JIM LAMPLEY SHUTS DOWN TERENCE CRAWFORD VS FLOYD MAYWEATHER FANTASY FIGHT; EXPLAINS TOUGH COMAPRISON

FightHype's Sean Zittel recently caught up with world-renowned commentator Jim Lampley, who had a lot to say about the impressive performance of newly-crowned undisputed welterweight king Terence Crawford after his dominant 9th round stoppage of former champion Errol Spence Jr. You don't want to miss what he had to say about that and much more. Check it out!

[@huddieentertainment]

JIM LAMPLEY!!! LEGEND!!! THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE GREAT YEARS. BOXING IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT WITHOUT YOUR VOICE.

[@Rick-bi9fw]

He's overrated fury as much as I love fury thats the truth. The problem is people think to beat fury you need size. That is undoubtedly the wrong approach. Speed footwork IQ beats fury. Usyk beats fury and that why fury is running from him. Fans are using the same language they used for spence vs crawford when defending fury. Usyk will outclass him. Fury knows it and that's why he's running. He makes outrageous demands and usyk agrees to them and then fury still turns the fight down. 😂

[@LTC366]

​@@Rick-bi9fw you're right, fury knows usyk is a dangerous threat. I think he takes that fight next year tho. That's the issue being A side

[@christophertarango398]

Perfectly said! It is just not the same without Lampley. Agreed 💯

[@IEVLB]

I miss his commentary along with Steward and Merchant and HBO Boxing 😢

[@rogeraraiza9690]

Lampley is one of the most iconic boxing voices 🎙of all time. Miss him ringside on HBO. 🥊

[@benjaminwolf8335]

And he couldn’t even see Fury’s ability.

[@themanwhosoldtheworld5350]

@@benjaminwolf8335 Most couldn't

[@benjaminwolf8335]

@@themanwhosoldtheworld5350 mayweather and fury same fighter pretty much.

[@DemocracyFirst2025]

One of? THE MOST ICONIC!

[@thepeopleschampion2088]

Hell I miss you bedside with me handsome

[@slim5663]

Notice how people are only mentioning Floyd and no other great champion. Floyd ain’t none of those men bud beat and Floyd skills are different and even in tough fights he was able to adapt and dominate

[@Fadeddreams5]

Problem is Bud literally always adapts and dominates too. This is why they are compared, because of their crazy ring IQs.

[@husndymabjr6763]

Floyd fights small slow flat footed fighters to win by points. and duck any boxing style fighters like khan or keith thurman.

[@PantherCrane]

@@husndymabjr6763🤡

[@sp123]

@@husndymabjr6763 Floyd beat Zab Judah so he can beat fast hand, fast feet fighters

[@JAEGATS]

💯They dont realise Floyd is their standard

[@Tae15825]

This how you know Floyd the goat: every time someone do good in a performance they make up fantasy fights with Floyd.

[@Steven-iy8nn]

The goat? Sugar ray Robinson is the GOAT

[@sol74098]

Nah. Jake Paul is the 🐐

[@RaY.c.23]

Bud might just beat Floyd. He definitely has some things better than Floyd.🤷🏽‍♂️I heard Spence gave Floyd a black eye and showed Floyd who he was. So maybe Bud might do the same if not worse, although that was an out of shape old Floyd even if Bud fought a prime Floyd, Floyd might get touched by Bud. Who knows tho definitely would be a great fight.

[@boxingbasics7015]

Floyd once he beat Dela Hoya. It was all about the most amount of money with the least amount of risk. He literally fought Robert Guerrero and Andre Berto. I'm not saying he didn't beat some really good fight is cuz he did but he was never going to challenge himself he never moves up the 154 he could have fought Laura he could afford Paul Williams he could have fought Sergio Martinez he did not fight any of them triple G's manager literally said he sent an email to Floyd Mayweather asking about a matchup he never got a response according to him. And Floyd Mayweather is not a clean fighter

[@Smooth_.]

@@RaY.c.23nigga you’re comparing sparring to a actual fight when floyd just got out of jail🤣

[@azbf4671]

Crawford is a great but Mayweather would’ve out boxed him win decision not care what people thought. Would be good fight just think Floyd would figure Crawford out.

[@illkid86]

Nope

[@illkid86]

Floyd wouldn't even take the fight because bud can think in that ring too

[@illkid86]

Bud not no easy fight for no damn body including floyd

[@mr.doctorcaptain1124]

@@illkid86 yeah did no one follow Floyd’s career? He only fought good boxers when they were in their way down. No way he fights Crawford, ever. He’s not taking a hard fight. Floyd isn’t about that life.

[@illkid86]

@@mr.doctorcaptain1124 the fact bud is 35 and in good shape speaks volumes

[@jackblack6058]

Prime Floyd was different bud my guy 4sho but beating Floyd in his prime would be extremely hard I think Floyd speed would win him this fight against bud and his defense was crazy too

[@keenanvanzile]

Speed doesnt matter, Bud knows the counter for counter thats what alot of boxers dont get....

[@GeechieSlimmz]

​@@keenanvanzileMayweather is the master of the counter

[@cbcbrown88]

​@@keenanvanzilePrime Floyd wins a comfortable decision. Better do your research. Don't let Saturday cloud your judgment.

[@dianastewart-hankins6559]

@@keenanvanzilebro Floyd is THE COUNTER PUNCHER.

[@raymelleonard3075]

@@keenanvanzileFloyd is the counter puncher in that fight

[@jso416]

Generational fantasy matchups are pointless because the fact is that Terence Crawford would not be the same fighter he is today without Floyd Mayweather Jr. to study from, just like Floyd Mayweather Jr. would not be the same fighter he was without being able to study the fighters that came before him like Pernell Whitaker, James Toney, Sugar Ray Leonard etc.

[@marketwizard1977]

good point

[@veronicagray5658]

Agree

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

While all true, the argument is could the student be better than the master? Of course there's the advantage that Bud had Floyd to learn from... but hypothetically who would win if they both fought in their primes? There can never be a factual answer but my money would be on Floyd via decision. As quick as Crawford is, prime Floyd was quicker. Also Floyd was smarter imo with better defence, and had enough power to get the attention of his opponent, while having a solid chin himself

[@blackannie6291]

You're so right regardless of Zab record at the time Zab was prime and game. EVEN his lighting speed was dismantled after of the adjustment. The version of Money Mayweather that fought Canelo in my opinion would've out boxed anyone at 147/154 at that time.

