At 147 lbs. Oscar is obviously favored due to size and hand speed. Crawford has a higher ring IQ. What happens?
I'm a Bud fan, and everyone knows my feelings on DLH, but Oscar beats Crawford imo. DLH, Tito, Shane, and Ike were simply better fighters than Bud/Spence imo. Perhaps I'm a bit biased because those guys were OUR era, and this crop has never felt like they belong to us.
I think in my mind Qwerts was on the level of the 30-year old Crawford that khtfko Horn, and DLH went to a disputed decision against him. So make of that as you will. I would pick DLH over the current Crawford though. How bout what happens at LW and 140
Oscar was kind of a dumb fighter, though. A past prime Pea who had looked ok against Rivera and terrible against Hurtado exposed that… Crawford doesn’t have the defensive reflexes of Pea, but I do think he could potentially make Oscar pay more than Pea did. I think it’s close.
Might have to actually side with Xplosive on this one. Oscar at his best would beat Crawford IMO. I think Oscar possessed a much better all round game than any of Crawford's opposition. The fact that he arguably "won" against Tito and Mosley says a lot about his abilities, plus beating Chavez and Whitaker (albeit past their primes). He had the jab, size, power, and quickness to trouble Crawford.
