Terence Crawford vs. Kell Brook - November 14, 2020

[Ruthless-RKO]

Relentless: Terence Crawford Premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN



In anticipation of the Nov. 14 showdown between WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford and former welterweight world champion Kell Brook, ESPN will debut Relentless: Terence Crawford, an in-depth interview with Crawford leading up to his return to the ring. Conducted by Andre Ward, ESPN boxing analyst, former two-division world champion and 2004 U.S. Olympic gold medalist, the special airs Sunday, Nov. 8 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.

During the interview, Crawford discusses his desire to fight the other welterweight world champions, his win-at-all-costs mentality, and his legacy as a three-weight world champion and the fighter many experts regard as the pound-for-pound king.

Crawford said, “I always ask people, ‘What’s your why? Why do you do the things you do?’ Because I know mine. I’ve gotta feed my family. You’re not gonna take food off my family’s table. That’s my why. It’s my family.

“There’s nothing in this world that I can do or participate in that I don’t want to win in. If I’m gonna do it, I want to do it to win. People doubting you, everybody looking at you like you’re gonna be another nothing, so it just made me hungry.”

Relentless: Terence Crawford will be preceded by ESPN, Updating the Welterweight Division, an in-depth look at one of boxing’s most talent-rich divisions, airing at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Crawford-Brook headlines a packed card that will feature the WBA super flyweight world title rematch between champion Joshua Franco and the man he defeated to win the title, Andrew Moloney. Crawford-Brook and Franco-Moloney 2 and the return of junior welterweight knockout sensation Elvis Rodriguez will be broadcast live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. ET, with undercard action to stream live on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

Use the hashtags #CrawfordBrook and #FrancoMoloney2 to join the conversation on social media.

[Ruthless-RKO]

I hear there is a rematch clause..

[aicheligad]

Imo Brook has a lot more gas left in the tank than most of people think, it's gonna be a valuable win, I don't think that Brook has a decent chance for winning this, but I predict that he will make Crawford give his best and work quite hard for this win.

[DrDuke]

I hear there is a rematch clause..

Again... But here they won't need it for sure.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Terence Crawford: RELENTLESS | FULL EPISODE

During the interview, Crawford discusses his desire to fight the other welterweight world champions, his win-at-all-costs mentality, and his legacy as a three-weight world champion and the fighter many experts regard as the pound-for-pound king.

Crawford said, “I always ask people, ‘What’s your why? Why do you do the things you do?’ Because I know mine. I’ve gotta feed my family. You’re not gonna take food off my family’s table. That’s my why. It’s my family.


“There’s nothing in this world that I can do or participate in that I don’t want to win in. If I’m gonna do it, I want to do it to win. People doubting you, everybody looking at you like you’re gonna be another nothing, so it just made me hungry.”

Relentless: Terence Crawford will be preceded by ESPN, Updating the Welterweight Division, an in-depth look at one of boxing’s most talent-rich divisions, airing at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Crawford-Brook headlines a packed card that will feature the WBA super flyweight world title rematch between champion Joshua Franco and the man he defeated to win the title, Andrew Moloney. Crawford-Brook and Franco-Moloney 2 and the return of junior welterweight knockout sensation Elvis Rodriguez will be broadcast live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. ET, with undercard action to stream live on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

[apollo creed]

Is this fight at 147 lbs? Will Brook have a rehydration clause?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Is this fight at 147 lbs? Will Brook have a rehydration clause?

at 147.. No rehydration clause.

[Enlightened-One]

Is this fight at 147 lbs? Will Brook have a rehydration clause?

Why would there be a rehydration clause? Crawford is a massive welterweight and the IBF isn't involved in this bout.

[apollo creed]

Is this fight at 147 lbs? Will Brook have a rehydration clause?

at 147.. No rehydration clause.

Thanks mate.