[@Jiron127]

Floyd learned nothing from James toney lol. Learned the philly shell and shoulder roll from floyd sr. Got his straight right and jab from uncle roger. His movement from uncle jeff. He obviously has influences from the others you mentioned (ray Leonard, sweet pea and roy jones).

[@hermanharris7400]

I just wanted to say that Jim Lampley is by far the greatest sports announcer that has ever existed. He made every fight sound like a must see event b

[@kingsnorkie]

Agreed, it's still odd not hearing him for major fights

[@javonlomax606]

Facts: Terrence Crawford fought Errol Spence at 35. He has a record of 40-0, 31 KOs. Floyd Mayweather jr fought Miguel Cotto at age 35. He was 42-0, 26 KOs. Will Terrence Crawford go on to beat Mayweather’s 50-0 record, will he beat Canelo Alvarez as well, stay tuned to find out on the next episode of dragon ball z

[@mk-tf2gw]

last line got me 🤣

[@sharperfocus1191]

Great 👍 commentary 😂

[@Bosh-ed1jz]

Canelo lmao 😂

[@jacobharris954]

Cue few episode screaming while trying to power up

[@alhtn9517]

Epic

[@ryane6545]

I miss Jim Lampley and HBO Boxing so much!! Their broadcast was always on another level!!

[@jackyray6088]

Jims boxing iq is crazy.

[@ericMsmith1000]

Hell yeah it was ,,

[@Ishbikes]

Except the hating on Floyd..

[@ryane6545]

@@jackyray6088 yes it is!

[@christophertarango398]

Agreed 💯

[@FairOnesAndFairways]

Love seeing Lampley give his take. We need to hear more from him. I miss those HBO boxing days.

[@live4christ295]

I can’t lie, minus the hate caimpaighns against certain fighters and bias commentary….I do 2💯

[@kevinrobertbrown2351]

Really do miss those HBO fight nights with Jim Lampley at the Helm 👍 he's seen and covered the most memorable fights over the years on HBO, and one all time classic fight which he covered which is one of my favourite ever fights was Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Caesar Chavez on 1990🥊 would have loved to have been there to see that fight. Thanks for those HBO fight nights Jim.

[@paulclancy2404]

For sure ,

[@TheghostInthewickerchair]

Don't forget the great Harry Lederman starting off every scorecard discussion with "OKAY JIM, I GOT IT 4 ROUNDS TO 2

[@kevinrobertbrown2351]

​@@TheghostInthewickerchairAbsolutely 💯 👍👍

[@hardfought1842]

So ridiculous that HBO is no longer a player in the game. They were the most steady media.

[@emailnreid]

​@TheghostInthewickerchair letterman was the most bias and racist commentator ever in boxing. Go watch the tape on him and Floyd

[@juice887]

Lampley still got it. Need him on TV

[@BONAF1DE1]

Ughhhhhh ughhhhh ughhhhh ughhhhhh

[@Beatzbyther0u]

Yes

[@nutritionislife3054]

HELL NO! Him and Merchant hated Mayweather and always had criticism towards all his fights

[@Kevinschart]

@@nutritionislife3054 news flash everyone hates mayweather. and that's exactly how he wants it.

[@roarrrist]

@@BONAF1DE1 he just rusty lol

[@ace8603]

It’s funny how haters claim Floyd try to steal the spotlight even though he the most followed and talked about boxer but won’t stop bringing up the man after fights and comparing him and making up fantasy fights with current fighters

[@round1.]

😂😂😂😂bruh would take the mic from tank ND gloat about himself 😂😂😂😂

[@xhendrix2472]

@@round1. he made tank a paper view attraction / superstar too

[@round1.]

@@xhendrix2472 lol he had tank cherry pick

[@bro-kush]

EXACTLY 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@hectoarzaga7882]

Nobody cares about Mayweather

[@cw1229]

Floyd washes Bud, 2 totally different levels, ppl really think Floyd is just money and a 0, the man has beaten THE MOST champions in boxing history, is tied for most Lineal titles in boxing history… if you didn’t know Lineal is basically the equivalent of being undisputed

[@randywatson6583]

That's cap

[@cw1229]

@@randywatson6583 ain’t no cap bro, I lived thru the times and watched it with my own eyes… Bud put on a crazy performance but Spence is really Bud FIRST REAL guy, maybe postol and Shawn Porter you can throw in there but that’s really it. Floyd beat a completely different level of competition was more dominant, longer reigning champ who beat nothing but champions fight after fight.

[@round1.]

He never became undisputed but 2 division undisputed He in a whole different level then Floyd, he surpassed Floyd already, dude 9 wins away from being 50-0 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@tavareswashington8342]

Well me and Floyd the same age but name one fighter on Floyd resume that Bud wouldn't beat the fuck up?Don't forget he can box and use movement as well.Bud varies speed on his punches but when he wants to he punches so fast you have to replay to see it.Floyd one of my favorites to watch back then but we have to learn to actually look at things and not get caught up in names.Floyd was good but I believe if they fought Bud would stop him.Floyds skills would prolong it with jabbing and moving but Bud would hurt him too much fire power and iq with it.

[@cw1229]

@@round1. bro here’s some information for you if you didn’t know Bud has beaten 10 world champions in his career, Floyd has beaten 24/25 world champions.. the last guy to become undisputed at 147 was Zab Judah he lost his titles to Baldomir, Baldomir didn’t have the money to pay the fees so he only kept the WBC title. Floyd in b2b fights beat both.. when Floyd retired he was 3-belt unified at 147 and unified champ at 154 at the same time. Bud isn’t as accomplished as Floyd and hasn’t beaten better fighters than Floyd, Floyd was more dominant over a long duration vs tougher comp

[@trueempire8948]

Im taking Floyd in that bout. His boxing ability and defense was second to none he was hard to hit.

