So Bud Can't Fight This List of Guys?

Crawford seems all good with getting paid to fight low level fights. He shouldn't be in the top 5 p4p if all he is giving us are these mis-matches. It's a shame to see a guy Soo talented cherry picking.

Floyd fought Manny’s leftovers too. That fight was different though. Each of them were a star long before fighting. Well they say Crawford and Spence are stars right now...:dunno:...

Pacquiao fought Mayweather's leftovers and it did nothing but spark comparisons and drive that fight towards being the highest grossing in history. Floyd fought Manny’s leftovers too. That fight was different though. Each of them were a star long before fighting.

My guess is this fight is a stepping stone to one of PBCs champions. They aren't going to let Bud walk right in and get a shot at Spence. So, he will need to fight a couple of guys who are still on the PBC roster so that PBC can squeeze whatever revenue is left in guys like Callazo. Without taking these fights there is likely little to no chance he gets a shot at Spence. Lets face it, if he fought Brook or Peterson he'd be accused of fighting Spence's leftovers. If he fought Khan he gets criticized for fighting a guy who is rapidly declining and a glass chin, Berto is a punching bag, and Vargas would be a good fight but maybe he's not interested, he seems to want a Broner rematch, and losing to Bud may put that in jeopardy. Pacquiao fought Mayweather's leftovers and it did nothing but spark comparisons and drive that fight towards being the highest grossing in history.

Boxrec has Crawford number 1 at welterweight and Collazo number 45 at welterweight. Crawford defending his world title against number 45 is disgraceful. And people rate him p4p smh. Boxrec at welterweight : #2 Pacquiao will be defending his belt against #8 Broner #3 Spence will be defending his belt against #2 lightweight Garcia #4 Porter will be defending his belt against #12 Ugas Unranked Thurman will be defending his belt against #36 Lopez. Even an inactive Thurman has a better opponent for his title defense than Crawford smh (#36>#45)

crawford and arum need to cross the street themselves then. Until then, get used to these terrible fights on Top Rank and ESPN ESPN, Fox, DAZN, I couldn't care less. We all know what the fight to be made is. Collazo will be Crawford's third PBC opponent so let's stop all this "network" stuff and get it done

The extension makes no real difference as he still had 2 years to run on his contract. The PBC guys would still be keeping it in house and he'd still be frozen out. crawford and arum need to cross the street themselves then. Until then, get used to these terrible fights on Top Rank and ESPN

You're the biggest TR shill I have ever seen, you might as well be Steve Kim lmao. The PBC guys have and will continue fighting each other. Crawford signed an extension with TR knowing that it makes it harder to fight the top PBC guys and knowing that the TR's welterweight stable is weak. He deserves some of the blame The extension makes no real difference as he still had 2 years to run on his contract. The PBC guys would still be keeping it in house and he'd still be frozen out.

Boxrec has Crawford number 1 at welterweight and Collazo number 45 at welterweight. Crawford defending his world title against number 45 is disgraceful. What are all his options?

Boxrec has Crawford number 1 at welterweight and Collazo number 45 at welterweight. Crawford defending his world title against number 45 is disgraceful. Keep preaching these facts brother! I’m enjoying it.

well said..and fair...and i usually disagree with you i like crawford too....which is the shame....people with agendas are letting it cloud their senses when they talk spence/crawfordThanks. If Crawford starts fighting legit top 10 world rated welterweights I will be a Crawford fan again.

Boxrec has Crawford number 1 at welterweight and Collazo number 45 at welterweight. Crawford defending his world title against number 45 is disgraceful.

My guess is this fight is a stepping stone to one of PBCs champions. They aren't going to let Bud walk right in and get a shot at Spence. So, he will need to fight a couple of guys who are still on the PBC roster so that PBC can squeeze whatever revenue is left in guys like Callazo. Without taking these fights there is likely little to no chance he gets a shot at Spence. Lets face it, if he fought Brook or Peterson he'd be accused of fighting Spence's leftovers. If he fought Khan he gets criticized for fighting a guy who is rapidly declining and a glass chin, Berto is a punching bag, and Vargas would be a good fight but maybe he's not interested, he seems to want a Broner rematch, and losing to Bud may put that in jeopardy.

