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Philly! Yeah, I'd have Bud winning too but I'd be rooting hard for Ennis.
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Philly! Yeah, I'd have Bud winning too but I'd be rooting hard for Ennis.
It was an amazing week for boxing.
Seeing Inoue & Crawford audit "bigger and stronger" boxers from pillar to post was just mind blowing. 2 finishes after being technically superior for the duration of the fight. Wow.
Seeing Inoue & Crawford audit "bigger and stronger" boxers from pillar to post was just mind blowing. 2 finishes after being technically superior for the duration of the fight. Wow.
Bud turns 36 in September. Around that age, B Hop fought
I truly wonder how many years Bud has at this level.
Will he have that longevity? We shall see.
Floyd from 35 until retirement.
Right, if Bud can still make 147 @ 40
He can hold the titles the entire time
I don't have any of the current welterweights junior welterweights or lightweights really taking that from him
Defending all 4 titles the next 4-5 years would be legendary
He can hold the titles the entire time
I don't have any of the current welterweights junior welterweights or lightweights really taking that from him
Defending all 4 titles the next 4-5 years would be legendary
He knew the future.
Athleticism >
The Lonious Monk
Celestial Souljah
Like the old adage goes. Styles make fights. If Crawford is a bad matchup, Spence doesn't really have a chance unless he changes his style. It takes a really really good fighter to be able to switch shit up enough to make a difference against someone as elite as Crawford.
I don't know what adjustments he can make, but I think he's smart enough to try to figure it out if they gonna rematch.... I'd be interested to see it
The Lonious Monk
Celestial Souljah
I don't know. I think this might be a Fury/Wilder situation, but I could be wrong. Spence is a more skilled fighter than Wilder, so he may be more capable of adjusting.
Thing is, what Bud beat him on was timing and counters.... What Spence built his legacy on was pressure and body attacks.
Spence would have to become a complete different fighter... But still push the action enough to win rounds.... All Bud has to do is stay patient and wait for the same openings....
It's way more work on Spence to adjust for a rematch. Bud plan A worked perfectly
The Lonious Monk
Celestial Souljah
Exactly. That's why I don't know if a rematch is worth it. Crawford just seems like a bat matchup for him.
Mike Tyson actually said something like that before the fight. He said he liked Spence's style better than Crawford, but he didn't really see what Spence would be able to do against Crawford.
Spence has a style that's easy to like. He'll gladly take several shots to land his attack.
He just couldn't handle Buds attack to land those same shots that folded everybody else...
And once Bud made the adjustments for Spences attack he was able to defend and counter at a pace no one else has been able to thus far.. It wasn't an exposure by far.... It was something most fighters simply couldn't and can't do.. which is why I took issue with people calling it easy.
That's e not alotta fighters that can do what Bud did last night m Spence still beats pretty much everybody else with that same in pressure attack.
Like even in the combo that ended the fight, Spence was still coming forward... I think about Castillo/Corralled.... Cuz that's exactly how that fight went. It just took that one good shot to change everything. Spence just couldn't get it to land. And I think that's why he wants the rematch, cuz he still thinks he can land it
.. but watching Bud style and response to Spence.... It might not ever land.... But I'm sure we'll see in the fall
Bud now has 8 fights at welterweight and 8 KOs...Insanity.
Last time, he didn't finish his opponent was in 2017.
Last time, he didn't finish his opponent was in 2017.