[diddy]

Brook isn’t what he was but he’s still very good. Problem is he’s fighting probably the best fighter in the sport. I also find it hard to believe Brook won’t be at least a little compromised making the cut down to 47 for the first time in 4 years.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Crawford vs Brook: Final Press Conference

[Enlightened-One]

According to the betting website Vbet, they’ve given Crawford a 96.2% (1/25) chance of beating Kell Brook, which means the American is about as much of a favourite against the Brit as Mike Tyson was against Douglas (97.7%) and the first Holyfield bout (96.2%).

To put that into perspective, Andy Ruiz Jr. had better odds against AJ than Kell Brook does for the Terence Crawford fight.

Brook beating Crawford would also be considered a bigger upset than: Corrie Sanders versus Wladimir Klitschko; and Hasim Rahman versus Lennox Lewis.

Therefore, unless the Brit can defy the betting odds and score one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, then even the betting websites consider the Crawford-Brook bout as a blatantly horrendous mismatch.

If you passionately disagree with my opinion on this matter, then it may be worth your while putting your money where your mouth is, by betting on the Brit to beat the American.

[Onetimeonly]

[Ruthless-RKO]

According to the betting website Vbet, they’ve given Crawford a 96.2% (1/25) chance of beating Kell Brook, which means the American is about as much of a favourite against the Brit as Mike Tyson was against Douglas (97.7%) and the first Holyfield bout (96.2%).

If you passionately disagree with my opinion on this matter, then it may be worth your while putting your money where your mouth is, by betting on the Brit to beat the American.

Do you work for Vbet?

[Enlightened-One]

According to the betting website Vbet, they’ve given Crawford a 96.2% (1/25) chance of beating Kell Brook, which means the American is about as much of a favourite against the Brit as Mike Tyson was against Douglas (97.7%) and the first Holyfield bout (96.2%).

If you passionately disagree with my opinion on this matter, then it may be worth your while putting your money where your mouth is, by betting on the Brit to beat the American.

Do you work for Vbet?

Nope, but SkyBet and betway have both quoted similar odds.

And GettingBet give Brook a 10% (9/1) chance of beating Terence Crawford. This means they consider the Brit more of an underdog against the American than Muhammad Ali was against Sonny Liston or George Foreman against Michael Moorer.

Also, Terence Crawford is a significantly bigger betting favourite than Floyd Mayweather Jr. was for the Conor McGregor bout.

According to the poll associated to this thread, only 9% of the 45 votes cast by this forum have been given to Brook.

Let's face it, Kell Brook deserves to be a massive underdog against Terence Crawford and even the betting websites and this forum agree.

That said, whenever I don't have a horse in a proverbial race, I have a tendency to support the underdog by default. So I'm hoping that Brook can score the upset to prove everybody wrong - and that includes myself.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

Given what they accomplished at 147 the odds seem a bit much

[Onetimeonly]

Given what they accomplished at 147 the odds seem a bit much

It's the best fighter in the world against a fighter widely considered past it that struggled to make the weight years ago.

I'm on under 9.5 at -115

[Ruthless-RKO]

Judges, Ref Revealed For Fight

Judge: Patricia Morse Jarman (Nevada)
Judge: Dave Moretti (Nevada)
Judge: Benoit Roussel (Quebec)

Referee: Tony Weeks (Nevada)
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Morse Jarman has been one of boxing’s busiest, most consistent judges since the sport resumed during the COVID-19 pandemic June 9.

She has judged 50 fights in the Top Rank/ESPN “Bubble” over the past five months at MGM Grand Conference Center, where the Crawford-Brook card will take place.

In one title fight during that time, she had Jamel Herring ahead of Jonathan Oquendo, 80-70, when Oquendo was disqualified during the eighth round September 5. Judges Tim Cheatham (80-70) and Julie Lederman (79-71) had Cincinnati’s Herring way ahead as well, although Puerto Rico’s Oquendo appeared to be gaining momentum prior to his disqualification.