[@randywatson6583]

No

[@raymelleonard3075]

@@randywatson6583yes

[@hectoarzaga7882]

Yeah right 😂

[@mvpvonte]

did yall see Errol face or am I delusional? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🥴

[@avalac7412]

Crawford would put hands on Floyd hate to say it but it’s the truth 😂😢

[@Jgotbandz960]

So ppl going to bring up Floyd every time someone have a good performance?

[@round1.]

Floyd never been undisputed 😂

[@xhendrix2472]

@@round1.no one cares about undisputed. people complain floyd fought baldomir ( the champ ) instead of margaritto! that shows people wouldn’t care about floyd fighting weak champs to get undisputed cut it out

[@karlkindle5275]

not gonna lie bud and floyd would be an insane fight

[@round1.]

@@xhendrix2472 no one cares about undisputed 😭😭😭 ur a casual cus Floyd don't care, ND being undisputed ur the man I the division, besides Floyd never took risk like bud did 😂😂😂

[@gddd6061]

@@round1. 🤡

[@magnumopus8202]

People are so obsessed with power and some people would favor Crawford over Floyd because of that. Floyd beat Canelo with IQ alone and he couldn't just walk through his punches. The boxer with the highest IQ wins and that's Floyd. Believe it or not power is not what beat Spence, Danny is probably the biggest puncher at welterweight. Brook and Porter said Spence hits harder than Crawford but guess who won, Crawford. Why? Superior IQ #peace.

[@paulclancy2404]

But Crawford punch alot less effort and fluid , not leave himself open for counter

[@lonniechamberlain251]

I agree to an extent. Crawford didn’t just win off IQ but the combination of his all skills + IQ

[@OGXIV]

Not one boxer says Floyd can’t hit hard a lot of trainers threw the towel in 😂😅

[@damoncherry5649]

@@paulclancy2404he does Spence was just 2 slow and one dimensional to catch him

[@jaymel4393]

Canelo wasn’t in his prime when he fought money man

[@j.m.b6691]

Oh GOD I miss great boxing announcers and analysts Jim Lampley just pure perfection, can we please get this back in boxing

[@exnihilio89]

Ikr.. feels good to my ears to hear jim's voice again, from which i grew up hearing on those boxing after dark broadcasts.

[@Dreamentertainment87]

floyd is way faster than crawford foyd would hurt him, you think crawford can stand that hit mayweather got from sean mosley and still stood his ground, crawford would v been hospitalized

[@bro-kush]

Exactly

[@illkid86]

Way faster got beat by Castillo and maidana while bud never had a close fight mic drop

[@Dreamentertainment87]

@@illkid86 and you think Castillo and maidana won't kill Crawford, Crawford is not even fucking fast

[@Dreamentertainment87]

@@illkid86 Crawford is no way near him, u got someone getting his first biggest fight compared to someone who has fought 15 world champions. You a kid when it comes to boxing.

[@bro-kush]

@@illkid86 he didn't get beat by Castillo - that's just a lie. Floyd was injured, had surgery, gave Castillo an immediate rematch and won clearly. CASE CLOSED. Maidana outweighed Floyd by some 20 lbs which allowed him to smother Floyd but he didn't really land a lot of punches. But Floyd gave him a rematch and beat him. CASE CLOSED. Crawford has yet to enter the ring at a size, strength and age disadvantage, so please let it go.

[@gini6665]

WE MISS YOU, JIM!!!! Nothing like HBO Boxing!!

[@CAM67]

😮😮Jim L. I really and truly wish we did rewind time to listen to you call fights again. You and your knowledge of boxing is paramount to boxing fans! Hearing your voice again brought back a nostalgic feeling of getting ready to watch the fight Saturday night again on HBO brother. Blessing to you and your family. Keep flying high.

[@therealwaterr]

Floyd fought and beat hall of famers a d made it look easy. Floyd not Spence. Leave that alone. Would be a good fight but Floyd different.

[@desotohybrid2175]

Facts

[@illkid86]

And bud not none of slow mfs flotd fought

[@therealwaterr]

@@illkid86 chop chop nor Zab was slow

[@therealwaterr]

@illkid86 Pacquiao and Emmanuel Augustus aren't slow either along with a few others Floyd fought. Cotto, Canelo, and a many others that Floyd fought are light years ahead of Spence skills wise as well

[@flame-sky7148]

Cus was a genius, Emmanuel was genius , Floyd Sr were geniuses as far as trainers.

[@MrTechman01]

Lampley....Foreman....and ..Roy Jones.....have always been spot on with their analysis of the Boxing World.....along with Teddy Atlas and and the late great Bert Sugar!

[@sincerely9187]

Boy they're still looking for someone to beat Floyd eventhough he retired years ago. 😆

[@IssacLemus-mk8bk]

Jose Luis Castillo done beat his ass back in 2002 Oscar de la Hoya maiadna all beat him too

[@sincerely9187]

@@IssacLemus-mk8bk you funny. Lololololol

[@skuzzlebutt9745]

@@IssacLemus-mk8bkyes, everyone beat floyd. Hes just a chicken runner monkey, right?

[@j-emcee4420]

​@@sincerely9187I know hilarious 😂

[@TheRexrapper]

Facts 😂

[@GODBLISS747]

floyd connect pct was 40% and he held opponents to only 16% landing now go check crawford career numbers lol

[@smokesmitty1]

Floyd stayed away from fighters like bud like really think about it

[@smokesmitty1]

Who mayweather fought beats crawford

[@UFACIL]

@@smokesmitty1 Manny smokes Bud.

[@BLEW313]

​@@UFACILfuck no lmao Manny great but not beating bud. Not a good style for Manny to fight, he is going to have to lung in to land and try to dodge bud precision and power. Yeah Manny would be taking that L

[@GODBLISS747]

@@smokesmitty1 na floyd fought better fighters

[@josephf357]

Jim Lampley knows His boxing great interview.

[@Erinthomas33]

Floyd name always trending after these fights and ppl always creating fantasy fights using him. The men people claim he would have a hard time with he beat and made it look easy. He been dominating and making boxers look like amateurs for years.

[@Hoodie_fishscale]

Floyd and spence are two completely different fighters. . . No comparison!!!

