Crawford fought guys like Errol Spence, Shawn Porter, David Avanesyan, Jeff Horn, Kell Brook, and Amir Khan. He moved as much as 154 with out preventing Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.
The Shakur Stevenson Comparability
“To me, Terence Crawford is sort of a Shakur Stevenson,” stated Jose Sr. “Pound-for-pound, Terence Crawford is an effective fighter, however to me, he’s not thrilling. He all the time performs it secure. He wins the rounds, and that’s it. I can’t even evaluate him to David. David is an thrilling fighter and one that folks need to see. The final efficiency [against Oleksandr Gvozdyk], he got here in injured, however I’m happy with what he did.”
Shakur appears to have discovered his commerce from watching Crawford battle and has patterned his fashion after his. He takes it a step additional along with his defensive fashion, however it is extremely just like Crawford’s. It’s one of many explanation why Shakur hasn’t turn out to be fashionable—followers don’t like boxers.
“Three or 4. Perhaps it’s like a Boo Boo [Andrade] factor,” stated Benavidez Sr. when requested how lengthy Crawford would final in opposition to David Benavidez.
