1. Trap Him On the Ropes
Photo by Marilyn Paulino
Terence Crawford needs to put Viktor Postol up against the ropes and work on the body, especially in the first half of the fight.
Postol is a boxer who does not stop moving. His knowledge of how to easily get out of his opponents’ reach is what made him such a tough opponent for fighters such as Lucas Matthysse and Selcuk Aydin.
Although he is relentless in his attacks, Postol does not have shockingly heavy hands. Most of his knockout victories have been due to the fact that he wore down his opponent rather than just destroying him with a single punch. Because of this, Postol tends to catch his opponents on his back foot, luring them in, or throw a flurry of punches and move out of the way instead of exchanging.
Another reason that Postol rarely exchanges is because, as he is tough, his chin is not made of stone. He was staggered in the first round against Selcuk Aydin from a left hook, and Lucas Matthysse’s constant shots to the jaw affected him as the rounds continued.
If Crawford can get him on the ropes and force him to exchange, he has a better chance of hurting Postol and beating him on the judges’ cards than he would fighting in the center of the ring.
