Porter has been calling out Crawford hard for 6 months.....nothing from Crawford except "your on stand by". Kenny Porter has tried to make the fight and went straight to Arum, contrary to popular belief there has never been an offer. Arum quote "We are not willing to make ANY offer". We know the Pacman fight is not happening so what's the excuse now Mr. Pound for Pound? Crawford has zero resume at 147 and here's a chance to prove you are the best....and....crickets. Forget all the smoke and mirrors about blaming everyone form the networks to the promoters Crawford flat out doesn't want it. Keep in mind he says he's better than Spence...and oh yes let's not forget Spence didn't run and gave us a great fight with Porter. I don't know how Crawford's fans still support him.
Bud is "Super" champ which means as long as he says "network rivalry" as excuse,theres no mandatory. And even though Ortiz is #1 he still isn't Mandatory Because WBO is a corrupt pos in bed with Arum,there is no activating mandatory form because that bs form ShaneMosleySr posted can't be filed until a fighter was already ordered to negotiate with Bud,which hasn't happened because WBO never officially ordered negotiations,they were voluntary.
Crawford is steadily losing credibility at this rate.
If Porter really thinks he can win and it’s not just a money grab, then he HAS to activate that mandatory clause.
it’s really the only way ANYONE will get Crawford to fight anybody actually good at 147.
Bud is "Super" champ which means as long as he says "network rivalry" as excuse,theres no mandatory. And even though Ortiz is #1 he still isn't Mandatory Because WBO is a corrupt pos in bed with Arum,there is no activating mandatory form because that bs form ShaneMosleySr posted can't be filed until a fighter was already ordered to negotiate with Bud,which hasn't happened because WBO never officially ordered negotiations,they were voluntary.
remember......Arum made sure Porter was no longer the mandatory before failed negotiations......hence Crawford can't be forced to fight Porter which is of course what Arum and Crawford wanted....NO fight with Porter.
Crawford just does not want Porter.....or anyone else with a heatbeat unless it's a huge payday, that way when he's exposed at least he'll have that bank to ride off into retirement. Sneaky Arum even had the WBO drop Porter from the number one spot when people starting clamoring for Shawn to activate his mandatory. Keep in mind a mandatory can only be enforced AFTER negotiations fail. Kenny Porter went straight to Arum and of course when he found out there was no way in hell Crawford was willing to fight Porter had already been dropped to number two position.....suspicious? hmmmm. If you want to really see what's going on look at what Porter has been saying and asking for in the last 6 months and then look at Bud's response. I'll make it easy for you....no response, never once did he come up to the challenge.....he did stall by saying Porter you're next in line. Well the Pacman fight fell thru what happened to Porter being next in line. Went kind of quiet didn't it. Porter has moved on and I don't blame him. Crawford is breathing a sigh of relief! Anyone could see how nervous he was....just check out the body language. Now, as usual after a little while...long enough for his blind fans to forget he will announce his next no-hoper.
Fight is not meant to be made. Money is not there. Until these fighters start making adjustments, no sane network would do the fight for free or lose money for nothing.
Don't know why you're still talking about this fight. Virtually no negotiations are taking place. None. The Porters are waiting for nothing. They should focus on his next fight at PBC.
If Porter really thinks he can win and it’s not just a money grab, then he HAS to activate that mandatory clause.
it’s really the only way ANYONE will get Crawford to fight anybody actually good at 147.
You have a copy of the letter Shawn Porter sent the WBO to activate his mandatory position?
https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/boxing-forums/non-stop-boxing/30894577-proof-porter-wasn-t-at-fault-buds-wbo-equivalent-to-franchise-champ-ortiz-is-likely-next
Porter was never offerred 2 million.....never seriously offered anything......Kenny Porter is still waiting for any kind of offer, Arum wouldn't even ball park it for him. Spence and Pac are not happening and Pac is never going to happen and as stated above Crawford would not accept 60/40 against Spence and in fact he demanded 60/40 from his strong B side position. This has been going on for years and the situation stays the same. No problem with one legged fighters or washed up Euro bums ( Brook, Khan) but a real challenge....Porter or Ortiz, no way. For those saying Porter didn't activate his mandatory...do your homework. If Porter is guilty of anything it's being too nice to Crawford, trying to work with him like a gentleman to make the fight, big mistake. He should have gone harder at publicly calling him out. Crawford will be yet again exposed when he fights another no-hoper, he and Arum seem to have no problem putting those fights together.
bud was really scared from the very beginning. i don't know why some people look up to him like he was a legit fighter. He avoided spence by rejecting the 60/40 offer when he was the B-side tbh. he and arum even ducked pac back then by saying arum is concerned for pac's health just to make bud look cool and strong when the truth is he's afraid to lose another potential cash cow.