WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) successfully defended his title with a sixth round knockout against WBO #6 ranked David Avanesyan (29-4-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Crawford broke down Avanesyan, then laid him out with a crushing right hook. Time was 2:14.
“My coach told me to keep picking my punches, and keep being smart with my punch placement,” Crawford said. “I broke him down and took him out with a punch I’ve been working on extensively in the gym. Once he landed on the canvas, I knew all my hard work and preparation paid off.”
As expected, Bud and Spence will be 40 by the time they fight
Bud did what he had to do
Now get in the ring with Spence!
Bud barely mentioned Spence’s name. Pac obviously next. Pathetic
Only thing I learned is how bad Crawford is from the Ortho.
so Bud claims to be the best and yet crawfished his way out a Spence fight pointing the finger at him he chose Avnesyan instead of Ortiz or Ennis? sounds like he has become the new king cherry picker
Would you take the fight at 20% ?
Why wldnt he? He only has 1 belt compared to Spences collection. Or 50/50 but spence only puts up 1 of his belts?
Good for Crawford. Hope he gets his money.
Team Spence,, step up and fight.
Great win for Crawford and good to see him stay busy. At 35, he’s in a race against Father Time however. He wants big money fights, seeks these matchups while he’s still able to get into peak form. People are screaming for him to fight Spence, but Spence wants no part of a Crawford who can still reach peak. At 32, Spence can bide his time, but he seems to be accident prone. He was just in another vehicle collision in Dallas, and luckily only escaped with a leg injury. More delays. I suspect Spence and his people want to wait until Crawford shows signs of age-related decline and vulnerability, maybe when Crawford turns 45.
I don’t think Spence can beat Crawford. Spence had a surprisingly difficult time beating tough Shawn Porter, who I consider a fighting caveman. Porter nearly beat Spence. Porter was unconventional and aggressive, threw punches at unexpected times and unconventional angles. This prevented Spence from robotically walking his man down, perfecting his timing, and controlling from a distance. Crawford far more dangerous than Porter, and has the ability and power to seriously hurt Spence with a punch Spence never saw coming. Crawford is simply too versatile, too clever, and too dangerous for Spence…hence the delay caused entirely by Spence and his people. I’m not a fan of fighters who don’t want to test their own skills against a talented champion opponent who is at his best. This is why I’m not a big fan of Error Spence. Too much marketing, hype, posturing, delay. Not enough substance.
I hope Crawford stays busy. Good to see him do his thing against a tough, motivated opponent who had nothing to lose and appreciated the opportunity.
If Crawford got 10 million for this no way he fights Spence.Next up Adrien Broner, then Crawford will call out Canelo. That’s the only fight that Crawford can get what he is asking for. As crazy as it as it sounds it’s a markable fight in this climate of delusional fighters
The results are a surprise to absolutely no one. I’m more interested in seeing the buy-rate numbers of this fight.
that’s the problem with modern boxing fans, more interested in being fanagers than the actual fights.
Ennis in 2!
Ok, let’s stop letting our emotions cloud our judgement, say Ennis in 2 is like saying he’ll stop Porter in 1, Ennis is good and a monster at the level he’s fighting now we haven’t seen him fight a top 15 or higher yet, let’s keep it in perspective Crawford hadn’t fought in over a year so this was a quick match to make, as I do remember it was Thurman who call out Crawford for a fight after his tuneup
he gonna duck Ortiz and Ennis for sure
That’s the real champ of 147 lbs. As a matter of fact,Crawford and spence could TAG TEAM Boots in a match, and STILL LOSE. Boots ENNIS is the finest welter since Sugar Ray Leonard.
Uh?
Bud’s the best love how he finishes everyone doesn’t mess around!
Crawford is gonna lose his upcoming fight to Bob Arum. Crawford claims Arum discriminated against him because the promoter of Ali, Foreman, Hagler, Hearns, etc., doesn’t like his skin tone. Arum should countersue & clean out Crawford financially!
To Nordic: So Where is the freedom of speech in America?
What happened with the split gloves of Crawford
Crawford is a real pro, zero excuses, handles his business every time.
So Nordic; does the fact that Bob Arum made millions of dollars off of all those black fighters you mentioned mean he likes Crawford or them?
Bob Arum is a smart businessman. He invests his company’s money in the promotion & does whatever he can to sell live gates, PPV’s or ESPN subscriptions. The more successful the promotion, the more money both Top Rank AND the fighters earn. A good promoter/businessman doesn’t give a damn about race, ethnicity, religion or skin tone, he cares about making money! Crawford looks like a fool for claiming Arum discriminated against him based on his skin color.
Like Mayweather and Pacquiao these two are going to fight past their primes when no one is interested by it ! Sad but we have to admit that US fighters often avoid real competition..
very good fight for the 6 rounds most i ever saw crawford get hit but what a punch he has
Crawford did what was expected against that level of opponent, we know Crawford is great we know Spence is great now let’s get the two great ones together and stop wasting time!!!
I used to buy every ppv fight, never missed any. But now boxing is a big joke! All the dodging hiding excuses etc. I don’t pay for ppv at all zero nada! Nothing will change with boxing until everyone does what I did refuse to buy bull shit fights. The whole mayweather fighting internet douchbags was the mail in the coffin those guys are making a mockery of the sport and all you people paying for that trash are lining their pockets. RIDICULOUS!!
Really you’re excited beating a guy you was heavily favored to destroy?