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3. Terence Crawford Vs Amir Khan Betting Odds For Today

Terence Crawford vs Amir Khan Preview April 20th

• Let’s take a look at the boxing odds at BookMaker.eu, break down the matchup and go over your betting options. Boxing Betting at BookMaker.eu. Terence Crawford -1500.
• But the big marquee fight is certainly Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan on Top Rank’s PPV. Here are odds for the weekend, starting with Crawford (odds courtesy of OddsShark): Terence Crawford.
• Crawford Best Prop Bet. Crawford props for this fight.

Terence Crawford Vs Amir Khan Odds. Terence Crawford is a clear -1200 favourite at bet365, with some companies like Unibet taking absolutely no chances and installing him at -1600. Khan is +800 for the upset with bet365. While these Crawford Vs Khan betting lines suggest the match up is all one way traffic, most experts feel Khan’s size.

Unbeaten WBO Welterweight Champion Terence Crawford of Omaha, Nebraska will be defending the title for the second time this Saturday, April 20^th when he takes on former welterweight champ Amir Khan of England at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The 12-round bout can be seen live in North America on pay per view and in the UK on BT pay per view. Crawford last fought in October when he stopped Jose Benavidez in the 12^th round. Khan’s last outing was in August when he beat Samuel Vargas by a 12-round unanimous decision. Crawford enters the fight as a three-division world champ.

Crawford vs Khan Betting Odds

Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).

• Amir Khan +964
• Terence Crawford -1664

My Pick

The 31-year-old former lightweight and super lightweight champion Crawford enters the ring with a perfect record of 34-0 with 25 Kos. He possesses excellent foot and hand speed and better-than-average power. He’s an accurate puncher who often changes to the southpaw stance and owns a solid chin, but sometimes gets off to a slow start. Basically, Crawford is the total package and is considered as one boxing brightest stars. He’s 5-feet-8-inches tall with a 70-inch reach. Crawford had an excellent amateur career and has boxed 189 rounds since turning pro in 2008.

He owns wins over the likes of Benavidez, Jeff Horn, Thomas Dulorme, Raymundo Beltran, Dierry Jean, Hank Lundy, Breidis Prescott, Ricky Burns, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Viktor Postol, John Molina Jr., Felix Diaz and Julius Indongo. He’s also got power to go along with his skills with a current knockout ratio of 74 per cent. He beat Burns by unanimous decision in 2014 for the WBO Lightweight title and defended it twice. He beat Dulorme by sixth-round stoppage for the vacant WBO Jr. Welterweight title in April, 2015 and defended it five times.

He also defended the WBC Jr. Welterweight crown three times after winning it from Postol by unanimous decision in July, 2016. He then became the undisputed champion of the division with 2017’s third-round knockout over Indongo as he added the WBA and IBF belts to his collection. As mentioned, Crawford’s sometimes a slow starter, but improves as the fight goes on and he’s comfortable in both a boxing match and a slugfest. He’s regarded by most fans and experts as one of the world’s top pound-for-pound boxers for good reason.

This will be Khan’s third bout after a two year layoff. He stopped Phil Lo Greco after just 39 seconds in his first comeback fight last April before meeting Vargas. The 31-year-old Khan of Bolton is a former World Junior Welterweight and British Commonwealth Lightweight Champion who enters the contest at 33-4 with 20 Kos. His sixth-round stoppage loss to Canelo Alvarez in a shot at the WBC Middleweight Title in May, 2016 snapped a five-fight winning streak with victories over Chris Algieri, Devon Alexander, Luiz Collazo, Julio Diaz and Carlos Molina.

Khan has lost four fights during his career with three of them coming by stoppage and it’s well known his chin is often questionable even though he has stood up to some solid punchers. His first loss was a first-round stoppage to Breidis Prescott in 2008 and he then dropped highly-controversial split decision to Lamont Peterson in December of 2011. He was stopped by former WBC Champion Danny Garcia in the fourth round in his very next fight in July of 2012 and was also KO’d by Alvarez.

However, he’s also faced and beaten some of the best boxers of his weight divisions over the years such as Marco Antonio Barrera, Zab Judah, Andriy Kotelnik, Paulie Malignaggi and Marcos Maidana as well as those mentioned above on his five-bout winning streak. In fact, Khan’s gone 10-3 with 2 Kos against former and current world champions. He enjoyed a fine amateur career and capped it off with a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Olympics as a 17-year-old.

Khan turned pro in 2005 and now has 222 rounds under his belt since then with a decent knockout ratio of 54 per cent. He stands just over 5-feet-8-inches tall with a reach of 71 inches so is more or less the same size as Crawford. He also possesses fine boxing skills, speed and movement in the ring. He’s not known as a power puncher, but managed to stop Judah and deck Maidana and Collazo.

Prediction…

Khan simply needs to use his speed, jab, footwork and other boxing skills against Crawford as well as his underrated power. The Englishman has excellent boxing skills and perhaps greater hand speed than the champion, but as always, the outcome of this fight is going to depend on his chin. Crawford can be hit, but he’s shown a solid chin so far, so a Khan stoppage isn’t likely. If this bout goes the distance then any outcome shouldn’t be a surprise. It could go either way or a draw, but I think Crawford will eventually stun Khan along the way and then stop him.