[@illkid86]

And bud can do what floyd can adjust and think

[@Hoodie_fishscale]

@illkid86 im assuming you picking bud over floyd then 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@michaelbassey1993]

@@illkid86 Nah, Bud isn’t as defensive as Floyd. Only thing Bud’s got over Floyd is his punching power. And as we all know, that alone isn’t enough to defeat a defensive genius like Floyd. Any version of Bud loses to a prime Floyd all day.

[@gini6665]

Arturo Gatti was a showcase Floyd Mayweather performance. Crawford's performance vs Errol Spence was VERY similar to Floyd's against Arturo Gatti in terms of Damage dealt vs damage taken and a display of total dominance at every level in every aspect of the sport.

[@CajunRulez]

You kidding me? Comparing Gatti to Spence????? What Crawford did hasn't been since since Foreman's beat down of Frazier fifty years ago. Spence was the 2nd best welterweight in the world, in his prime. Gatti was fun to watch, but a glorified club fighter. Floyd never had a moment like Crawford just did because he wouldn't dare get in the ring with an elite fighter like Spence in his prime.

[@gini6665]

@CajunRulez read the comment, goofy. I said in terms of damage dealt vs damage taken and total dominance in every aspect of boxing, YES; thr performance was similar. Like it or not. FACTS.

[@brandongarcia4838]

I don't think we can truly start to draw a conclusion until we see more of Bud. Is Bud elite? I think so, but his career isn't over. Have we seen the best of Bud or was Saturday night his best? That's the point Jim is trying to make.

[@bro-kush]

Exactly, but these fanatics can't hear it.

[@MrJduke40]

The man is about to be 36. He already has a hall of fame career. The man is elite even suffering through the politics of the PBC.

[@Cloud-9_C9]

Crawford already sealed that one legacy fight of his career, however we still got names out there in the mix like Thurman, Danny Garcia, Jermell Charlo or also Boots Ennis these will all be great fights for Crawford

[@ericnwachukwu]

Bud can probably retire right now and that would be okay. He doesn't really have much else to prove. Who else has the best chance of beating him?

[@damoncherry5649]

@@ericnwachukwufacts the way he just murdered Spence.. it’s nothing left to do but make money

[@teddyt9473]

Floyd

[@Jgomez-kg2qo]

Jim lampley is brilliant! He’s passion and overall boxing iq is immensely missed he was mr hbo for sure every big fight I remember his voice!

[@masonjames7308]

Floyd 8-4

[@TEAMBATMANBOXING]

Exactly, Spence style wise is more similar to Alfredo Angulo than Floyd Mayweather 😅 look at the list of champions 🏆 beaten. Floyd is levels above.

[@phazoul]

Who did Mayweather beat that would beat Earl Spence?

[@TEAMBATMANBOXING]

@@phazoul Canelo would absolutely destroy Spence 😂 you fool

[@Mr-ow3mk]

Floyd fought mexican fighters for money that his style did not match up with so gtfo he didn't fight everybody latins only just look at all the last names

[@kingalexander3198]

Canelo is a lot more crafty now then he was in 2013. I do agree he would beat Spence tho, I also think prime Cotto & Pacquiao would’ve beating Spence too.

[@ronaldo-kq4kr]

@@phazoulde la Hoya,Pac-Man,Shane Mosley and canelo lol what kind of question is that. You guys are prisoners of the moment lol the welterweights of the past are miles ahead of this generations. An old ass Pac-Man beat a prime Keith Thurman lol imagine what a prime Pac-Man would of done to these welterweights of this era

[@GoldnApeKing]

Muhammad Ali would smoke Fury. Had a hell of chin beating sonny Liston, George Foreman, Earnie Shavers. Had the stamina to go 15 rounds and had blistering hand speed and great footwork.

[@shemereali551]

Absolutely well said point blank period

[@kondi189]

Why Lamplay gave Marciano and Dempsey examples (both short hw), not Ali,Liston,Holmes, Bowe or Lewis? Does he believe Fury would beat prime Ali and Lewis?

[@GoldnApeKing]

​​@@kondi189He said pick a heavyweight from any moment in history that would beat Fury. He said you imagine Klitschko or Lennox Lewis cuz they'd have to be big. Ali was a small heavyweight. Klitschko 6'7 247lbs, Lennox Lewis 6'5 257lbs. Well Ali 6'3 214lbs. I believe even prime mike Tyson would wreck Fury and he's only 5'10 220lbs. Crazy fast and explosive with amazing peekaboo bob and weave. Fury has had trouble with smaller faster fighters.

[@shemereali551]

@@kondi189 Absolutely not

[@kondi189]

Ali is a size of Usyk. Ali small? Disagree. Medium height HW with great speed beats Fury easily

[@iLLWiLbar91]

Miss you Jim, boxing ain’t the same without your analysis

[@edgarsantiago_3908]

Great interview. I could listen to Jim Lampley all day 💯

[@Boylo2492]

Floyd is undoubtedly the greatest fighter of his era and in his prime was untouchable. Crawford got touched up by Kavaliauskas, Porter etc. Those guys wouldn't touch Mayweather. Crawford is great. But he isn't the greatest fighter of his era without reprieve. He's in the debate. But he's not outright the greatest of his time.

[@GC-iy7cg]

Mayweather got tagged by Zab Judah, Shane Mosley to

[@BigBossBallSoHard]

Mayweather also schooled 16 world champions in a row

[@GC-iy7cg]

So everyone gets tagged

[@Boylo2492]

@@BigBossBallSoHard Facts and 23 in total. Practically unheard of in this day and age. 5 division world champ and was barely touched in his career.

[@Boylo2492]

@@GC-iy7cg Zab and Mosley were levels above Porter and Mean Machine. You practically solidified my point.

[@terrellc8658]

I miss boxing on hbo i think hbo was way better than showtime

[@bahlsdeepe868]

Its good to hear from Jim Lampley again...Man I miss the HBO crew😢

[@manueltavares2697]

Miss my boy Jim lampley, boxing is by not the same without him

[@delmarfo]

Errol Spence and Floyd Mayweather are two completely different fighters. One comes in straight lines throwing a stiff jab, who is flat footed with no head movement. Although a good fighter, Erroll is far from Floyd when it comes to ability to adjust in fights. Floyd was also defensively brilliant with great twitch movements and speed. Floyd is a different gravy to anyone Bud would have fought.

