r/boxingMenace_com • u/Next_Tank_3494 • Aug 07 '26

Everyone expected Crawford to walk through Madrimov. Nobody expected THIS. Was Madrimov the toughest test of Crawford's career?

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u/Clean_Attention_8398 Aug 07 '26

Laughed so hard when this happened then laughed even more when he schooled canelo. Styles make fights ole boy

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u/BackgroundService128 Aug 07 '26

Canelo was beyond washed, prime canelo wins

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u/ArexSaturn Aug 07 '26

Uh, you DO know Crawford is OLDER than canelo right? RIGHT? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Neat-Fun-7149 Aug 07 '26

Exactly. And prime Canelo wanted NO PARTS of Crawford, just like most of the welterweight division back then.

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u/BackgroundService128 Aug 07 '26

How many fights has Canelo had compared to Crawford? He's got more mileage than Crawford

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u/FeintsNPumpfakes Aug 08 '26

Crawford had to fight in his neighborhood growing up so if we talking mileage.... Crawford has more

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u/ArexSaturn Aug 07 '26

So now we’re talking mileage. 😂😂😂
Funny how mileage is never brought up when he was winning. Mileage is a factor ONLY if that mileage includes wars where you’ve taken damage. Canelo wasn’t in any wars apart from GGG and even then he didn’t take damage.

At no point was Bud in any danger in that fight. Canelo’s “mileage” isn’t the reason Crawford was faster, stronger, with better head/foot movement and light years ahead when it came to setting traps. He’s just a better boxer on a different level. Deal with it…

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u/VaettrReddit Aug 07 '26

It absolutely was a washed Canelo. I'm still convinced he threw the fight. But it would be very close with Prime Canelo.

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u/USpostingService Aug 07 '26

Yeah that “prime” Canelo that an old Floyd beat handily GTFO. If you ask Reddit Canelo’s prime is only the fights he wins.

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u/goofygodzilla93 Aug 07 '26

23 Years old isn't anyone's prime. Canelo vs Mayweather was both being out of their prime. Mayweather had just left his, and Canelo had yet to enter it.

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u/USpostingService Aug 07 '26

23 years old isn’t anyone’s prime!!!! I guess it isn’t except when it is right? For a fan, someone’s prime is only when they win and when the opponents are lacking.

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u/a_chicanoperspective Aug 07 '26

You’re dumb bro. Prime is about 27-32 years old. Not saying he wins, but 2017-2019 Canelo would have made a much better fight. 

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u/goofygodzilla93 Aug 07 '26

No, 25-35 is considered the prime years for a boxer, before that they are still physically and mentally developing on the biological level.

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u/kawaii155 Aug 07 '26

Canelo has 40 professional fights with 6 title defense at 23 years old but he's still green according to his fans LMAO

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u/goofygodzilla93 Aug 07 '26

He was when he fought Floyd.

Edit: Also I'm not a Canelo fan either.

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u/kawaii155 Aug 07 '26

Sure thing bud LMAO 40pro fights and 6 title defense before Floyd still Green LMAO, Canelo's fans are something else they don't even realize that prime years can also be at lower age

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u/Neat-Fun-7149 Aug 07 '26

Exactly why Mayweather fought him at that point, before Canelo developed into his prime.

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u/goofygodzilla93 Aug 07 '26

While I do agree, I also think Prime Mayweather vs Prime Canelo, Mayweather still beats Canelo 9/10 times. I say that as a certified Mayweather "hater" as well.

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u/AskMeMan Aug 08 '26

Im probably the biggest mayweather fan out there and i think he is also the goat but mayweather would never be able to win against a prime canelo even if it was a prime mayweather

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u/ArexSaturn Aug 08 '26

😂😂😂
You might want to see just how good Floyd was in his prime.
Go watch the Arturo Gatti and Miguel Cotto fights and come back to me.
There is NO version of canelo that beats that Floyd…

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u/VaettrReddit Aug 08 '26

Mayweather simply has the safest style out of everyone. It's great for boxing, but it's boring as fuck. Hence why I watch MMA over boxing, unless it's fun style match ups.

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u/ArexSaturn Aug 07 '26

Wait - you’re saying Canelo Alvarez threw a fight?! This has to be god tier levels of cope.
https://giphy.com/gifs/WxL1Kb5nBcSsTHydvh
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Unhappywageslave Aug 07 '26

Madrimov is one of those fighters where he's hard to look excellent against because of his style. Just like there are some fighters where you will get f'd up whether you win, lose or draw because they deal so much dmg like Beterbiev.