Khan’s chin is too questionable.

Play: Crawford -1664 @ BetOnline.ag

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Amir Khan betting • Terence Crawford betting

Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs) vs. Amir Khan (33-4, 20 KOs)

When: Saturday, April 20, 2019

Where: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York

TV: PPV

Weight Class: WBO Welterweight Title

Betting Odds: Terence Crawford (-1200 @ Bookmaker), Amir Khan (+1100 @ 5Dimes)

Over/Under: Over 9 Rounds (+145), Under 9.5 Rounds (-175

Fight Analysis:

Terence Crawford will defend his WBO Welterweight Title against Amir Khan on April 20 at MSG in New York City. It’s a big-name fight in the talent-rich waters of 147 pounds. Crawford is 31, an unbeaten three-division champion at 34-0, and considered by some to be the best fighter in the world. Still, his resume lacks a real gem, and that’s where Amir Khan looks to step in and score the big win. The stakes are high, and Crawford is a huge favorite. Maybe too big.

Crawford is a tremendous fighter with an undeniable air of extreme quality. He has the perfect temperament and a wonderful combination of pure skills on offense and defense. It very well could be the case that one is about to lose a lot of money if they keep looking for spots to bet against him. He’s as smooth as they come and has a great vision of where he stands in the fight. Crawford is not a guy who is going to beat himself.

A lot of top-flight fighters haven’t wanted to tangle with Crawford, but as a result, his credentials lack that foolproof vibe that other fighters have. He has beaten a large handful of good fighters and even champions. His opponents have had great records, as he even holds three straight KO wins over fellow unbeatens. But the Nebraskan is fairly advanced in his career as a 31-year old three-division champion, and he’s never been in that superstar vs. superstar type of fight yet.

Khan seems older, but in fact, he is less than a year older than Crawford at 32. An Olympic medalist at 17 for England in the 2004 Athens games, his career has seen its share of ups and downs. Of his four losses, three were by violent knockout, leaving a lasting impression. The last one was in 2016 in a lofty challenge of middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez. With two fairly-routine wins in 2018, he at least enters this fight in winning form. There is this feeling that Khan’s story is one of unfulfilled promise—a great talent undermined by a weak set of whiskers.

Could it be that Khan’s reputation as a guy who has no chin has been overstated some? While one can hardly deny that his chin is pretty bad at this level, let’s take a closer look. In his two KO losses since 2008, he was winning those fights until getting stopped. One was to a hard-hitting middleweight champ, and we see Crawford is a guy who has moved up from lightweight. That’s not to say Crawford couldn’t stop Khan, as that is a big part of sportsbooks made him a -1100 favorite. But if you believe Khan deserved the Lamont Peterson decision, as most do, that’s just two setbacks in the last 11 years—one coming well above his normal fighting weight. That doesn’t paint such a bleak picture, does it? Khan was perhaps once overrated, but maybe he’s actually underrated to some extent at this point.

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Adding to Khan’s poor reputation at this level was how memorable those losses were. All three of his KO losses are hard images to shake. Those moments can’t help but stick out, but does it help overstate the case? Along with some others, I suspect that speed is a possible antidote to Crawford’s excellence. When it comes to that category, it’s hard to find a better “upset candidate” than Khan. His speed of hand and foot is perhaps without peer. It has allowed him to win some big fights and made him very competitive even in the ones he didn’t win. His hands are lightning, and he moves like a ballet dancer around the ring.

Alas, there are numerous drawbacks for Khan, hence the fact he’s a major underdog. His results are not commensurate with his talent. Unlike Crawford, his vision of a fight is compromised. He lacks the wherewithal and discipline to carry out the best plan for victory. He has been a pro for 15 years and still sits on the fringes. There’s a reason for that. There can be a certain predictability to Khan’s game. The top guys he fights go from flummoxed one round to running roughshod over Khan in the next round. And Crawford is most assuredly a top guy—make no mistake about it.

Khan’s chin looms as a major obstacle to victory. And it’s not just his chin as much as it’s what he does that leads to it being so available for big connects. Just the way he’s built with his head sticking up a bit with no cover makes it tough, along with a general lack of upper-body movement. For a fighter with such speed, his upper-half is pretty stiff. And with a guy like Crawford zeroing in with the high levels of concentration he brings to the table—that could add up badly for Khan.

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Still, this late in the game for Khan, maybe he can put it together. He was the prodigal son at one point before his fragility surfaced. Granted, that’s not an easy liability to hide in a boxing ring at this high of a level. But this could very well be Crawford’s hardest fight, and it’s most definitely his most-talented opponent. It makes +700 hard to pass up. Still, if I’m wrong, I’d like to cover myself some. So I’m going to take Khan at the underdog price, with a hedge on the “under.”

My Prediction to Win the Fight:

Terence Crawford Vs Amir Khan Betting Odds For Today

I’m betting on Amir Khan to win at +700, with a bet on “under” 9.5 rounds at -175 over at MyBookie. The issues with Khan are numerous, but I feel the hopelessness of his challenge is being wildly overstated. Still, there’s a good chance this fight won’t see the later rounds, so if I’m completely off on Khan, that should help make it a not-so-bad night.

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