She previously scored Joshua Franco a 114-113 winner over Andrew Moloney on June 23. Lederman (115-112) and Moretti (114-113) also scored that fight for Franco.

San Antonio’s Franco (17-1-2, 8 KOs) will make the first defense of the WBA world super flyweight title he won from Australia’s Moloney (21-1, 14 KOs) in their immediate rematch on the Crawford-Brook undercard Saturday night.

Moretti, meanwhile, has submitted a couple cards since June 9 that aren’t consistent with his reputation as one of boxing’s better judges.

He scored the Mike Plania-Joshua Greer Jr. bout a draw, 94-94, on June 16. Cheatham (96-92) and Morse Jarman (97-91) both scored that fight for the Philippines’ Plania (24-1, 12 KOs), who beat Chicago’s Greer (22-2-1, 12 KOs) by majority decision in their 10-rounder.

Five weeks later, Moretti only had Oscar Valdez ahead of Jayson Velez by one point, 85-84, when Mexico’s Valdez (28-0, 22 KOs) stopped Puerto Rico’s Velez (29-7-1, 21 KOs) in the 10th round July 21. Morse Jarman (89-80) and Steve Weisfeld (88-81) had Valdez ahead much more comfortably when their scheduled 10-rounder ended.

On August 29, Moretti scored the Jose Ramirez-Viktor Postol fight a draw, 114-114.

Cheatham (115-113) and Weisfeld (116-112) each gave Ramirez credit for winning that 12-round, 140-pound championship match for Ramirez’s WBC and WBO belts. Ramirez (26-0, 17 KOs), of Avenal, California, defeated Ukraine’s Postol (31-3, 12 KOs) by majority decision.

In Roussel’s most recent high-profile fight, he scored IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua a 118-110 victor over Andy Ruiz Jr. in their immediate rematch last December 7 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. England’s Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) beat Ruiz (33-2, 22 KOs), of Imperial, California, by big margins on the cards of judges Glenn Feldman (118-110) and Steve Gray (119-109) as well.

Six weeks earlier, Roussel scored the 12-round, 140-pound title unification bout between Josh Taylor and Regis Prograis a draw, 114-114. The two other judges – Italy’s Matteo Montella (117-112) and Mexico’s Alfredo Polanco (115-113) – scored that fight for Scotland’s Taylor (17-0, 13 KOs), who beat New Orleans’ Prograis (25-1, 21 KOs) by majority decision in October 2019 at O2 Arena in London.

[Thomastearns]

According to the betting website Vbet, they’ve given Crawford a 96.2% (1/25) chance of beating Kell Brook, which means the American is about as much of a favourite against the Brit as Mike Tyson was against Douglas (97.7%) and the first Holyfield bout (96.2%).

If you passionately disagree with my opinion on this matter, then it may be worth your while putting your money where your mouth is, by betting on the Brit to beat the American.

Do you work for Vbet?

Nope, but SkyBet and betway have both quoted similar odds.

And GettingBet give Brook a 10% (9/1) chance of beating Terence Crawford. This means they consider the Brit more of an underdog against the American than Muhammad Ali was against Sonny Liston or George Foreman against Michael Moorer.

Also, Terence Crawford is a significantly bigger betting favourite than Floyd Mayweather Jr. was for the Conor McGregor bout.

According to the poll associated to this thread, only 9% of the 45 votes cast by this forum have been given to Brook.

Let's face it, Kell Brook deserves to be a massive underdog against Terence Crawford and even the betting websites and this forum agree.

That said, whenever I don't have a horse in a proverbial race, I have a tendency to support the underdog by default. So I'm hoping that Brook can score the upset to prove everybody wrong - and that includes myself.

Me too. Brook has always been a brave boxer and has shied from no one. His recent resume is fantastic - Porter, Golovkin, Spence Jr and now Crawford.

Unfortunately this time Kell Brook has almost nothing in his favour.

