Coach Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis believes Terence Crawford may have a straightforward time beating WBA 154-lb champion Israil Madrimov tonight of their headliner in Los Angeles.
Bozy sees Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) adjusting nicely to the junior middleweight weight and never affected by his 13-month layoff. If Crawford, 36, didn’t get outdated in a single day within the final yr, he ought to win this battle tonight. Crawford’s final battle was too simple in opposition to the shell of Errol Spence.
The unknown is whether or not Crawford can deal with Madrimov’s energy. Bozy feels that Crawford can alter to 154., however we’ll see. Crawford needs the “legacy” battle in opposition to Canelo Alvarez at 168, and Madrimov can mess that up.
Crawford’s Adaptability and the Unknown Issue
“I believe that’s going to be an amazing battle. Terence is transferring up in weight, and I believe he can deal with that,” mentioned coach Derk ‘Bozy’ Ennis to Combat Hub TV about tonight’s conflict between Terence Crawford and WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov.
Crawford’s pace, stamina, and mobility may take a success with him transferring as much as 154. It’s going to be fascinating to see if he can carry the load in opposition to a pure 154-pounder tonight. It received’t finish nicely for Crawford if he gasses out in opposition to Madrimov as a result of he’ll be pressured to battle this younger slugger within the trenches, and that’ll be powerful for a fighter his age.
“I believe when he was at 147, I believe it was about time for him to get out of there anyway as a result of he’d been there so lengthy. I believe Terence goes to beat him. I don’t know if it’s going to be a stoppage or not, however I believe he’s going to beat him,” mentioned Bozy about Crawford’s battle in opposition to Madrimov.
It’s nonetheless unknown if Canelo will give Crawford the battle he’s begging for, however you possibly can’t blame Terence for mentioning his identify continuously. It’s good for Crawford to assist create curiosity in his fights by floating Canelo’s identify.
“I believe he’s [Madrimov] a very good fighter too. All these guys that come from Uzbekistan, they’re good fighters, and I don’t take into account them being amateurs. They’ve over 300 fights. All you bought to do is signal papers to show professional. I believe they’re already professional.
“His sort of fashion is a mix. He can field a bit, stroll you down and he strikes a bit bit. It’s going to be a very good battle for so long as it lasts,” mentioned Bozy about Madrimov.
The motion that Madrimov does received’t assist him in opposition to Crawford except he can get to him together with his energy. That’s the one method Madrimov can win as a result of his mobility isn’t on the identical stage as Crawford.
“I don’t suppose it’s going to be something tough to determine as a result of Terence has been in there with everyone, and he’s a sensible fighter and a very good counter-puncher, too,” mentioned Bozy about him believing Crawford may have a straightforward time in opposition to Madrimov tonight.
Crawford has the pace, mobility, and expertise benefit over Madrimov. That needs to be greater than sufficient to get the win tonight. Madrimov has a nasty behavior of throwing lunching proper arms, and that’s not a stood method in opposition to Crawford.
