If you had to guess, how much do you think Terence Crawford weighed on fight night for his clash with Israil Madrimov on Saturday, Aug. 3?
Surprisingly, Crawford was the bigger man in the ring when he won a unanimous decision over the previously undefeated Madrimov.
The California State Athletic Commission released official fight night weights for everyone on the card at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Not only was Crawford heavier than Madrimov, but he also experienced the fourth-biggest weight gain from the official weigh-ins.
After weighing in at 153.4 pounds on Friday for the official weigh-in, Crawford weighed 169.8 pounds the night of the fight. The 16.4-pound weight gain is almost two pounds more than what Madrimov put on for the fight.
Madrimov was officially 168.6 pounds when he failed to defend his WBA title against the future Hall-of-Famer. Here is a list of the most significant weight gains from Friday’s weigh-ins to fight night on Saturday.
In their super middleweight fight, Steve Nelson jumped 25.4 pounds when he clashed with Marcos Ramon Vazquez.
- Steve Nelson (167.6 to 193, 25.4 pound gain)
- Antonio Moran (134.8 to 152.2, 17.4 pound gain)
- Radivoje Kalajdzic (174.4 to 191.6, 17.2 pound gain)
- Terence Crawford (153.4 to 169.8, 16.4 pound gain)
- Isaac Cruz (140 to 156, 16 pound gain)
- David Morrell (174.8 to 190, 15.2 pound gain)
- Israil Madrimov (154 to 168.6, 14.6 pound gain)
- Marcos Ramon Vazquez (167.6 to 180.8, 13.2 pound gain)
- Andy Cruz (134 to 144.8, 10.8 pound gain)
- Jose Valenzuela (139.8 to 150.2, 10.4 pound gain)
- Ziyad Almaayouf (144 to 154.2, 10.2 pound gain)
- Michal Bulik (142.4 to 151.6, 9.2 pound gain)
- Jarrell Miller (305.6 to 312, 6.4 pound gain)
- Martin Bakole (284.4 to 288, 3.6 pound gain)
- Andy Ruiz (274.4 to 275.4, 1 pound gain)
- Jared Anderson (252.4 to 252.4, 0 pound gain)
What can we take from Crawford’s weight gain, and does this tell us much about his form for a fight with Canelo Alvarez? Traditionally, fighters competing closer to their natural weight gain less from weigh-in to fight night.
That’s usually because they didn’t need to shed as much water weight to hit the contracted limit. It’s almost impossible to say for sure, but it’s not a wild guess to predict Crawford would likely weigh in between 165 and 167 pounds for a fight at super middleweight and only rehydrate up to 173 or 175 for fight night.
Making the weight doesn’t show how well a fighter can perform at that size. We wouldn’t know that without seeing the fighter in the ring.
However, Crawford’s jump in weight ahead of the fight with Madrimov proves he’s appropriately suited for 154 pounds–even if it means he won’t be as devastating of a puncher at that weight as he has been at 135, 140, and 147 pounds.
With a fight with Canelo seemingly up in the air as the Mexican legend exchanges words with Saudi power broker Turki Alalshikh, we’ll have to wait to see what Bud’s next fight will be and in what weight class.
