Coach Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis believes Terence Crawford can have a simple time beating WBA 154-lb champion Israil Madrimov tonight of their headliner in Los Angeles.
Bozy sees Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) adjusting properly to the junior middleweight weight and never affected by his 13-month layoff. If Crawford, 36, didn’t get previous in a single day within the final yr, he ought to win this struggle tonight. Crawford’s final struggle was too simple towards the shell of Errol Spence.
The unknown is whether or not Crawford can deal with Madrimov’s energy. Bozy feels that Crawford can regulate to 154., however we’ll see. Crawford desires the “legacy” struggle towards 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 excellent struggle. Terence is shifting up in weight, and I believe he can deal with that,” mentioned coach Derk ‘Bozy’ Ennis to Struggle Hub TV about tonight’s conflict between Terence Crawford and WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov.
Crawford’s pace, stamina, and mobility might take a success with him shifting as much as 154. It’s going to be attention-grabbing to see if he can carry the burden towards a pure 154-pounder tonight. It received’t finish properly for Crawford if he gasses out towards Madrimov as a result of he’ll be compelled to struggle 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 struggle towards Madrimov.
It’s nonetheless unknown if Canelo will give Crawford the struggle he’s begging for, however you’ll be able to’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] an excellent fighter too. All these guys that come from Uzbekistan, they’re good fighters, and I don’t think about 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 favor is a mix. He can field just a little, stroll you down and he strikes just a little bit. It’s going to be an excellent struggle for so long as it lasts,” mentioned Bozy about Madrimov.
The motion that Madrimov does received’t assist him towards Crawford except he can get to him together with his energy. That’s the one approach Madrimov can win as a result of his mobility isn’t on the identical degree 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 all people, and he’s a wise fighter and an excellent counter-puncher, too,” mentioned Bozy about him believing Crawford can have a simple time towards Madrimov tonight.
Crawford has the pace, mobility, and expertise benefit over Madrimov. That must 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 strategy towards Crawford.
