It's no secret that boxing champion Terence Crawford will move up to the 154-pound super welterweight division for the first time on August 3 to challenge WBA Champion Israel Madramoff. For this competition, although it is widely believed that Crawford will create another miracle, there are also many people who feel that he may suffer Waterloo, that is, an upset defeat to Madrid Move.
Interestingly, as the confrontation approached, there seemed to be more people who looked down on Crawford, and after boxing expert Chris Williams, another well-known person thought that Madrid Mov would win, and he was British promoter Eddie Hearn, for which fans said: Crawford beware!
Hearn believes that Crawford is mentally underestimating his opponents, and he is focusing on challenging Carneiro Alvarez, which in Hearn's opinion is a big taboo for a soldier, that is, he is preoccupied with Alvarez and does not pay attention to Madrid.
Boxing columnist Ken Wards points out that Crawford, in addition to bypassing Madrid Move, has the following problems:
1. Getting older
2. Stay away from the field for more than 1 year
3. Underestimation of the difficulty of 154 pounds
It may be a cliché about Crawford, which is that the confident fighter only thinks about the future and instead ignores the work in front of him, so it may be fulfilled in Crawford, who has had great success before, is now getting older, wants to make a lot of money, and as a result, his mentality has changed, and he thinks that he can easily level his opponent, but he is helpless and has fallen into danger.
"They underestimated Madramov, who was very strong and aggressive," Hearn said. Don't get me wrong, Crawford is the favourite in this game, yet it was a very, very tough game against Madrid Move. ”
It's not just Hearn, many people feel that Madrid Mov is underrated, which is understandable, because ordinary fans don't know who Madrid Mov is, let alone his level of strength and style of play, if Madrid Mov is really a hidden master, Crawford will indeed be in trouble.
"Madramoff has great foot movement, he's in his prime, he's a healthy, strong guy, he's very ferocious with his punches, and it's not an easy contest for Crawford," Hearn said.
Columnist Ken Wards feels that the 29-year-old Madrid Mov is better than the 36-year-old Crawford in terms of physique, age, and mobility, and that Crawford's previous victories over Sean Porter and Errol Spence may give the illusion of being too powerful, but Madrid Mov is different from Porter and Spence, both mentally and physically, so Crawford really has to be cautious.
In two months, Crawford will be 37 years old, and his fight with Madrid Mov reminded some fans of the Bivol vs Alvarez fight, when Bivol was also listed as a weak player by the outside world, but he won against Alvarez, in addition to his underestimated skills, it is the physical gap that has become one of the key factors affecting the victory or defeat, maybe Madrid Mov will become the second Bivol, or maybe Crawford is better than Alvarez at the beginning, who knows!