07/31/2023
COMPLETE. UTTER. DOMINATION.
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Fresh on the heels of a virtuoso historic performance, it is evident that is CLEARLY the pound for pound number one fighter in the world. We saw the very best version of Crawford as he put his full skill set on display, doling out a thorough drubbing of the former champion .
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At times, the fight became hard to watch as ESJ lacked pop on his shots, routinely got caught throwing wide punches and appeared shot as Crawford, who routinely had been questioned about his power & size in the division, appeared sharper & stronger than the normal battering ram that is ESJ.
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The fate of the fight seemed to be determined early on after a second round knockdown by Crawford. The doctor had to come in and do a welfare check. I was hoping Derrick James would have the wherewithal to stop the punishment as there is a rematch clause. The ref clearly made the decision to step in and save Spence in the 9th.
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I picked Crawford by decision but was completely surprised by how much stronger & sharper he was than Spence. The rematch now seems futile & Crawford clearly has established himself as welterweight supremacy.
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