Crawford insists that the Jab was the key to defeating Madrimov

Terence Crawford says he “whipped” WBA junior middleweight champion Israel Madrimov with his jacket during their fight last Saturday night.

It didn't look like that. Crawford (410, 31 KOs) was beaten hard by Madrimov and was fortunate to win a 12 round unanimous decision in a fight that many boxing fans on social media lost.

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If Crawford deserved to win, he didn't have to pass the eye test. The judges gave it to him anyway, scoring it 116-112, 115-113, and 115-113.

Crawford's biggest concern is that he failed to put on an exciting fight, which he needed to improve his chances against Canelo Alvarez at 168. A great fight that would have put pressure on Canelo to fight him, Crawford punched and looked like a bad copy of Floyd Mayweather Jr.

This fight showed that Crawford could not dominate at 154 as he did at 147. He has grown up in the last year. He's not as fast as he is, and the punches bother him a lot at 154. He was lucky that Madrimov did not hit him with many shots because he might not have survived the battle.

Abandoning Madrimov's Power

“I was touching him with a jab. “I think my Jab was beating him the whole fight, but he landed a couple of right hands that told the judges, but it was nothing I've ever seen,” Terence Crawford said during the post-fight press conference. talking about his victory over Israel Madrimov.

Crawford finds it difficult to accept that Madrimov gave him his toughest fight and that he should have lost. None of Crawford's previous fights during his 16-year career have been this difficult.

“We knew he had good movement and he was strong and durable. If I can say something that amazes me is his patience. He was very patient there. I can't say that he surprised me after 10 fights because he had more than 300 fights for the uneducated. He knows how to fight.

“He knows how to use people's mistakes.

“You have to understand that he is his hero. He knows his boy lost, and his team lost,” said Crawford in response to promoter Eddie Hearn saying that Madrimov deserved to win. “The right hand was not bothering me. He came a few times at the end of the round where he was trying to steal the round.”

It wasn't just Hearn who felt that Madrimov had been robbed. Many fans feel the same way, and that's saying something.