Despite all the talk of not fighting Terence Crawford while sitting on the wrong side of the boxing net and the promotional split, the unbeaten WBO welterweight champ does a great job of reminding how cool he is every time he steps into the ring.
Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) overcame the slow start by performing the calculated adjustment of the southpaw move. From there, he went to dismantle the former 147-pound champion Kill Brook on Saturday on their fourth TKO Tour inside the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.
Although Brook (39-3, 27 KOs) looked cool on the scales Friday in his first return to welterweight since losing his IBF Championship title in 2017 and initially looking sharp behind a jab, Crawford’s accurate rebounds and ability Bad opponents eliminate when it is found that the harm is the difference.
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“I was just trying to measure the distance and I was trying to find my rhythm between putting the distance together,” Crawford said. “That is why it was so competitive early on, I couldn’t get my shots.”
Although Crawford was flirting with a move to southpaw in both opening rounds, he clearly lost both by not throwing enough in return. Usually a slow start, Crawford got enough information he needed to make a key adjustment, which was moving left on a full-time basis in the third round and pulling Brock’s hit that was the basis of his early success.
“I advanced a little and tried to throw more punches but not much,” said Crawford. “Then I grabbed it a few times.”
Crawford hit Brooke in the fourth round with his sudden counter right hand that was a half-hook and blow, causing him to reel in the ropes. Crawford followed up with a clean left hook before referee Tony Weeks jumps in to knock down the two.
After the reboot, Crawford loosened a three-punch combination that ended with his left hand, forcing Wicks to rescue Brock on his feet in 1:14.
“This is boxing,” Brooke said. “Obviously I had a shot that I didn’t see and the referee canceled it.” “This has never happened to me before. I always said that if I were to lose, I would go out on a shield. The referee saw that I cannot continue and that the fight is over. I do not like to lose because of an injury, I prefer to go out on my armor and I did that tonight.”
“[Crawford] He has good distance and a fast hand. He has a good eye for his shot. No one has ever done this to me in my career, not even in sparring. I was caught by a bullet I did not see and the fighting ended. Nobody can make me feel better. I felt great. “
Whether or not a win leads Crawford to finally intervene against an active fellow and elite champion at 147 lbs. When asked what should happen to him to finally face the undefeated champion Errol Spence Jr., who faces Danny Garcia on December 5, Crawford looked at Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum with a look that impatiently ran out.
Arum said, “Spence and Garcia are fighting, and if they really want a big show, I’ll put Terence Crawford with both of them, one by one, and bounce off both of them the same night.” . “He’s the best midweight in the world far and away. He’s dating big weights like Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns. He was going to compete with them. The heavyweights aren’t now competing with Terence Crawford.”
“Errol Spence will try to avoid Terrence Crawford as much as he can because he knows he can’t beat Terrence Crawford. I watched the performance tonight. Errol Spence will be out on the same number of rounds as Kill Brook directed.”
Instead, Crawford admitted that he preferred to fight against WBA champion Manny Pacquiao, and revealed that he was in deep discussion about one in the Middle East until the talks collapsed.
“I look forward to securing the Battle of Pacquia,” Crawford said. “We were close to securing the fight before this fight but since COVID was getting out of hand, fans couldn’t attend the fight and we had to stop it. Now, we’re going back to the drawing board and try to revisit that fight.”
The 33-year-old Crawford improved to 5-0 since moving to welterweight in 2018 with all five knocked out.
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Crawford vs Brooke Card, results
- Terence Crawford (c) Dave. Kiel Brook via TKO fourth round
- Joshua Franco (c) referees against Andrew Molony not to make a decision due to his head being crossed in the second round
Crawford vs. Brook Scorecard, live coverage
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