Hall of Famer Tim Bradley has an extremely confident pick for a prime versus prime fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Terence Crawford.
‘Bud’ Crawford became two-time undisputed last year with an impressive stoppage of previously undefeated Errol Spence Jr. He will now make the move to 154 to challenge for two belts against Israil Madrimov on August 3.
Mayweather won 15 world title in four different weight classes. Almost defensively flawless, ‘Money’ changed the landscape of boxing and was the most successful pay-per-view star the sport has ever seen.
Since the pair crossed over weight classes, there’s no doubt that a fantasy fight is high on the lists of fans who like to play cross-generational matchmaking.
Speaking to FightHype, Bradley backed Crawford and gave his reason
“I talked about this years ago, everybody thought I was crazy. Probably five or six years ago I talked about Crawford and Mayweather. And I will say this again, Terence Crawford would beat a prime Mayweather … Yes it would be a competitive fight, but Crawford [is a] master thinker just like Floyd.
The advantage that Floyd has is that he has great defence. The advantage that Crawford has is that he can not only fight orthodox, he can also fight southpaw. He’s versatile. We all know that Floyd don’t like to fight southpaws. Yes he’s been beaten some good southpaws, but a lot of these guys gave him some issues.
What happens when you have a guy that’s just as smart as you are and able to make adjustments like Crawford? Come on man, I’m telling y’all! A guy that can hurt you with either hand, powerful, strong, quick. A guy can fight you in the pocket. A guy that knows how to execute that Philly shell. He knows how to bust through that. Trust me. He knows.”
After Crawford looks for success in a fourth weight class – a fight Bradley of course backs him to win – he’s expected to continue calling out a former Mayweather opponent in Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez.
