Coach Jose Benavidez Sr. says Terence Crawford shouldn’t be an “thrilling fighter” and reminds him of Shakur Stevenson together with his strategy to combating. He feels that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) simply focuses on successful rounds and doesn’t exit of his technique to entertain the followers like his son, David Benavidez, does.
Crawford has at all times been a boxer-puncher who centered on motion and counter-punching. His type held him again from gaining a big fan base till late in his profession when he fought Errol Spence final yr.
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 desires 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 likelihood in opposition to David Benavidez, David Morrell, Osleys Iglesias, or Christian Mbilli at 168. He’s not younger, sturdy, or large enough to compete with them. Crawford desires the Canelo to battle at 168 and no one else.
Terence has no real interest in making a legacy combating 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 may need to do together 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 check David to Terence Crawford. David is an thrilling fighter. David involves throw punches and danger so much. He involves placed on a efficiency,” mentioned coach Jose Benavidez Sr. on the Thaboxingvoice YouTube channel, evaluating David Benavidez to Terence Crawford.
Benavidez is a a lot totally different fighter than Crawford, focusing extra on scoring knockouts together with his mixture punching. Crawford has quite a lot of knockouts, however these had been principally in opposition to lesser fighters who had been small, previous, and never high-caliber. We noticed when Crawford obtained in with Madrimov he couldn’t do something with him and simply boxed to a boring 12-round determination.
“Terence Crawford is a very good fighter. He at all times performs it protected and needs 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,” mentioned 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 combating Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.
The Shakur Stevenson Comparability
“To me, Terence Crawford is sort of a Shakur Stevenson,” mentioned Jose Sr. “Pound-for-pound, Terence Crawford is an effective fighter, however to me, he’s not thrilling. He at all times performs it protected. 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 wish 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 type after his. He takes it a step additional together with his defensive type, however it is vitally just like Crawford’s. It’s one of many explanation why Shakur hasn’t grow to be common—followers don’t like boxers.
“Three or 4. Perhaps it’s like a Boo Boo [Andrade] factor,” mentioned Benavidez Sr. when requested how lengthy Crawford would final in opposition to David Benavidez.