Not foot speed.
Not head movement.
Not hand speed.
Not reflexes. Crawford is far more elusive.
Not reach 69 v 74
Not age - a ringworn 34 v 33

Those Brendan Ingle days are now long in the past. Brook is now way too static for the elite.


On top of all that there's the fact this is held in Vegas, where everything from the referee, judges (and Crawford's cheering section in the studio) will all be heavily in the champion's favour.


So is there anything at all in Brook's favour?

Apart from a possible weight advantage, not a lot.

He might be motivated to try and improve upon his great rival's performance.

Amir Khan was stopped by a low blow by Crawford in the sixth round of their clash last year.

Brook might hope to last longer. Even a moral victory is a kind of a victory.

His best hope might be that Crawford has underestimated him in some way and gets a bit sloppy.

Not likely as Crawford can be a slow starter but that's usually more down to caution rather than any lack of prep, but what else is there?

This is clearly a keep busy fight that Grampa Bob didn't really want for his investment, but as against Amir Khan, they must consider this one, an extremely low risk.

Not high reward either, but a vanishingly low risk nevertheless.

So no wonder the odds are so very heavily stacked against Brook.

To bet on Brook you'd need to be a supreme optimist. Even at those one sided odds.

[Ruthless-RKO]

I'm eharing Arum gonna try and screw TC, because there's rumours he's not gonna re-sign with TR.

You can't exactly set him up for a loss against Brook..

Brook will be behind on points at all stages..

[Enlightened-One]

Crawford will always choose the pay cheque over legacy. He's done it before (September 2018) and he'll do it again.

He might make noises to the media, hinting at a potential departure from Top Rank, as a bargaining ploy, but as soon as Bob Arum guarantees him more than $3m per bout, he'll immediately sign the dotted line to extend his contract.

[detamour]

Do you work for Vbet?

Nope, but SkyBet and betway have both quoted similar odds.

And GettingBet give Brook a 10% (9/1) chance of beating Terence Crawford. This means they consider the Brit more of an underdog against the American than Muhammad Ali was against Sonny Liston or George Foreman against Michael Moorer.

Also, Terence Crawford is a significantly bigger betting favourite than Floyd Mayweather Jr. was for the Conor McGregor bout.

According to the poll associated to this thread, only 9% of the 45 votes cast by this forum have been given to Brook.

Let's face it, Kell Brook deserves to be a massive underdog against Terence Crawford and even the betting websites and this forum agree.

That said, whenever I don't have a horse in a proverbial race, I have a tendency to support the underdog by default. So I'm hoping that Brook can score the upset to prove everybody wrong - and that includes myself.

Me too. Brook has always been a brave boxer and has shied from no one. His recent resume is fantastic - Porter, Golovkin, Spence Jr and now Crawford.

Unfortunately this time Kell Brook has almost nothing in his favour.

Not foot speed.
Not head movement.
Not hand speed.
Not reflexes. Crawford is far more elusive.
Not reach 69 v 74
Not age - a ringworn 34 v 33

Those Brendan Ingle days are now long in the past. Brook is now way too static for the elite.


On top of all that there's the fact this is held in Vegas, where everything from the referee, judges (and Crawford's cheering section in the studio) will all be heavily in the champion's favour.


So is there anything at all in Brook's favour?

Apart from a possible weight advantage, not a lot.

He might be motivated to try and improve upon his great rival's performance.

Amir Khan was stopped by a low blow by Crawford in the sixth round of their clash last year.

Brook might hope to last longer. Even a moral victory is a kind of a victory.

His best hope might be that Crawford has underestimated him in some way and gets a bit sloppy.

Not likely as Crawford can be a slow starter but that's usually more down to caution rather than any lack of prep, but what else is there?

This is clearly a keep busy fight that Grampa Bob didn't really want for his investment, but as against Amir Khan, they must consider this one, an extremely low risk.

Not high reward either, but a vanishingly low risk nevertheless.

