The winner by way of TKO tonight, Terence ?Bud? Crawford may have started slowly but didn?t stay in a stagnant state for very long?
Terence Crawford may not have exactly flown out of the gates this evening, but he surely sprinted to the finish line tonight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The undefeated WBO super lightweight champion from Omaha, Nebraska fought in his traditional orthodox stance for only a brief minute before he switched to southpaw and the change was enough to help him get a fifth round TKO victory over ?Hammerin? Hank? Lundy.
Lundy continued to stare down Crawford as the final moments passed leading up to the opening bell. He looked jangled with nerves, almost antsy in the initial minute, yet he was able to land two clean left hooks on Terence, who switched to southpaw in the closing sixty seconds. They exchanged shots close in as time expired for a close first round. Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs) remained in the left-handed stance in the second as he used his right jab to look for opportunities. As was the case in the first, Lundy tried to pressure his Omaha opponent but found this tactic to becoming a bit more difficult. Hank?s jab was not much more than a rangefinder. He continued to look for the chance to land his overhand right. His left jab connected as well.
Crawford?s right jab was rangy enough to keep Lundy (26-6-1, 13 KOs) back just a bit in the third and fourth, which may have caused his Philadelphia foe to switch to southpaw himself. His right eye began to bleed from around the cheekbone. Hank caught Terence with a left hand to get the fifth rolling, after which Crawford connected with a combination of his own. Two hard left hands in the second half of the round sent ?Hammerin? Hank? to the ropes and soon thereafter, ?Bud? Crawford went to work. A straight left hand sent Lundy to the canvas for the bout?s first knockdown. He beat the count and was on his feet by the count of eight, but the damage was beginning to pile on.
Another hard left was followed by more lefts as well as rights. Lundy retreated into a corner as Terence proceeded to unload at will. Successive shots connected until referee Steve Willis jumped between the two men to end the bout at the 2:09 mark of round five. The winner by way of TKO tonight, Terence ?Bud? Crawford may have started slowly but didn?t stay in a stagnant state for very long.
He commented, ?The earlier rounds were when we are feeling the other out. I just had to adjust and when I did, you saw what happened.
?I told everyone that I have power in both hands and a great boxing I.Q. I never duck anyone. I took all fights. I asked Bob (Arum) to put me in there with whoever and I just train and train to fight.?
