Amir Khan Vs Terence Crawford Live, Stream, Full Fight 2019
Khan vs Crawford Live:
WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford makes his 2019 debut
on Saturday, putting his title on the line against Amir Khan at the
legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Khan, 32, has chosen to snub the advances
of Kell Brook and instead takes aim at one of boxing’s modern greats as
he looks to head Stateside and come home with the world strap.
But Crawford is 34-0 and has his eye on
an all-American unification bout against IBF champion Errol Spence Jr if
he comes through this test.
Crawford, 31, is considered one of the
best pound-for-pound boxers in the sport, if not the best. This is his
third fight at welterweight, arguably boxing’s most talent-laden
division, and the one in which he aims to stake his claim as an all-time
great. He ran out of opponents in the lightweight and junior
welterweight ranks, unifying all four major titles in the latter
division in 2017.
Before he had a chance to win a world
title at 147 pounds, he moved up to middleweight to challenge Saul
“Canelo” Alvarez in 2016, a fight that saw him knocked out in
devastating fashion in the sixth round.
For Crawford, it’s a chance to bring his
impeccable craft to a much wider audience. For Khan, it’s an opportunity
to breathe new life into his career.
Crawford might lack the wider name
recognition of a pay-per-view star, but he has the talent. A complete
fighter, the Omaha, Nebraska, native has power in both hands, impeccable
footwork—he can box out of both stances but favors southpaw these
days—and is masterful at disrupting his opponent’s rhythm and timing.
He tends to starts out slow, but what
he’s doing is gathering information, figuring out his opponent’s
strategy, tactics and what punches they want to establish. Once he has
the other boxer figured out, he pummels them into submission.
Khan is far removed from his glory days,
when he was beating up on the likes of Zab Judah and Marcos Maidana at
junior welterweight. Back-to-back losses to Lamont Peterson and Danny
Garcia derailed his run at 140 pounds, leading to him to move up to 147
pounds.
The 32-year-old found some success there,
winning the WBA international welterweight title and the WBC Silver
welterweight strap, but it all went out the window when he lost to
Alvarez.
Khan’s speed has always given fighters
trouble. Alvarez was not immune to this, with the Englishman buzzing him
for a few rounds and making life difficult. Once Canelo locked in, his
size and strength advantage took over, though, leading to one of the
cleanest knockouts you will ever see.
That led to some time away from the
sport, but Khan has come back with a vengeance. He destroyed Phil Lo
Greco last year in his return bout, beating him in 39 seconds. He then
dominated Samuel Vargas in September, winning by unanimous decision
despite suffering an early knockdown.
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