[@melvinlovejones9722]

Crawford is already an all time great. It is extremely difficult to go from 135 to 147 and remain undefeated in 40 fights while becoming a 9-time world champion (1 lightweight belt, 4 light welterweight belts, and 4 welterweight belts). fury's magic gloves versus Wilder, in sparring (Nicholas Asberry), versus Christian Hammer, and his multiple failed drug tests (vs Klitschko) is his legacy.

[@justvibing2497]

I agree, I feel it's a 50/50 fight. Floyd extremely good

[@lewismurdock1839]

He beat 1 HOFer calm down! Y'all will say anything on here

[@ronmatthews]

Mayweather did it in five weight classes

[@avalac7412]

@@ronmatthews that gets overshadowed by becoming the first two time undisputed champion in back-back weight classes. undisputed trumps all at the end of the day, it means you were the only champion in the division not just another champ holding a belt like the others

[@dominiquewilson]

Floyd came from 120 up to 154. Cut this mess out lol.

[@streetlifeusa]

All you have to do is look at Mayweather vs arturo gotti.........bud is not even close to floyds level

[@bro-kush]

I feel you but But is no Gatti. But Gatti and Spence are very similar.

[@CarltonHamilton-j9e]

Spence is a pressure fighter without head and lateral movement. Crawford never had to think but simply react and counter. With that being said, Spence clearly isn't the same fighter @147, I felt the weight cuts been hurting him more and more each fight. To me he looked weak during the Porter fight. Now I've always said Crawford's gifts would be the difference, and it would be a better match at 154 for Spence. You can't get in the ring with a guy like Crawford, and not be at full strength or 100%! I actually had Crawford stopping him in round 6 or 7, and I'm a Spence guy. I told my homeboy when it was announced that he can't beat Crawford at 147. Just as I think Tank and Shakur beat Haney at 135, you must be at 100% to F with guys like that.

[@paulclancy2404]

He definitely too old bigto be cutting that much and be stronger fight time I too think he look better at 154

[@MF-Rell]

I had Bud at 9.

[@eroberobe6931]

I wish Lampley would have been calling this fight. Love this guy!

[@MrMikelew2929]

I agree with Jim on his Tyson Fury take. He would be great in any era because he has supreme size and excellent boxing skills, footwork too.

[@goat7844]

The bigger they are the harder they fall. Steve Cunningham knocked down Tyson Fury. He is a small heavyweight weight and 6 inches shorter than Fury. But you let Jim tell it, Fury size just would beat people. A prime Larry Holmes would beat Tyson Fury.

[@avalac7412]

@@goat7844Tyson fury is massively overrated idk what people see, he’s okay but he’d get murked against the og heavy weights from the 80-90s 😂

[@dashawnthomas9333]

Tyson Fury got popped dropping. Please don't get it twisted. He fought all 3 Wilder fights in the U.S because he was suspended in the UK.. He's a bugger. Fury would get whooped by Foreman, Shavers, Frazier, Ali & Larry Holmes

[@johnfairclough2998]

​@@avalac7412so true

[@kafelaroux504]

Tyson 🥊 Fury 😂

[@joshportnoy8102]

Oh man I miss that guy, glad he's doing ok

[@curtlove9781]

The Floyd that beat Corrales was a beast. His speed was unmeasurable and unparalleled! Beyond blinding! Bud is my dude, but That Floyd beats Bud!

[@mommadukez7966]

Agreed

[@mommadukez7966]

Same Floyd that beat Gatti as well

[@curtlove9781]

@@mommadukez7966 oh yeah. Fa sure! I think Floyd was lighter when he fought Corrales though! So he was way faster! But that Gatti fight was brutal. Floyd demolished Gatti!!

[@Geno-qv9pu]

​@@mommadukez7966Yes...was bout to post that but you beat me to it

[@illkid86]

​@@mommadukez7966bud not gatti

[@julioguzman3687]

Jim Lampley is an “All Time” great.

[@MF-Rell]

Floyd did a 3 month bid and Floyd sparred him. When Floyd got into shape all Spence would say i held my own. Everyone else said Floyd have him that work.

[@TyrantT316]

Jim Lampley was spot on. Now that Crawford was so impressive and destroyed Spence. How does he fight moving forward? Does he think he can do this to anybody and simply try to be this same person in every fight? Or does he try to focus on staying undefeated and riding this wave and taking less risks? Does he get in with someone who is just as dynamic as him and not look great? We've seen it all before. A fighter looks AWESOME one fight and ordinary the next. Styles make fights and different fighters fight differently on different nights under different circumstances. Mayweather found a way to keep winning consistently. We'll know more about Crawford's long-term after Spence.

[@CajunRulez]

But Crawford's never really looked ordinary. Sure he's had a few rough moments, but he always adjusted and ended up dominating. He actually is the same fighter in every fight. He's too good for guys to figure him out.

[@Ricky-bf9vc]

Bud would have been Floyd's greatest test to pass....Bud is the truth

[@RockyLiftz]

I honestly think it would be similar to Floyd vs Zab

[@humbertomachuca143]

@@RockyLiftz Bud's fight IQ is leagues above Zab's. He's also a lot meaner than Zab.

[@RockyLiftz]

@@humbertomachuca143 I disagree. I would say Bud has more power though.

[@iseeyoulookin4807]

Great deal of Floyd opponents had punching power. Also a lot of them was faster than Terence Crawford.

[@einfamous2875]

Crawford washes mayweather

[@karlkindle5275]

honestly i agree

[@gddd6061]

Casual 🤡

[@karlkindle5275]

@@gddd6061 how dare somebody have an opinion different from yours? 🤡 you probably one of the same people swearing up and down crawford couldnt mess with spence 🤣🤣

[@gddd6061]

@@karlkindle5275 no I never picked a side in this fight first of all. It was tough to pick so I just wanted to enjoy the fight. 🤡 like you jumped on the next wave the minute a fighter has a performance. People were saying the same thing about Loma. They were saying he could have beat Floyd and all this bullshi*. You and all the casuals 🤡 needs to relax. I get it some people don’t like Floyd so every time there is someone good, they say he could have beat him etc smh. People are blinded by their hate for Floyd. So you ain’t saying anything for real. You are just one of those who jumped from wave to wave. Bud is awesome but FLOYD WAS DIFFERENT

[@Mutha_fuckin_trill]

I’m a big Crawford fan but Floyd different. That’s all I’m going to say.

