“I don’t foresee a fight between myself and Terence Crawford anytime soon. I don’t think that’s the route Top Rank wants to go, but I am the mandatory for the WBO title.”
https://www. ring tv .com/613398-shawn-porters-surprising-take-on-crawford-spence-if-it-ever-happens/
Lesser known names have been able to enforce their mandatory status, so will Porter? Or is he all talk
... I find that your post is rather "PBC-oriented" than "boxing-oriented"... but it's OK...
Oh its boxing oriented in the sense that its the only way we are going to get the fights is if crawford can be forced to come out to play.
And this is pratically the only way to put crawford into the backfoot is to brand him with an L to a fighter spence already beat. Anything short of that and its not happening and thats probably why Crawford doesnt want the porter fight to begin with.
Its Risky but can be the ultimate power play that Haymon/PBC has.
Take that short money, defeat Crawford takes his belt and bring it back to PBC and hold it hostage their and now Crawford has to bow down to PBC.
... I find that your post is rather "PBC-oriented" than "boxing-oriented"... but it's OK...
Covid talk as usual from PBC fighters. Crawford will beat the breaks off of Porter. You are looking at a guy with Diaz's dimensions but a brawler like Horn. Towel action from Kenny in this fight if Porter dont ask for 10 mil like our good ole friend Keef
Porter was scoring Crawford-Brook live on twitter, round by round. He had Brook winning 3-0, then he said he had a lot to say, but he would wait until his Tuesday podcast.
I think he's going to call out Crawford today.
If Crawford loses to Porter, don’t expect to see him against the PBC guys unless he signs. Spence might outright just pass on him if hes coming off a loss from someone he beat. Told you so type of thing. I think if that happened, Spence would do the Pacquiao fight then move up.
Yeah, but it is the only move they really have, destroy the image of Crawford with branding him with that L to someone Spence already beat. Now the storyline of "Crawford being Spence Rival" is destroyed and only one way to get that back for crawford is to chase Spence now.
So as a business move for pbc its the only real move you can make that will elevate Spence profile without even that fight taking place and ultimately create more fights for you 2nd tier welters i.e thurman, pacman, lopez, ugas, etc if crawford decides to cross that street/join this side to chase spence.
would love to see this fight. Plus winner can face Ugas next. Let Spence-Garcia winner fight Pac man next.
Yup
Its Risky but can be the ultimate power play that Haymon/PBC has.
Take that short money, defeat Crawford takes his belt and bring it back to PBC and hold it hostage their and now Crawford has to bow down to PBC.
would love to see this fight. Plus winner can face Ugas next. Let Spence-Garcia winner fight Pac man next.
Its Risky but can be the ultimate power play that Haymon/PBC has.
Take that short money, defeat Crawford takes his belt and bring it back to PBC and hold it hostage their and now Crawford has to bow down to PBC.
If Crawford loses to Porter, don’t expect to see him against the PBC guys unless he signs. Spence might outright just pass on him if hes coming off a loss from someone he beat. Told you so type of thing. I think if that happened, Spence would do the Pacquiao fight then move up.
... if he formally enforces the mando he gets 25% from pretty much nothing -- as Arum doesn't put big money on the table...
Its Risky but can be the ultimate power play that Haymon/PBC has.
Take that short money, defeat Crawford takes his belt and bring it back to PBC and hold it hostage their and now Crawford has to bow down to PBC.
“I don’t foresee a fight between myself and Terence Crawford anytime soon. I don’t think that’s the route Top Rank wants to go, but I am the mandatory for the WBO title.”
https://www. ring tv .com/613398-shawn-porters-surprising-take-on-crawford-spence-if-it-ever-happens/
Lesser known names have been able to enforce their mandatory status, so will Porter? Or is he all talk
... if he formally enforces the mando he gets 25% from pretty much nothing -- as Arum doesn't put big money on the table...