Top Rank can easily keep Crawford away from top 147ers in 2018

Crawford would destroy Garcia and Porter. Thurman and Spence would be very competitive.

Idiotic post Jeff fvcking Horn and an old ass Manny who is 4-5 in his last 9 fights is a great year for a talent like Crawford??? really?

I don't know if you been following boxing in 2017 but before Thurman injured he had a unification fight with Danny Garcia. Errol Spence went all the way to the UK to get the IBF strap from Kell Brook. Haymon does make big fights happen and he will continue to do so in 2018, just watch. Wow. Fake fans don't care how long the fight gets made as long as it's made. Brook was calling out PBC fighters like Broner, Thurman, Garcia, Spence right after the Bizier fight. Not one responded. Spence all of a sudden was so keen on fighting Bundu. TR Jessie Vargas responded. Then the lil G fight presented itself out of the blue. And so the Brook Spence fought got an orbital bone injury. Things happen in just a matter of months, let alone years.

Wow its crazy how people get in their feelings when talking about Al Haymon, acting as if he is the only one making lesser fights in between the big ones. I mean i could swear Loma fought Miguel Marriega before the Rigo fight? Haymon is, intentionally or not, squeezing rival organizations. But one thing is for sure, over the past couple years, his stable has produced far better matchups than his opposition.

Oh no Haymon's much better at feeding his fighters to rival promotions. I'm not arguing that although a lot of it has been facilitated by PBC's struggles. With that said purse bids themselves aren't binding. Otherwise we would have seen Kovalev-Pimp by now. True, they certainly aren't binding. They also aren't needed with the WBO in fold. Whatever the reason for PBC fighters crossing over, it's happened far more frequently. Arum? Not so much.

Wow its crazy how people get in their feelings when talking about Al Haymon, acting as if he is the only one making lesser fights in between the big ones. I mean i could swear Loma fought Miguel Marriega before the Rigo fight?

Spence fought those guys doe. As recently as last year doe. Yes he did and it wasn't some big accomplishment. That's why i'm sure Arum will try to line them up for Crawford, it's how he operates.

Haymon and Espinoza have become powerless. Basically helpless. Their fighters want big money for huge fights. They're broke. It's cheaper to make their top fighters fight nobodies. I don't know if you been following boxing in 2017 but before Thurman injured he had a unification fight with Danny Garcia. Errol Spence went all the way to the UK to get the IBF strap from Kell Brook. Haymon does make big fights happen and he will continue to do so in 2018, just watch.

Lomachenko-GRJ Good example but that fight went to purse bid. With the WBO in fold, he doesn’t have to do that anymore. Now look at the flip side, 2016-present. GGG-Jacobs GGG-Wade Canelo-Khan Canelo-Chavez Jr. Crawford-Diaz Crawford-Molina

He won't even fight Manny Pacquiao, I'd bet on that (this one wouldn't be his fault, though). He'll fight Jeff Horn, Mike Alvarado/ (or some other washed up guy Top Rank can find like Leonard Bundu), and/or Chris Algieri. That'll be his 2018 I can almost guarantee you. I just don't want to see people on here calling him the best welter or top P4P guy after the horrid year that awaits him after a run of mediocrity at 140. Spence fought those guys doe. As recently as last year doe.

He won't even fight Manny Pacquiao, I'd bet on that (this one wouldn't be his fault, though). He'll fight Jeff Horn, Mike Alvarado/ (or some other washed up guy Top Rank can find like Leonard Bundu), and/or Chris Algieri. That'll be his 2018 I can almost guarantee you. I just don't want to see people on here calling him the best welter or top P4P guy after the horrid year that awaits him after a run of mediocrity at 140.

pbc cant make thurman vs spence because of arum!!! that fight is bound to happen sometime next year and you all guys gonna look silly when the fight goes down. If i am not mistaken you guys also thought Thurman vs Porter, Thurman vs DSG and Spence vs Brook would not get made? EXACTLY.

pbc cant make thurman vs spence because of arum!!! Haymon and Espinoza have become powerless. Basically helpless. Their fighters want big money for huge fights. They're broke. It's cheaper to make their top fighters fight nobodies.

Swift is fighting Rios doe. Mikey is fighting Lipinets instead of Easter doe. Yet it's all Bobfather's fault. Lara has been fighting Zaveck types for 2 years. Much like Stevenson. Spence and Swift are now fighting once a year. Just like Peterson, Quillin, Thurman, Berto, Stevenson, etc. It's a culture Haymon propagated. This guy needs to disappear from the sport. I give you the inactivity thing, i believe something wrong with Haymon & Co. in 2017 because it is completely unacceptable that a fighter like Spence sat out the entire year after winning the IBF strap. I hope his fighters are more active in 2018. Now about the matchups, you are being totally bias. No promoter out there is giving you big fight after big fight. They all make lesser fights in between the big ones.

pbc cant make thurman vs spence because of arum!!!

Arum is no angel but he's much more willing to work with other fighters and rival promoters than people want to believe. He's the easy scapegoat though I get it but PBC guys aren't exactly known for fighting others or even each other. Crawford and Arum I'm sure would fight anyone next year but I'm sure Haymon won't do it hence the $3.5m for mediocre fights to keep guys away and inflate the purses so much that it's even harder to get mega fights. Arum will work with you if he can run the show. I can think of several instances of Haymon fighters crossing over to someone else’s promotion (like Top Rank). Aside from Mayweather-Pac (where Arum was practically shoved out the way), when has he ever shown an inclination to do that?

Just because they haven't happened yet doesn't mean they are not going to happen. He has already given us Thurman vs DSG & Porter plus Spence vs Brook. Al Haymon ain't no dummy, he WILL have a 4 Belt welterweight champion, be it Thurman, Spence, Porter or Danny. The 147 scene over at Showtime is fire right now and it sucks that Crawford cant join the party. I am sure Bud wishes to get those fights, it's just that his boss thinks otherwise. Swift is fighting Rios doe. Mikey is fighting Lipinets instead of Easter doe. Yet it's all Bobfather's fault. Lara has been fighting Zaveck types for 2 years. Much like Stevenson. Spence and Swift are now fighting once a year. Just like Peterson, Quillin, Thurman, Berto, Stevenson, etc. It's a culture Haymon propagated. This guy needs to disappear from the sport.

Arum is no angel but he's much more willing to work with other fighters and rival promoters than people want to believe. He's the easy scapegoat though I get it but PBC guys aren't exactly known for fighting others or even each other. Crawford and Arum I'm sure would fight anyone next year but I'm sure Haymon won't do it hence the $3.5m for mediocre fights to keep guys away and inflate the purses so much that it's even harder to get mega fights.

Kills me with these fanatical fake fans. Haymon can't even make Spence vs Garcia or Spence vs Porter. These are PBC fighters doe. There's no Arum to deal with. Yet they're not happening. How do you expect him to make his fighters fight non PBC fighters when they don't even fight each other? Just because they haven't happened yet doesn't mean they are not going to happen. He has already given us Thurman vs DSG & Porter plus Spence vs Brook. Al Haymon ain't no dummy, he WILL have a 4 Belt welterweight champion, be it Thurman, Spence, Porter or Danny. The 147 scene over at Showtime is fire right now and it sucks that Crawford cant join the party. I am sure Bud wishes to get those fights, it's just that his boss thinks otherwise.

Haters trolling hard. Arum isn't the problem. Bronzer and D. Garcia turned down $4M to fight PAC, and Gervinta won't go near Loma.