Jeff Mayweather is leaning towards Terrence Crawford defeating Tim Tzu if and when the two fight.
Although he feels Crawford is on a different level in terms of talent than WBO junior middleweight champion Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs), he still feels it won't be an easy fight for the 36-year-old Crawford. ing.
Crawford doesn't fight much anymore and hasn't faced a younger, 100% fighter since his win over Jose Benavidez Jr. in 2018, but the man is a former 140-pounder and their matchup It took place just two years later. He had been shot in the leg.
Terrence will likely return from a one-year layoff when he faces the winner of this Saturday's match between Tszyu and Sebastián Fundora (20-1-1, 20 KOs).
This isn't ideal for Crawford, but he doesn't fight as often anymore, choosing to wait for a big fight on payday rather than keep busy with smaller prize money contests.
If Crawford is rusty in the ring, or doesn't make it out of training camp without injury due to lack of exercise, as is the case with Keith Thurman, who is younger than him at 35 years old, that's a disadvantage for Crawford. There is a possibility that it will become. Thurman is believed to be elderly.
“I'd go with Crawford. I can't say it's going to be a walk in the park for him,” Jeff Mayweather said on Jay McAllister's YouTube channel, adding that if the two fight, he'll go with Tim Tzu. He named Terrence Crawford as a candidate to defeat.
It will be interesting to see if Crawford can perform like he did in his last fight against Errol Spence Jr. when he returns to the ring. This was one of the best performances of Crawford's career, as he never looked that good in fights with David Avanesyan, Shawn Porter, and Egidijas Kavaliauskas.
Perhaps Spence's conditioning in that fight made Crawford look better than he would have had he fought an opponent who was rusty in the ring from a year layoff, underweight and undamaged from two car accidents. Probably.
“It's different against Crawford. It's a whole different beast. It's a fight that's going to show the boxing world what Tim can offer. To further add to his legacy. That's why he wants to fight Tim Tzu. ” said Jeff.
“Besides, he [Crawford] He didn't win against Canelo. He was trying his best to get Canelo, but it hasn't happened. That’s not going to happen, so you have to accept what’s there,” Jeff said.
