Comments Thread For: Daily Bread Mailbag: Crawford, Mayweather, Pacquiao-Padilla, Azim, More

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The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Sugar Ray Robinson, drug usage in the UK, the career of Floyd Mayweather Jr, the career of Marvin Hagler, rising contender Adam Azim, the Pacquiao/Padilla controversy, Terence Crawford, and more.
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[ShoulderRoll]

If Robinson had a modern strength and conditioning coach and only fought 2 or 3 times a year he would never have achieved the level did.

He was perfect just as he was, a testament to the effectiveness of the old school boxing philosophies and training of his day.

[wrecksracer]

Fighters from the past didn't jump weight classes like they do now. One reason is they had same day weigh ins. Nowadays with modern recovery methods, a guy can starve down knowing that they have a day to recover. Not so in the past. Also, there weren't as many belts. Sure, a guy like Adrian Broner can grab belts in 4 different weight classes by fighting the weakest belt holders. Wow! Now he's a legend, right? So a guy like Hagler stays at 160 his entire career. He was too small to fight at 175. The only viable money fight was against Michael Spinks, who was planning to go to heavyweight. And it wouldn't have been as much money as Leonard or Hearns. Anyway, I'd pick Hagler over most modern middleweights.

[HandsofIron]

Crawford's limit is 147 and that's where he should stay. If Bud goes up to 154 for Charlo, he'll get knocked out.

[El_Mero]

I detect no lies from Breadman regarding Crawford

[Jab jab boom]

Crawford's limit is 147 and that's where he should stay. If Bud goes up to 154 for Charlo, he'll get knocked out.

Tough to say what his limit is if we haven’t seen him give 154 a go. He’s stopped every single welterweight he’s faced, so I wouldn’t be quick to dismiss his chances at 154 just yet.

[Smash]

bread thinks crawfords opponents have been elite

[Liondw]

Top column. About jabs, yes, a great list.

Don't forget Canelo, an underrated jab, and of course Bivol's jab, that's different but more constant.

[HandsofIron]

Tough to say what his limit is if we haven’t seen him give 154 a go. He’s stopped every single welterweight he’s faced, so I wouldn’t be quick to dismiss his chances at 154 just yet.

People forget that he came up from 130 or 135, so he's taking a big chance/risk if tries 154.

[The D3vil]

If Robinson had a modern strength and conditioning coach and only fought 2 or 3 times a year he would never have achieved the level did.

He was perfect just as he was, a testament to the effectiveness of the old school boxing philosophies and training of his day.

Exactly.

He'd probably be injured a lot more and worn down quicker with a S&C coach & wouldn't be in as good of shape as he was by fighting 10x a year at times.