[@russell9411]

They both real spooky in the ring

[@illkid86]

Bud never had close fights floyd did let thst sink in

[@raulmendoza3562]

Bud would of knocked out maidana, de la Hoya, Mosley and Berto. Mayweather would of got a UD vs Spence

[@user-ph2tj2ni5y]

He basically said Floyd would win against Crawford because Floyd style of fighting could beat anybody on any given day. The bud win against Spence was a 1x thing and that everyone else he fights after will have a different approach than what Spence had.

[@bro-kush]

Not a 1x thing, but yeah - Bud has put the boxing world on notice so now fighters won't under estimate him and this will give us an opportunity to see what Crawford really has.

[@justvibing2497]

1xthing nope

[@justvibing2497]

​@bro-kush bud would still do really well man. They all knew he was good and floyd vs bud tough but money floyd defense different

[@damoncherry5649]

@@bro-kushthe rest of them already knew you couldn’t do the one thing Spence did.. you can’t sit in front of bud and let him read you.. that’s when he turns up

[@bro-kush]

@@justvibing2497 I think we "thought" Crawford was good; now we KNOW Crawford is good. And I agree about Floyd - that's just a different thing altogether.

[@pudgestayssuckafree4145]

Terence Crawford definitely deserves to be in the Legendary Boxing Status conversation now 🔥🔥🔥🥊🥊🇺🇲💯

[@whatISlife007]

Yes he does. Spence is top 10 welterweight of all time

[@-sdot83]

Spence is legendary, Bud is generational!

[@whatISlife007]

@@-sdot83 yes he is

[@user-uo8yh9tb8g]

Damn-straight......he's GREAT. I picked Bud in this fight since it was first floated and Spence said only 70/30 gets it done.....I think that was him tipping his hand that he really didn't want Bud. But neeeeeeeeeeeever did I think Bud would crush and stop Spence----who I think will never be the same after that bad a beating he took. For Bud, the best fighter on planet earth..... the sky's the limit

[@davidmaez7253]

I can't say Spence is Legendary, he is damn good. He didn't really beat but 2 good Welterweights Brook and Porter.

[@andiwithani1215]

Goddamn I miss Lampley

[@bro-kush]

Man, Lampley used to be on some bullsh*t back in the day but this is proof he knew when he was just being a company man because he knows boxing. And I totally agree with is "Crawford Question": will Crawford make the mistake and think he beat Spence so easily because of his "greatness"; or he best Spence so easily because of Spence's flaws? The latter is the truth. Crawford is that good, but Spence was never that good, and that can create a false sense of ability as was the case with Spence.

[@spenser6353]

Spence is good. Dont discredit him because of that loss Saturday. If he wasnt good he wouldnt have been a three time belt holder at 147. Losing doesnt make you all of a sudden a bad fighter bro. He was not the same fighter I saw in previous fights. His punch resistance wasnt there. He couldnt take any punches from Crawford. Thats how I know that wasnt the same Spence. Ive seen him take alot of hard shots in the past and just walk through them.

[@bro-kush]

@@spenser6353 I said he was a good fighter (somewhere) but not really an elite BOXER. I predicted Spence would be beaten by the first boxer/puncher he faced, tgat he could not bully, 4 years ago. I'm not discrediting Spence, I'm putting him in perspective. And by the way - BOXERS don't walk through punches, they dodge them or roll them.

[@memcrew1]

@@bro-kushgood points.

[@trytv7716]

@@bro-kushcould you elaborate more cause I agree, I really don’t know why everybody loved Spence so much in the 1st place. I haven’t been impressed by a lot of his fights, they gave him to much praise for beating Shawn porter, he somehow couldn’t drop Mikey garcia

[@bro-kush]

@@trytv7716 Spence benefited from TIMING (B+ competition) and fanatical KZbin boxing channels that hated Floyd. I've been telling people for years that Spence was not special, he was just rugged. Real talk if Keith Thurman wasn't running scared I think he would have beat Spence, but not like Crawford did. Styles matter. Floyd / Gatti | Boots / Villa | Crawford / Spence - 3 fights of rugged bruisers vs pure boxers and in each fight it was a beat down. Even as a rugged fighter, could Spence win like that at 154 (I doubt it, but Crawford can just like Floyd did)? Can Spence win like that at 160? HELL NO!. Spence has horrible fundamentals, he don't adjust, because he can't box.

[@aetnaone]

After watching what Bud did to who he did it to and how if i had a gun to my head and had to get it right I would pick Bud. Hard to pick against him after the man who you picked to win the fight was just as shocked as the ones who picked against him. It was a performance for the ages. Now Floyd could once again make me eat crow he did it several times during his career. I didn't necessarily pick him to lose in a lot of those fights but i kept thinking this one could be it I didn't have confidence he would pull it off every time yet he made it look easy in a lot of those fights so who knows we'll never know but it's fun to speculate.

[@sp123]

The only guy beating Floyd is Duran at 135 and Sugar Ray Leonard at 147. Crawford doesn't have the resume to prove he can be someone on Floyd's level.

[@ZoeyDiorJohnson]

U don't know boxing

[@7pinky791]

Flloyd was beaten up by Spence during sparring. How the hell is he going to cope with Bud?

[@champbrady633]

My guy Spence didn't beat Floyd down. They went back and forth evenly. That's something that usually doesn't happen with Floyd that's why they said Spence gave him good work. Then the second sparring, they said Floyd got back to playing with him like he usually does. Sparring does not dictate how a professional fight plays out. Plus all fighters have off days in sparring. Spence had the worst off day in the biggest fight of his life. Closest Floyd had as an off day in actual fight was against Miguel Cotto, and still beat him. You seen what Spence can do with a high skilled cerebral fighter last weekend... No way in hell he can do anything with prime Floyd in a pro fight

[@UFACIL]

If you think sparring determines who wins a fight you don't know shit about boxing.

