Bud Crawford versus Winky Wright
Posted: 03 Jul 2026, 08:33
154. 12 rounds
Good points, but Wright have literaly no offensive tool to give Crawford troubles. Crawford would win this simply with basic boxing. Wright would not be hurt or look bad IMO. He will held his own, but would be outboxed for the whole fight. Wright - Spence would be more interesting fight2128778 wrote: ↑03 Jul 2026, 10:47 Actually, this is an interesting match-up.
Crawford never really encountered such a style.
Wright was a pretty big, tall southpaw for these weights (154 and 160). With a famous tight high guard.
The complexity of the task for Terence here would be that he won't have a lot to capitalize on in terms of countering and punishing his opponent's mistake.
And at the same time, I don't see Crawford going out there and throwing punches in bunches the way Williams or Taylor were doing against Wright. He's just not operating in such a way. He'd have to wisely pick holes to try to unlock Wright's block.
Meanwhile, I see Wright's jab and countering giving Crawford fits. Wright would've been founding him with his jab and straight left.
It's easy to pick Terence. But Wright would've been a fascinating puzzle to solve.
Maybe.Cent0089 wrote: ↑03 Jul 2026, 11:04Good points, but Wright have literaly no offensive tool to give Crawford troubles. Crawford would win this simply with basic boxing. Wright would not be hurt or look bad IMO. He will held his own, but would be outboxed for the whole fight. Wright - Spence would be more interesting fight2128778 wrote: ↑03 Jul 2026, 10:47 Actually, this is an interesting match-up.
Crawford never really encountered such a style.
Wright was a pretty big, tall southpaw for these weights (154 and 160). With a famous tight high guard.
The complexity of the task for Terence here would be that he won't have a lot to capitalize on in terms of countering and punishing his opponent's mistake.
And at the same time, I don't see Crawford going out there and throwing punches in bunches the way Williams or Taylor were doing against Wright. He's just not operating in such a way. He'd have to wisely pick holes to try to unlock Wright's block.
Meanwhile, I see Wright's jab and countering giving Crawford fits. Wright would've been founding him with his jab and straight left.
It's easy to pick Terence. But Wright would've been a fascinating puzzle to solve.
Keep in mind that Crawford only had 1 bout in his whole career at 154, and it was arguably the most difficult night for him in his career, and the opponent wasn't as highly regarded as Wright.Cent0089 wrote: ↑03 Jul 2026, 11:04Good points, but Wright have literaly no offensive tool to give Crawford troubles. Crawford would win this simply with basic boxing. Wright would not be hurt or look bad IMO. He will held his own, but would be outboxed for the whole fight. Wright - Spence would be more interesting fight2128778 wrote: ↑03 Jul 2026, 10:47 Actually, this is an interesting match-up.
Crawford never really encountered such a style.
Wright was a pretty big, tall southpaw for these weights (154 and 160). With a famous tight high guard.
The complexity of the task for Terence here would be that he won't have a lot to capitalize on in terms of countering and punishing his opponent's mistake.
And at the same time, I don't see Crawford going out there and throwing punches in bunches the way Williams or Taylor were doing against Wright. He's just not operating in such a way. He'd have to wisely pick holes to try to unlock Wright's block.
Meanwhile, I see Wright's jab and countering giving Crawford fits. Wright would've been founding him with his jab and straight left.
It's easy to pick Terence. But Wright would've been a fascinating puzzle to solve.
Indeed.gilgamesh wrote: ↑05 Jul 2026, 11:37Keep in mind that Crawford only had 1 bout in his whole career at 154, and it was arguably the most difficult night for him in his career, and the opponent wasn't as highly regarded as Wright.Cent0089 wrote: ↑03 Jul 2026, 11:04Good points, but Wright have literaly no offensive tool to give Crawford troubles. Crawford would win this simply with basic boxing. Wright would not be hurt or look bad IMO. He will held his own, but would be outboxed for the whole fight. Wright - Spence would be more interesting fight2128778 wrote: ↑03 Jul 2026, 10:47 Actually, this is an interesting match-up.
Crawford never really encountered such a style.
Wright was a pretty big, tall southpaw for these weights (154 and 160). With a famous tight high guard.
The complexity of the task for Terence here would be that he won't have a lot to capitalize on in terms of countering and punishing his opponent's mistake.
And at the same time, I don't see Crawford going out there and throwing punches in bunches the way Williams or Taylor were doing against Wright. He's just not operating in such a way. He'd have to wisely pick holes to try to unlock Wright's block.
Meanwhile, I see Wright's jab and countering giving Crawford fits. Wright would've been founding him with his jab and straight left.
It's easy to pick Terence. But Wright would've been a fascinating puzzle to solve.