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It took almost 12 laps, but Terence Crawford did what he said he would do. He knocked out Jose Benavidez Jr. and successfully defended his welterweight WBO champion.
A titanic right uppercut landed flat on the challenger's chin and sent it all over the canvas in the last 45 seconds of the 12th and final round. Benavidez has demonstrated remarkable endurance by even standing up. Unfortunately for him, getting back on his feet, was simply eating more punches along the ropes until the referee intervened to stop the fight.
Here is an overview of the arrival and reaction of the fighting community:
Jose Benavidez Jr puts his hands in front of Terence Crawford, then drops on his face. Incredible twelfth round performance for WBO WBO welterweight title holder Crawford #CrawfordBenavidez pic.twitter.com/tSzQdDokvq
– Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) October 14, 2018
Terence Crawford stops Jose Benavidez Jr on lap 12! #CrawfordBenavidez pic.twitter.com/yrB2Rxy4Gm
– Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) October 14, 2018
.@ budcrawford402 may have missed weighing, but it did not fail when it mattered! #CrawfordBenavidez pic.twitter.com/Te3D9eanh4
– Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) October 14, 2018
This uppercut of Terence Crawford was VIOLENT #ESPN #CrawfordBenavidez pic.twitter.com/wsbPt5akyR
– Jimmy Clarke (@JimmyClarke) October 14, 2018
Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KO) defends her WBO welterweight title with a TKO of José Benavidez Jr. in the 12th round.
Crawford dominated Benavidez 186-92, including 131-64 on punches. He picked up points in the championship round, beating Benavidez 36-11. pic.twitter.com/PzNmzMJssd
– ESPN statistics and information (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 14, 2018
Amazing finish of @ budcrawford402. Benavidez is a tank, but he still closed the show #CrawfordBenavidez
– Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) October 14, 2018
Congratulations @ budcrawford402 with the sensational KO tonight @espn pic.twitter.com/3Vf5gqZR1O
– Rougarou (@RPrograis) October 14, 2018
Finished him @ budcrawford402 ! 12 rounds of nothing but smoke! Then put the icing on the cake! #CrawfordBenavidez
– ClaressaT-rexShields (@Claressashields) October 14, 2018
Despite the destructive end, Benavidez explained his situation well. He gave Crawford some elements to consider from the start of the race as he was trying to find the solid counterattack while the champion was trying to find timing and openings. In fact, I fought even after four rounds. However, Crawford's constant bodily attack seemed to slow Benavidez. As the battle progressed, Crawford landed much more regularly and Benavidez did not hit with the same vigor he was before.
In the middle of the rounds, Benavidez seemed to go to the end, but Crawford had built a huge lead. Instead of the coast, Crawford was still looking for openings to close the show. On the 12th, Benavidez reinforced his aggression, which left him open to the punch that ended the evening. The win broke Crawford's record at 34-0 with 25 KOs. It was the first loss of Benavidez's career. He is now 27-1.
The pre-fight hype for this fight has been tainted by sly and bitter discussions. In fact, there was a little physics at weighing. Benavidez pushed Crawford through the night and the champion fought back with a right haymaker who missed the target. He did not miss Saturday night.
There are a number of intriguing battles for Crawford in the welterweight division. The only question that arises is whether its sponsor, Top Rank Boxing, can successfully negotiate with other promoters of the sport to make these fights less fantastic and more realistic. Everyone in boxing would like to see Crawford in a unification fight with Manny Pacquiao, Keith "One Time" Thurman, Shawn Porter and especially Errol Spence. It is possible that all these fighters are now managed by Al Haymon if the recent rumors of Pacquiao are true.
This would mean that the best players and the best boxing champions should reach an agreement. Which also means that there will be a broadcast rights problem as Crawford is attached to ESPN and the PBC fighters report to Showtime and Fox.
That is the reality of boxing.
Crawford got a $ 3.625 million guarantee for his great work on Saturday night, and Benavidez earned at least $ 500,000 in a failed effort.