[@Geno-qv9pu]

You don't sound boxing fan you sound like a Mayweather hater in with comment

[@7pinky791]

@@champbrady633 Floyd lost twice in my book!

[@champbrady633]

@@7pinky791 too bad you not a judge bro. His record says otherwise. Now since we're taking subjective, Shawn Porter beat Spence. Flash knockdown was just the saving grace PBC needed to gift Spence the victory. Kell Brook was beating Spence before the injury, that ggg left Brook with, was reopened by Spence. Bottom line for me is Spence is not close to level with Floyd and Crawford. Never was. Very basic; comes forward in good shape and applies strategic pressure and body punching. A tremendous fighter but his conditioning+strength was his best attributes. Broner is more skilled than Spence as well. It takes nothing away from how good of a champion Spence is; just calling a spade a spade

[@hectorquinonez157]

I believe dat Crawford can figure out Mayweather n beat him maybe even knock him out

[@Geno-qv9pu]

Good luck with that one bucko.. Nobody else ever did it!!!!

[@hectorquinonez157]

@Geno-qv9pu Mayweather is to old Crawford will beat him Crawford is better den any fighter dat Mayweather has faced n tell me not

[@Geno-qv9pu]

I'm not talking about them fighting today dude in Floyd's prime.....c'mon man

[@Geno-qv9pu]

@@hectorquinonez157 and who did Crawford fight that was even a little bit close to Floyd?

[@hectorquinonez157]

@@Geno-qv9pu Mayweather said it him self dat spence gv him good work spence was easy work for Crawford u bugging if u think Mayweather can beat Crawford rite now

[@imperialkingdom4821]

Fury got dropped 2 x and layed to sleep by Wilder in fight 1 , dropped hard 4times overall imagine what Lennox would do..!! Imagine what Rahman ,Bowe , Mike Tyson 😳

[@saihemebillings2820]

As bad as we know Wilders boxing skills are no where near anyone else’s Wilder is a freak of nature and he can drops any heavyweight that ever lived. Lennox got stopped twice to two lesser people Wilder will do the same.

[@kase121]

@@saihemebillings2820 Wilder has knockout power. His not the combo puncher AJ is or the boxer Usyk is. Lennox was going through the HW division unlike Fury who’s never even fought a unification in a 15yr pro career. His day will come tho

[@michaelbassey1993]

Did you really mention Rahman?....Fury would do whatever he wants with Rahman. Only one with a shot would be Lewis.

[@imperialkingdom4821]

@@michaelbassey1993 I don't believe that at all..Fury hasn't fought dudes like Rahman at all ..He was 4stone heavier than Wilder & Out hustled an already retiring Vlad..Not a punch landed in that entire fight except when Vlad went after him in 10th with a left hook too late and still dropped gear immediately after till end

[@michaelbassey1993]

@@imperialkingdom4821 An already retired Vlad who years later, almost KOed Joshua, right?.....Fury would also out-weigh Rahman by 31 pounds. This, plus Fury’s slickness/recovery powers and Rahman would have stood no chance.

[@abongilezolanipeterson5588]

I think 36 yead old Mayweather in 2013 who faced Robert Guerrero and Canelo vs last weekend's Crawford is the best match up. At any other weight class they foughr together Crawford gets destroyed and KO'd (140lbs and 135lbs). But at 147, the Mayweather that of 2013 is the best version I seen of him at the weight class. He was firing on all cylinders I feel like it would be kinda like what Crawford did to Spence, where Mayweather's speed, timing, IQ, and accuracy would make Crawford look slow and amateurish

[@illkid86]

Blahhhhhh blahhhhh fantasy blahhhhh

[@illkid86]

Illogical and just stupid

[@jaybrown3341]

What about Sugar ray,Hearns or Hagler?….I don’t know if Bud(or Mayweather), beats them. They were going 15 rds easily back then as well. Shout out to Bud though, he’s definitely great👍🏾✊🏾💪🏾

[@paulclancy2404]

Always said Floyd was 15 rd fighter that found a niche to beat anyone for 7 rounds , hit move block hit move cover up .

[@LanceG007]

I think Floyd beats Hagler easy only because he’s slow footed

[@jaybrown3341]

@@jamesa.smith.7794 what a hot take, you should try jeopardy

[@jaybrown3341]

@@LanceG007 Floyd couldn’t stop Hag from coming though…punches coming from all angles 👍🏾👍🏾

[@PatrickCameronJr873]

Floyd no doubt. He pushed himself harder, background is way worse than Crawfords, Hes smarter than Bud, He's more influential than Bud, He is more intuitive than Bud, He adapts faster than Bud (Floyd doesn't have to wait for downloading when he's streaming his opponents blueprint the moment the bell rings) everything bud has, floyd has 2x better. He treated Spence (before the accident) as a sparring partner. His training regimen is eons away from Crawford. He stays in shape year around and fights damn near every week. Hes training other boxers to be great, he's the most hated boxer of all time for being the greatest. Even if they're both in the prime, or Crawford in his prime and Floyd is not, Floyd winning regardless. That's just observation. When it comes to occult sciences like astrology and numerology, Crawford can only beat Floyd in a dream. No disrespect, no bias statements because I couldn't care less about both of them. Objective facts are objective facts. You don't need a seasoned coach to tell you it's gonna rain today when you see nothin but dark clouds lightning.

[@ghostbutnotintheshell9919]

Speaking the truth. I truly believe that the same 36 year old Floyd that beat Canelo on that night would not lose to anyone. The sharpness of Floyd that night and his ability to streamline information on the go in rounds was put on full display. Not to mention, Floyd’s speed at that night was no different than the 28 yr old Floyd that dominated Gatti. Crawford is an amazing counterpuncher with power and has finishing ability, but how is he going to counter a defensively sound boxer with more speed than him? He’d be playing Mayweather’s game trying to get to him like all 49 of his opponents did. Certain recency bias would tell it otherwise though. When you are a particularly great fighter and people look for the next big name to compare you to, then you’ve done something right. I won’t take it away from Crawford, as before this fight people were clamoring about how Crawford’s opposition and resume was weak, yet when he had his first premiere fight against Errol, he did what he was supposed to do. The thing is though, Floyd has been doing it for nearly the extent of his whole career. Respect to Crawford, but there is no comparison between the two.

