Hard to say. Crawford is the better talent and the better technician, but he never faced a TRUE puncher, much less the second biggest puncher in welterweight history.
I’d take Crawford but there would be a lot of shaky moments here. Mean Machine had Crawford hurt and on the canvas once (Despite it being called a slip).
Bud should be able to outbox Cuevas but his beard against a real puncher is a question mark. Let's see how he handles Spence's shots and then reassess this fight.