Emmseegee wrote:I reckon people should need to show a utility bill to prove they arent from dundee to participate in this thread so that it sticks to the point!
Dont know much about Crawford but hoping hes a bit of a hype job and Burns is back to his best.
I had a quick look at Crawfords record on here and it looks like he has never even fought in a scheduled 12 rounder.I could be wrong though as I was using my phone and have a shite connection at work.
Hopefully burns will break him down and improve on his more recent performances.
Never trust the Americans. They have a history of hyping fighters up as the next superstar, only for them to fail at the top level, especially when they're sent over here. Crawford's good, but if Ricky gets the jab going, everything else will follow and he has nothing to counter off and he's away from home, he's never done 12 rounds or trained for 12 rounds, hostile atmosphere against the first genuine world class fighter he's faced, I don't think the rest would get above domestic level here, let's see what happens when he gets hit back, forced out of his comfort zone and has to fight at a fast pace for 12 rounds. 34 years ago an American Olympic Gold Medalist was being hyped up as the next superstar, for his first world title fight, at lightweight, he travelled to Glasgow, to fight Jim Watt at Ibrox Park, for 15 rounds he was outboxed and outfought. Howard Davis never won a world title.daviddee wrote:What's a utility bill? I promise to keep it on topic ha.. This fight all depends on how good Crawford is.. If he is as good as the Americans think I would expect. Crawford to win by KO.. I don't believe he is which gives Ricky a chance. Will be down to getting the tactics right on the night..
Hmmm. The knowledgeable American posters are some of the best around and the most balanced and unbiased anywhere. There is far, far more bias on the British forum. US posters in general just want to talk boxing and couldn't give a fig where someone comes from. The same can't always be said for this forum.expe wrote: Never trust the Americans. They have a history of hyping fighters up as the next superstar, only for them to fail at the top level, especially when they're sent over here. Crawford's good, but if Ricky gets the jab going, everything else will follow and he has nothing to counter off and he's away from home, he's never done 12 rounds or trained for 12 rounds, hostile atmosphere against the first genuine world class fighter he's faced, I don't think the rest would get above domestic level here, let's see what happens when he gets hit back, forced out of his comfort zone and has to fight at a fast pace for 12 rounds. 34 years ago an American Olympic Gold Medalist was being hyped up as the next superstar, for his first world title fight, at lightweight, he travelled to Glasgow, to fight Jim Watt at Ibrox Park, for 15 rounds he was outboxed and outfought. Howard Davis never won a world title.
brilliantThe same Americans that have hyped up fighter after fighter, only for them to fall short? There's no one on here that comes close, to Brut, bnov, cheppaaaaa, kronk and the other retards in the current scene.Riddick Blowe wrote:Hmmm. The knowledgeable American posters are some of the best around and the most balanced and unbiased anywhere. There is far, far more bias on the British forum. US posters in general just want to talk boxing and couldn't give a fig where someone comes from. The same can't always be said for this forum.expe wrote: Never trust the Americans. They have a history of hyping fighters up as the next superstar, only for them to fail at the top level, especially when they're sent over here. Crawford's good, but if Ricky gets the jab going, everything else will follow and he has nothing to counter off and he's away from home, he's never done 12 rounds or trained for 12 rounds, hostile atmosphere against the first genuine world class fighter he's faced, I don't think the rest would get above domestic level here, let's see what happens when he gets hit back, forced out of his comfort zone and has to fight at a fast pace for 12 rounds. 34 years ago an American Olympic Gold Medalist was being hyped up as the next superstar, for his first world title fight, at lightweight, he travelled to Glasgow, to fight Jim Watt at Ibrox Park, for 15 rounds he was outboxed and outfought. Howard Davis never won a world title.
Anyway, Crawford is for real and folk will see this on Saturday night.
He is better against aggressive fighters, but whatever happens Crawford is going to be made to work on Saturday, no doubt the decision in September will play on his mind, he may feel he needs to be more convincing to guarantee the win and in the heat of the fight and a highly charge atmosphere, it's not always easy to box to a gameplan and avoid being dragged into a tear up. Gonzalez tried and ultimately failed and I think Ricky is far better prepared for this fight, he knows exactly what to expect from Crawford and the sparring he's had has been top class. Plus, he's the underdog and when the odds are against him, he produces his best performances and he's certainly due one, if there's ever a man you shouldn't write off, it's Ricky Burns.handsofstone wrote:I,m a massive fan of Ricky and would back him to beat Vazquez and Abril but i think Crawford,s gonna win this one,fairly convincinly as well,
Ricky likes fighters to be aggressive and come at him but he seems to struggle with slick,quick fighters and this one switches so i fear he,s gonna tie Burns in knots,although Vazquez and Abril are also quite simalar to Crawford in terms of being a boxer as opposed to a fighter,i,d fancy Burns to outgun them but Terence will be content to box to a gameplan for 12 rounds and even might start to pour the heat on in the later stages of the fight,but hopefully i,ll be eating humble pie
C,mon Rickster i believe in you
That post is going to come back to haunt you!! Good luck mate :) hahatear up wrote:Burns luck finally runs out I like Ricky and his team but think you can only have sone much luck and he s had all of it in his last 2 fights hope I'm wrong though
I hope it does like Ricky he s true champ in my eye s and the best of luck to him and his team I'll be watchin itdaviddee wrote:That post is going to come back to haunt you!! Good luck mate :) hahatear up wrote:Burns luck finally runs out I like Ricky and his team but think you can only have sone much luck and he s had all of it in his last 2 fights hope I'm wrong though
I never meant that!! You called Ricky lucky thats going to get a reaction!tear up wrote:I hope it does like Ricky he s true champ in my eye s and the best of luck to him and his team I'll be watchin itdaviddee wrote:That post is going to come back to haunt you!! Good luck mate :) hahatear up wrote:Burns luck finally runs out I like Ricky and his team but think you can only have sone much luck and he s had all of it in his last 2 fights hope I'm wrong though
I agree fully!! Very lucky against Gonzales he gassed.. Got the rub of the green against Beltran. In fairness unless you are exceptional you have to get a bit of luck to become a World Champion! Right fights at the right time.. I think this fight will show everyone just how good both fighters are..tear up wrote:Lucky in his last 2 fight s the guy well beatin him then pulls out in my eye wS somethink dodgy bad hand arm or somethink and then for sure the Mexican beat him In my eyes so that's the lucky I meant mate
Waste of time looking into the Beltran fight, the fact he was still standing after 10 rounds with a broken jaw was incredible, let alone coming back to win the last 2 rounds and snatch a draw.rio wrote:Seen a bit of crawford, not the most exciting fighter but I just cant see how burns beats him. Crawford by comfortable ud. Crawford is a much better fighter than beltran who busted up burns pretty bad only to get robbed on the score cards. Also no way would team burns have taken this fight if it wasn't mandatory, this is not a fight they want.
No luck at all about Gonzalez gassing, he did so trying to finish the fight off and found Burns still standing there throwing back and hurting him, that's why fighters spend weeks in the gym and out running, so they can cope with the demands of a 12 round fight, he won while far from his best, the mark of a true champion.daviddee wrote:I agree fully!! Very lucky against Gonzales he gassed.. Got the rub of the green against Beltran. In fairness unless you are exceptional you have to get a bit of luck to become a World Champion! Right fights at the right time.. I think this fight will show everyone just how good both fighters are..tear up wrote:Lucky in his last 2 fight s the guy well beatin him then pulls out in my eye wS somethink dodgy bad hand arm or somethink and then for sure the Mexican beat him In my eyes so that's the lucky I meant mate