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It took almost 12 laps, but Terence Crawford did what he said he would do. He knocked out Jose Benavidez Jr. and successfully defended his welterweight WBO champion.
A titanic right uppercut landed flat on the challenger's chin and sent it all over the canvas in the last 45 seconds of the 12th and final round. Benavidez has demonstrated remarkable endurance by even standing up. Unfortunately for him, getting back on his feet, was simply eating more punches along the ropes until the referee intervened to stop the fight.
Here is an overview of the arrival and reaction of the fighting community:
Jose Benavidez Jr puts his hands in front of Terence Crawford, then drops on his face. Incredible twelfth round performance for WBO WBO welterweight title holder Crawford #CrawfordBenavidez pic.twitter.com/tSzQdDokvq
– Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) October 14, 2018
Terence Crawford stops Jose Benavidez Jr on lap 12! #CrawfordBenavidez pic.twitter.com/yrB2Rxy4Gm
– Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) October 14, 2018
.@ budcrawford402 may have missed weighing, but it did not fail when it mattered! #CrawfordBenavidez pic.twitter.com/Te3D9eanh4
– Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) October 14, 2018
This uppercut of Terence Crawford was VIOLENT #ESPN #CrawfordBenavidez pic.twitter.com/wsbPt5akyR
– Jimmy Clarke (@JimmyClarke) October 14, 2018
Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KO) defends her WBO welterweight title with a TKO of José Benavidez Jr. in the 12th round.
Crawford dominated Benavidez 186-92, including 131-64 on punches. He picked up points in the championship round, beating Benavidez 36-11. pic.twitter.com/PzNmzMJssd
– ESPN statistics and information (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 14, 2018
Amazing finish of @ budcrawford402. Benavidez is a tank, but he still closed the show #CrawfordBenavidez
– Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) October 14, 2018
Congratulations @ budcrawford402 with the sensational KO tonight @espn pic.twitter.com/3Vf5gqZR1O
– Rougarou (@RPrograis) October 14, 2018
Finished him @ budcrawford402 ! 12 rounds of nothing but smoke! Then put the icing on the cake! #CrawfordBenavidez
– ClaressaT-rexShields (@Claressashields) October 14, 2018
Despite the destructive end, Benavidez explained his situation well. He gave Crawford some elements to consider from the start of the race as he was trying to find the solid counterattack while the champion was trying to find timing and openings. In fact, I fought even after four rounds. However, Crawford's constant bodily attack seemed to slow Benavidez. As the battle progressed, Crawford landed much more regularly and Benavidez did not hit with the same vigor he was before.
In the middle of the rounds, Benavidez seemed to go to the end, but Crawford had built a huge lead. Instead of the coast, Crawford was still looking for openings to close the show. On the 12th, Benavidez reinforced his aggression, which left him open to the punch that ended the evening. The win broke Crawford's record at 34-0 with 25 KOs. It was the first loss of Benavidez's career. He is now 27-1.
The pre-fight hype for this fight has been tainted by sly and bitter discussions. In fact, there was a little physics at weighing. Benavidez pushed Crawford through the night and the champion fought back with a right haymaker who missed the target. He did not miss Saturday night.
There are a number of intriguing battles for Crawford in the welterweight division. The only question that arises is whether its sponsor, Top Rank Boxing, can successfully negotiate with other promoters of the sport to make these fights less fantastic and more realistic. Everyone in boxing would like to see Crawford in a unification fight with Manny Pacquiao, Keith "One Time" Thurman, Shawn Porter and especially Errol Spence. It is possible that all these fighters are now managed by Al Haymon if the recent rumors of Pacquiao are true.
This would mean that leading champions and leading boxing should reach an agreement. Which also means that there will be a broadcast rights problem as Crawford is attached to ESPN and the PBC fighters report to Showtime and Fox.
That is the reality of boxing.
Crawford got a $ 3.625 million guarantee for his great work on Saturday night, and Benavidez earned at least $ 500,000 in a failed effort.