Hank Lundy

By Chris Williams: Last Saturday night’s fight on HBO between WBO light welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs) and fringe contender Hank Lundy 28-6-1, 13 KOs) drew an average of 982,000 viewers on HBO with a peak of 1.031 million viewers, according to Dan Rafael. Crawford stopped Lundy in the 5th round after dropping him. The fight was stopped at 2:09 of the round by referee Steve Willis.

The co-feature bout between WBO Latino lightweight champion Felix Verdejo and William Silva averaged 886,000 viewers with a peak of 947,000. Verdejo won a 10 round decision in a less than thrilling contest from start to finish.

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By George Goddiess: In yet another surgical performance Terrence “Bud” Crawford disarmed “Hammerin” Hank Lundy in five rounds at the theater of Madison Square Garden. Defending his WBO Junior Welterweight Title for the second time, the now 28-0 Crawford dominated to a destructive stoppage of Lundy. This was not an exciting fight or toe to toe war but the intensity of the two fighters and obvious dislike between them kept observers on the edge of their seats until the conclusion.

Lundy had an intense stare during the pre-fight introductions and opened the bout in an extremely focused manner. He won the first round and looked to be an interesting test only to have Crawford establish complete control and end the night the moment he had him hurt. Crawford is cementing himself as a top class finisher with his devastating power and hand speed that all leads to precise power punching. The only disappointment tonight by Crawford was his post-fight interview where he failed to call out Viktor Postol or Adrien Broner to make the most significant or interesting fights at the division.

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By Chris Williams: Making his second defense of his WBO light welterweight title, Terence Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs) toyed with #10 WBO Hank Lundy (26-6-1, 13 KOs) until getting serious with him in the 5th and stopping him in a fight televised by HBO Championship Boxing from Madison Square Garden in New York.

Crawford hurt Lundy with a hard right hand in the 5th and put him on the canvas in the corner. Moments later, Crawford finished Lundy off with a series of hard power shots that caused referee Steve Willis to step in and halt the fight at 2:09 of the round.

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By Chris Williams: WBO light welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (27-0, 19 KOs) and #10 WBO challenger Hank Lundy (26-5-1, 13 KOs) both made weight on Friday for their fight on HBO Boxing After Dark on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Crawford weighed in at 139.2lbs. The 32-year-old Lundy weighed in at 138.2lbs.

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(Photos courtesy of Mikey Williams / Top Rank) By Paul Lam: ‘Hammerin’ Hank Lundy has been talking a good game during the promotion of his upcoming title fight against WBO junior welterweight champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford, taking place this Saturday night 27th February at Madison Square Garden. The selection of Lundy came as a disappointment to many boxing fans who were hoping for Crawford to face a more well-known opponent.

At one point, Crawford was thought to have been in the running to face Manny Pacquiao in the latter’s final fight. The nod however went to Timothy Bradley, who has already fought Pacquiao twice and lost twice in the eyes of most of the boxing world, despite officially being 1-1 against the Filipino icon. With other big names at 140 lbs indisposed or unavailable, Lundy, ranked number 10 by the WBO, got the call.

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By Jeff Aranow: #10 WBO Hank Lundy (26-5-1, 13 KOs) is ready for his title shot this Saturday night on February 27 against WBO light welterweight champion Terence Crawford (27-0, 19 KOs) on HBO Championship Boxing from the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York.

Lundy, 32, is considered to be overmatched in this fight, as he doesn’t have the same kind of skillset that Crawford possesses. However, Lundy thinks he’s got what it takes to give Crawford a beating in this fight, and he plans kicking his backside all over the ring and taking his WBO title back home with him.

“This is what I’ve been waiting for,” Lundy said. “But, like I said, the excitement hasn’t really hit me. It’s really going to hit me when they announce me, ‘the new WBO champion of the world,’” Lundy said to Fightnews.com.

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