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As always, bookmakers favor the champion. However, I think there is really no favorite in this fight. Sure Crawford is undefeated, but that doesn't mean the good streak never ends. Personally, in my opinion, both of them have equal chances, but as I usually like supporting underdogs, I think I'll bet a few bucks on Porter.
In a fight everyone has the punchers chance to win the fight, but there is a reason for Terence Crawford having an undefeated record, he faced some of the top boxers in the world and his most impressive wins were against Amir Khan, Kell Brook and José Benavidez Jr and those were comprehensive victory with knockouts, Shawn Porter will be another one like the ones Terence Crawford faced and it will be another victory for him if he display the same level of skills.
I won't consider his wins against Khan (way past his prime, china chin), and Kell Brook (way past his prime, soul taken by GGG, broken orbital bone) an impressive win, Benavidez Jr, I will give him credit, but he is not even in the top 5 of the best welterweight.
That's why we have been saying that this is the first time that Crawford will be stepping up the competition, Porter is a legitimate 147 lbs fighter and an ex-champion. So he will be tested in this fight and if he win, we will give full credit.
Well said, this is one of the toughest fights of Crawford and there have been many critics on him that he cherry-picks an opponent to stay undefeated and have an easy win. This time, I know it's gonna be hard for Crawford to fight a very aggressive fighter who can pressure him all night and if they don't prepare for the style of Porter and underestimate him, then I think we will witness an upset in the fight night.