Abass Baraou thinks that a rematch between Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov would go differently.
The two fought in Los Angeles at the weekend, and ‘Bud’ emerged victorious, as well as winning the WBA junior middleweight world title.
Madrimov impressed at times and his promoter Eddie Hearn was disappointed with some of the scoring.
WBA No. 1-ranked fighter Baraou could conceivably get a chance in the future against Crawford, but if there were a rematch between the American and the Uzbek, he thinks Madrimov would go in a little more aggressively.
He said of Madrimov having a chance to win to BoxingScene: “I think so and he was also very close to it.
"He hit Terence very clean a lot of times and I feel like in a rematch he would definitely go more in because the big name meant that he gave a bit of respect and made him careful but, of course, everybody wants to win against a top guy.
“I think he [Crawford] felt the weight difference this time. I could tell.
“Madrimov is a very big guy and also technical and you could see him struggling with it and not really coming out of himself.
“That’s why I think Madrimov was very dominant. In the last couple of rounds Terence was active and that’s what gave the fight away.”
Although Baraou found the fight interesting, it didn’t act as a confidence booster.
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