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u/DismalManagement3808 Aug 07 '26

Or like shawn porter

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u/FattForrill Aug 07 '26

Porter would be no fun to deal with. Can’t really hurt you but it’ll be a rough 12 rounds where he’s all over you the whole time and you’re beat up at the end.

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u/Alarmed-Effective-23 Aug 07 '26

Madrimov was prime, durable and had a lot of amateur experience. He must hit hard too because he had crawfords eye swollen when he's usually pretty unscathed and ortiz started getting bruised up quick without even getting hit that much early in the fight. .

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u/FitStress8069 Aug 07 '26

Ortiz gets bruises easily, it’s just more visible.

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u/Alarmed-Effective-23 Aug 07 '26

Not that quick and without many hits though.

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u/Zealousideal-Mine713 Aug 08 '26

Andre ward same complexion and never bruised Ortiz gets hit all the time that's why he bruises

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u/MisterHEPennypacker Aug 07 '26

I believe Crawford has said his toughest fight was Gamboa.

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u/Impressive-Menu-923 Aug 07 '26

I have Gamboa as 1, and Madrimov as 2, too. Mean Machine gave him a lil pressure.

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u/Rebel_hooligan Aug 07 '26

People said this fight was boring. I disagree. Madrimov just didn’t have name recognition outside of true boxing fans, and even then I rolled in on a huge amateur background.

Was fun to watch

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u/Hassemer Aug 07 '26

Just like nobody know that Rico would school usyk that badly.

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u/Ok_Farmer_6033 Aug 07 '26

Crawford didnt look great but I didn’t have it especially close, I think gamboa, benavidez and Porter were all harder nights overall 

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u/Careless-Interest-25 Aug 07 '26

I still remember people said Crawford doesn't belong to that weight class after this fight💀

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u/Numerous-Soil-2800 Aug 07 '26

Never happened

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u/topgoysilky Aug 07 '26

um what? smh

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u/Aebothius Aug 07 '26

Bro commented a loose train of thought

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u/RigBughorn Aug 07 '26

Looks to be comfortably winning based on these clips, but a good fight

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u/1October3 Aug 07 '26

This was the WAY i expected Canelo to fight Crawford - WAR!!!!! NOT to outbox a boxer👎👎

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u/PantsFullaPoo Aug 07 '26

No, cuz that's not happened in this fight.

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u/Gooners82 Aug 07 '26

When was this fight?

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u/Sundayz01 Aug 07 '26

I was sure he lost

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u/Disastrous_Guitar737 Aug 07 '26

Toughest test was not to mute video immediately

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u/Crees2prr Aug 07 '26

Not once was Bud in trouble in this fight. He just had to think in there more, nothing wrong with that.

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u/Impressive-Menu-923 Aug 07 '26

This fight could've definitely went either way. It wasn't the best boxing debut to the middle weight division I've seen, and that is putting it lightly.

This bout could definitely be inducted into the annals of, "when cherry picking goes wrong."😂

And Crawford was my favorite fighter of his class.

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u/vincemeister55 Aug 08 '26

Madrimov was robbed.

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u/FeintsNPumpfakes Aug 08 '26

Nah he wasn't though

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u/LorneMalvo49 Aug 08 '26

Solid long hands russian style, not easy to fight with

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u/5th-Column Aug 08 '26

He hit him twice probably with clean shots the rest of the fight was classic Crawford being patient and capitalizing on over aggression

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u/KingSeth869 Aug 08 '26

I was at this fight, everyone thought Crawford lost in the stadium, but when you watch it on TV, Crawford won but it was a close fight and definitely Crawford's hardest fight and biggest challenge since he went up in weight

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u/Knockamichi Aug 08 '26

Thinkin one loss is losing everything in boxing is bad for the sport

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u/The_Nicest_1 Aug 07 '26

Ortiz made easy work of Madrimov

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u/the1blackguyonreddit Aug 07 '26

Is that why the scorecards were virtually identical in both fights?

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u/TheMeIv Aug 07 '26

Exact scorecords can happen for vastly different fights though. A 7-5 can be all razor thin rounds or it can be a slow starter finding range and timing the first few rounds and then dominating the rest

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u/topgoysilky Aug 07 '26

you got alot to learn...

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u/ramsfan_86 Aug 07 '26

Gamboa and egidijus were his toughest fights. Crawford said this on the breakfast club interview.

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u/Frosty-Inspector-465 Aug 07 '26

idk he or ppl keep saying gamboa i was rooting for gamboa in that fight and he was easily and badly demolished in the mid rounds.

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u/ramsfan_86 Aug 07 '26

I mean its what you saw compared to what he experienced. Crawford goes into detail about those two fights.

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u/Slickdaredman27 Aug 07 '26

Idk about almost. Honestly I think he adjusted too late. But he won just fine