Well at least he got the injury excuse. What about Shawn Porter though? what about the WBC ranking Berto number 1 for some weird reason? They did Spence so dirty and there's not much Al can so about it.
Im all for a porter fight i think thats a logical next step. Doesnt sound like he wants to fight again this year i guess
He should leave to fight on a app right after PBC signed a deal with Fox/Showtime? Is this a joke?
Anyways, he will have a "stay busy" fight in December and fight Porter in spring 2019.
We need more Hearns in this sport.
Hearn talks to everybody.
Never been a fan of Hearn, but this Hearn backed by DAZN seems to be attracting new fans. He seemed everywhere and very accessible to the media.
Nobody knows what's happening inside the SHO/PBC camp, in contrast. Why is Spence having a hard time getting fights, for example? There's no one for the media to reach and talk to.
This is the problem when nobody in the Haymon side is accessible to the media.
If this were Hearn, fans would have known what is going on. It's disappointing.
We need more Hearns in this sport.
Hearn talks to everybody.
Let's look at your list and see if you're right.
Well that's definitely not true. Crawford is only fighting twice this year and Spence already fought twice this year and might fight three times.
Well that's definitely not true. Crawford is guaranteed 3 million and Spence is guaranteed 3.5 million. Crawford has little chance of a big PPV fight while Spence will have PPV options for sure.
Well that's definitely not true. Spence will be fighting on FOX, which is way bigger exposure than ESPN, and Showtime, which is way bigger exposure than ESPN+.water boy spence is out here begging for a fight. he won't even fight again this year. another wasted year for spence LMAO!!! tell al gaymon to get her **** together.
This is the problem when nobody in the Haymon side is accessible to the media.
If this were Hearn, fans would have known what is going on. It's disappointing.
Yeah Surely Spence is leaving now after PBC gets 2 Network Deals which starts in December... :lol1:
He is daring someone to FIGHT HIM with that Tweet it has nothing to do with Al Haymon and PBC. I think he should go ahead and take a Stay Busy fight with Collazo since he is the only one with the Balls to fight him. Ugas in December would be even better. Fans see he is being avoid but will then turn around and bash these fighters when they do take Stay Busy fights vs Lower Level Opponents who are the only ones willing to fight
That is why Lennox Lewis is my favorite Heavyweight ever, wasn't no Diva in that guy, Michael Grant and David Tue wanted to fight, Lennox gave it to them it wasn't no "Who Has Michael Grant Fought..." like how boxing is today where fans will help protect their favorite fighters with EXCUSES FOR THEM
Spence Jr I think should just take on whoever wants to fight and whoever the IBF Orders for him until Porter is done with his Double Mandatory's
This is pretty much all keith thurmans fault
Well at least he got the injury excuse. What about Shawn Porter though? what about the WBC ranking Berto number 1 for some weird reason? They did Spence so dirty and there's not much Al can so about it.
Nothing but an absolute display of cowardice by Shawn Porter! Absolute BS by the WBC. They stood in the way of that fight and it's the clearest duck of the year without a question. People talk about AJ not wanting to fight Wilder but I think this one here is even worse. At least the WBC isn't condoning what AJ is doing.
Wish Spence nothing but the best. The fück had been put to him and neither Shawn nor Keith will fight him untill 2020. He should either try to get Crawford (which would be awesome but very difficult to make) or just move up to 154. The problem there would be tge fact that the number 1 guy is his teammate Jermell Charlo and I don't think they'd fight each others. Very bad situation for that guy and it's really unfair.
With Richard Schaefer spewing out propaganda to the media today. Saying that nobody wants to see Spence vs Crawford and that everyone wants to see Spence vs Garcia, the chance we will see the proper fight is zero.
He doesn't have to cross the street if he fights Mikey Garcia.
Same street, same house, same dog, same uncle.
Problem is uncle Al is too over-protective of these guys.
I don't mind seeing Spence vs Garcia doe.
Don;t know what Espinoza is doing.
I sincerely doubt “half his fights”
You can doubt it all you want, but that's the business model. He'll fight once a year on ESPN against a lower level opponent and his big fight each year will be on ESPN+. If he wants to fight three times a year, he can take a second fight on ESPN+ against a lower level opponent, but most fighters at Crawford's level don't want to fight three times a year.
That's simply not true. Crawford is fighting twice this year and fought twice last year. He did fight three times in 2016, but only fought twice in 2015.
Spence has already fought twice this year and may be fighting three times. He only fought once last year, but fought twice in 2016 and four times in 2015.
So by what metric is Crawford fighting more often?
I've already proven he doesn't fight more. As for reported purses, they're bogus. Arum is a promoter. Haymon is a manager. Haymon has more more incentive than Arum to help his fighters avoid taxes and sanctioning fees.
You're just blatantly posting false information over and over.
Half of Crawford's fights are going to be on ESPN+ with almost nobody watching.
Spence vs Bundu did six million viewers. There's nothing ESPN can do to compete with network TV and Spence will be fighting on FOX soon and his Showtime numbers blow away ESPN+ numbers.
I sincerely doubt “half his fights” will be on the ESPN+ app. I said the HBO numbers were better than the Showtime numbers which is fact and his ESPN numbers are higher. Let’s see what the future holds for Spence.
Spence was basically a prospect in 2015 making that disproportionate.His real activity is his 2016-2018 which is an activity level of a fight every 6.8 months (with nothing scheduled for 2018) whereas Crawford’s in his championship years have been a fight every 4.83 months. Spence has only gotten to fight three champions whereas Crawford has gotten to fight six and has won a lot more titles. Crawford is about to have his 12th title fight. Spence just had his third. That can also impact activity.
So Haymon clients are getting bogus checks? Interesting.