Speed was not Carr’s only weapon in this hypothetical matchup. In the second round of his December 1994 title fight with Trinidad, he timed a quick right hand that dropped the dangerous champion. Trinidad recovered and stopped Carr in the eighth, but the knockdown showed Carr’s ability to identify an opening and punish an elite puncher ahead of the return fire.
That straight right would be especially important against the southpaw Spence. Carr had the hand speed to fire between Spence’s deliberate advances, then follow with combinations that prevented Spence from establishing his body attack. Crawford used dif