So no wonder the odds are so very heavily stacked against Brook.

To bet on Brook you'd need to be a supreme optimist. Even at those one sided odds.

Brook was never ever that good, Just study his record and you will se for yourself. Claimed he was beating spence, but the Scorecards said otherwise and got battered badly GGG too, avoide fights with Bradley, Vargas, Madaina and recently claimed he never trained properly until his last fight says it all...

[NateJR]

Nope, but SkyBet and betway have both quoted similar odds.

And GettingBet give Brook a 10% (9/1) chance of beating Terence Crawford. This means they consider the Brit more of an underdog against the American than Muhammad Ali was against Sonny Liston or George Foreman against Michael Moorer.

Also, Terence Crawford is a significantly bigger betting favourite than Floyd Mayweather Jr. was for the Conor McGregor bout.

According to the poll associated to this thread, only 9% of the 45 votes cast by this forum have been given to Brook.

Let's face it, Kell Brook deserves to be a massive underdog against Terence Crawford and even the betting websites and this forum agree.

That said, whenever I don't have a horse in a proverbial race, I have a tendency to support the underdog by default. So I'm hoping that Brook can score the upset to prove everybody wrong - and that includes myself.

Me too. Brook has always been a brave boxer and has shied from no one. His recent resume is fantastic - Porter, Golovkin, Spence Jr and now Crawford.

Unfortunately this time Kell Brook has almost nothing in his favour.

Not foot speed.
Not head movement.
Not hand speed.
Not reflexes. Crawford is far more elusive.
Not reach 69 v 74
Not age - a ringworn 34 v 33

Those Brendan Ingle days are now long in the past. Brook is now way too static for the elite.


On top of all that there's the fact this is held in Vegas, where everything from the referee, judges (and Crawford's cheering section in the studio) will all be heavily in the champion's favour.


So is there anything at all in Brook's favour?

Apart from a possible weight advantage, not a lot.

He might be motivated to try and improve upon his great rival's performance.

Amir Khan was stopped by a low blow by Crawford in the sixth round of their clash last year.

Brook might hope to last longer. Even a moral victory is a kind of a victory.

His best hope might be that Crawford has underestimated him in some way and gets a bit sloppy.

Not likely as Crawford can be a slow starter but that's usually more down to caution rather than any lack of prep, but what else is there?

This is clearly a keep busy fight that Grampa Bob didn't really want for his investment, but as against Amir Khan, they must consider this one, an extremely low risk.

Not high reward either, but a vanishingly low risk nevertheless.

So no wonder the odds are so very heavily stacked against Brook.

To bet on Brook you'd need to be a supreme optimist. Even at those one sided odds.

Brook was never ever that good, Just study his record and you will se for yourself. Claimed he was beating spence, but the Scorecards said otherwise and got battered badly GGG too, avoide fights with Bradley, Vargas, Madaina and recently claimed he never trained properly until his last fight says it all...

Brook is/was very good. To this day he's beat Porter more convincingly than anyone. Was arguably beating Spence until his eye injury resurfaced and did pretty well against GGG all things considered.

Brook could be a problem for Crawford. We will see what Brook shows up tomorrow night, but say he was never that good is kind bullshit to say the least. Maybe never great, but he was still very good.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

Given what they accomplished at 147 the odds seem a bit much

It's the best fighter in the world against a fighter widely considered past it that struggled to make the weight years ago.

I'm on under 9.5 at -115

Thats a good bet

[Thomastearns]

I'm eharing Arum gonna try and screw TC, because there's rumours he's not gonna re-sign with TR.

You can't exactly set him up for a loss against Brook..

Brook will be behind on points at all stages..

At 33 it's only a matter of time before Grampa Bob throws the charisma bypassed Crawford under the bus.

He's probably just waiting for the next young Top Rank $uperstar who needs a bunk up the rankings to world fame.

It's not likely to be Kell Brook, is it?