Yes, its Crawfords fault Spence is fighting a 135 lber who has no chance. It's also his fault Brook has a fight already in December against a no hoper. It's also his fault Keith "Sometime" Thurman has a fight with Josesito Lopez in January, and has been gone for a while. Porter is fighting Ugas. Danny has been called out by Crawford and will duck anyways. Etc. All crawfords fault Damn right it's Crawford's fault. He could have left Arum but he loves these easy fights Arum is getting for him and doesn't demand Arum get him better opponents. How the hell is Spence fighting Mikey not a 100 times better fight than Crawford's last fight or his next cherry pick against Collazo? It's BS that Mikey has no chance to beat Spence. Spence will probably be a 3 to 1 favorite to beat Mikey while Crawford will probably be a 50 to 1 favorite to beat Collazo. Nobody would complain if Spence was fighting Broner and Mikey beat Broner by a mile.

Abduqaxorov is next for Spence, IBF don't play if Jr want to keep his belt that a fight he will have to take Kavaliauskas is WBO mandatory but WBO will give Crawford time on like the IBF so who knows if Crawford take that fight in 2019

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Crawford was an excellent champion at 140. At 147 he has become a sorry cherry picking champion defending his title twice in a row against boxers not even in boxrec's top 30. How the hell can Crawford fans and Spence haters say Spence is ducking Crawford when Spence is fighting Mikey who beat the hell out of Broner while Crawford is fighting fuking Collazo. Crawford is ducking every fighter worth a damn in the welterweight division. Don't blame it all on Arum. Crawford had a chance to leave Arum but chose to re up with him. What does that tell you? well said..and fair...and i usually disagree with you i like crawford too....which is the shame....people with agendas are letting it cloud their senses when they talk spence/crawford

Fighting Collazo is weak especially following his so called walking up on Spence encounter. From what I can tell Collazo is a retired gatekeeper who is barely active if at all. Why can't Top Rank make a fight with the likes of.... 1. Andre Berto 2. Amir Khan 3. Kell Brook 4. Jessie Vargas 5. Lamont Peterson If he is not going to fight the 4 PBC guys (Spence, Thurman, Garcia, Porter) then at least face one of the opponents on this list. Nobody cares about a fight with Luis Collazo, maybe only the ones who get a check from it, Bob Arum. Crawford was an excellent champion at 140. At 147 he has become a sorry cherry picking champion defending his title twice in a row against boxers not even in boxrec's top 30. How the hell can Crawford fans and Spence haters say Spence is ducking Crawford when Spence is fighting Mikey who beat the hell out of Broner while Crawford is fighting fuking Collazo. Crawford is ducking every fighter worth a damn in the welterweight division. Don't blame it all on Arum. Crawford had a chance to leave Arum but chose to re up with him. What does that tell you?

Yes, its Crawfords fault Spence is fighting a 135 lber who has no chance. It's also his fault Brook has a fight already in December against a no hoper. It's also his fault Keith "Sometime" Thurman has a fight with Josesito Lopez in January, and has been gone for a while. Porter is fighting Ugas. Danny has been called out by Crawford and will duck anyways. Etc. All crawfords fault You're the biggest TR shill I have ever seen, you might as well be Steve Kim lmao. The PBC guys have and will continue fighting each other. Crawford signed an extension with TR knowing that it makes it harder to fight the top PBC guys and knowing that the TR's welterweight stable is weak. He deserves some of the blame

Yes, its Crawfords fault Spence is fighting a 135 lber who has no chance. It's also his fault Brook has a fight already in December against a no hoper. It's also his fault Keith "Sometime" Thurman has a fight with Josesito Lopez in January, and has been gone for a while. Porter is fighting Ugas. Danny has been called out by Crawford and will duck anyways. Etc. All crawfords fault Would love to see Crawford slap Danny around the ring. But thinking about it, there's not many great fights at welter apart from between Thurman/Crawford/Spence. Brook would be interesting in that mix but he's never making 147 in a healthy state again. First time in a while welter has been so weak.