[@PatrickCameronJr873]

@@ghostbutnotintheshell9919 Hell fucking yeah!!

[@illkid86]

How dare u disrespect bud like that

[@PatrickCameronJr873]

@@illkid86 Me and bud can fight in 3 weeks. No disrespect at all.

[@darianlynch2687]

Floyd is the absolute best! Bud is great, for sure, but Floyd has a little more of a mastering of the craft. #MayweatherTBE #50and0

[@jamkick8]

I just don't know how Floyd would deal w crawford. It genuinely gets me so curious how Floyd would approach Crawford, who can hit u equally hard w both hands, can jab ur face of, and can counter u faster than a blink of an eye

[@Dakingalbert2]

Go back and re watch some Floyd highlights 😂😂😂 then u have ur answer bud still not gonna beat prime Floyd nobody beats prime Floyd except prime robinson Floyd was THAT GOOD

[@raymelleonard3075]

Floyd would take 3-4 rounds figure em out

[@smokesmitty1]

I think floyd n bud are gonna set a fight

[@smokesmitty1]

​@@raymelleonard3075floyd didnt have power, he had everything else but that bud has everything floyd has plus power

[@nananyantakyi1549]

Floyd will take away his jab. He will make Bud gass out. Bud has the reach advantage but in the fight it will look like Floyd has the reach advantage.You don't know how great Floyd is

[@damiangallegos652]

Lampley brother.. such a nostalgic voice and analysis from a man who shaped what boxing is to me.

[@vincem3393]

Why do pple bring up a sparring session with Mayweather- Spence. When Floyd had just got out of jail and was out of shape…then beat on Spence months later in sparring😂..cut it out!!!

[@DerrickBrown-tk9pr]

Hearing Jim Lampley speak makes me so miss HBO boxing!!!!!!

[@southeastdaygo6193]

Man I'm still pissed HBO gave up on boxing! Jim, Max and the gang man I miss it so much.. All of my boxing news was Jim lampley

[@brewman6218]

Crawford is smart. Floyd's subtle tricky tactics would be no mystery to him. It would be a good fight.

[@Paul-q3m7k]

That prediction from Emanuel tells us all just how special of a coach he was . Rest easy manny

[@curtismcneil8695]

Well spoken Mr. Lampley Much Respect

[@alexdoe6338]

Foreman, Ali, Tyson in his prime, Lennox, Vitaly; I'd favor all those vs Fury. Otto Wallin showed that a good chin and pressure will always trouble a tall counter puncher

[@herbiqandnutrition]

ESPN or Showtime needs to give him a commentary contract. Great hearing him again

[@MrBigO-lf2ql]

Brilliant analyst and historical boxing mind!

[@yuljohnson6838]

Great to still see the alltime great commentator Jim lampley still showing his interest and expertise in boxing!!!

[@JayPayso]

wow I Miss listening to Jim Lampley

[@PurveyorOfCuriosities]

Jim Lampley is the Shakespeare of boxing. Easily the most eloquent man ever to call a fight. I miss this gentleman ringside so much. I'm hoping the camera shaking is not Parkinson's.

[@themanwhosoldtheworld5350]

What a GREAT story about Emanuel Steward.

[@a-wz8bv]

same ones saying floyd the same ones saying how spence beat floyd in sparring and thats why spence would beat bud 🤣

[@bro-kush]

You are wrong. The same ones saying Crawford said Spence beat up Floyd in sparring and that's why Crawford would win. I mean, seriously brah. All you have to do is actually read the comments. I just read that.

[@Ty-cm2eb]

You talking about a sparring when Floyd was 35 and coming out of jail. He gave Floyd good work. 23 world champions couldn’t beat but a man who Floyd better than going to beat him stuu

[@a-wz8bv]

@@Ty-cm2eb thats what the spence fans were talking about. not me. im pointing out that those same people are now sure floyd is better than bud

[@robertodebeers2551]

We miss you, Jim. You and Kellerman were in a league all your own. And Larry Merchant, too, of course. So, here's what you should: Train hard, cut weight, and make a come-back.

[@reginaldrodges9358]

l love the words of brilliant and genius when describing Crawford. LOVE IT!!!

[@pravsamra87]

It's crazy how people have detailed debates over a fantasy

[@TS-nb9ko]

I wish I could have a beer with jim.and talk boxing with him.i have so much respect for jim.the knowledge he has about the sport is priceless.love u Jim thanks for all those great years

[@usplayers07]

Never ask an old person a question. They never give you a straight answer

[@YoungEli9]

😂😂

[@Teach_1ne]

Somebody get my boy a stand for his phone 😂

[@Lemon-rk9hq]

Jim Lampley miss this guy his voice is iconic and easily top 2 best boxing commentators and sports analysts ever he was very interesting on hbo one of the main reasons I loved boxing

[@dannyclaudio3]

There’s no point in even talking about. floydys 75 and retired. T-Bud is active and making greater history. If floydy was 8 years younger, he would duck T-Bud harder than he did Pacquiao.

[@kafelaroux504]

"Terence knows the language of the streets" 😂

[@dmar82]

HBO, Jim Lampley and the rest of the HBO crew. That was the last of the golden era of boxing 😢. However, all great things come to an end unfortunately. We could talk about all these great fights. Lennox vs Fury, Vitali K vs Fury, Mayweather vs Crawford, Pacquiao vs Spence. It's no different from talking about prime MJ playing against prime Kobe and Lebron. End of the day, it's just like Biggie said. It was all a dream, nothing but a fantasy we can only imagine.

[@kase121]

Tyson Fury was dropped by Steve Cunningham who’s a CW. He’s running from Usyk. These guys always learn the hard way that elite smaller guys can easily outbox the bigger guys

[@Enigma_408]

Best boxing commentator ever 💯 showtimes cool but every other network is 🗑️

[@jamaaleasonsr.2366]

Great seeing Jimbo, we miss you calling the fights!

[@stevewise1656]

HBO Boxing and Boxing After Dark was the best of boxing all time and will never be replaced.

[@mikiec6894]

JIMBO IS A LEGENDARY VOICE IN BOXING HISTORY!!