Terence Crawford to Return on ESPN on October 23

When a date is announced, but the opponent isn't listed, then you know it's gonna be a no-hoper/tune up level fight.

Zepeda deserves a title shot at 140 but yeah, 147 may be pushing it for him. I thought it was going to happen as well, I was confident it would...But then he just turned to Pacquiao which you can't blame him for doing so but it seemed like he put all his eggs in one basket. Now that fight didn't happen, doesn't even seem like TR pursued any of the other top WWs. Oh well. Yeah man, Zepeda is the #4 Light Welterweight in the world for me, on a great run of form too. I’d only put Taylor, Prograis and Ramirez above him in that order as well.

It will be zepeda. It will be. I just watched an interview with Prograis who said he has no interest in 147 right now.

It will be zepeda.

Why so long from now? wtf

Wow, almost a year off. They need to come with a name after all that time - I'll take the Prograis fight, definitely prefer that. A fight with a credible name like Prograis usually isn't advertised as "Terence Crawford to return on ESPN in Oct" though. they would just come out and announce the matchup. Won't be Ramirez, Zepeda looked shook in his last fight, probably not Ugas. Aveneysan is the next guy I can think who is possible and in a better spot than Zepeda at the moment I'd think...but who is gonna care bout that especially after a year layoff. If Vergil wins and they say that is next after Avenysan then maybe, he's still gonna hear it though

he shouldnt have resigned the first time knowing how TR and bob arum works, he aint a new boooty...... anyways, his resume doesnt speak elite at the moment and im just being real here.. never said he came become one.. there's levels to this, he gotta prove it first. {"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"200.gif","data-attachmentid":30966536} ..

Agree Yet another year wasted fighting no one of note and would not be the least surprised if Crawford resigned with TR {"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47236gi53ziq055r1ens9shvkhvzrdl5mjefdbyrai&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g.gif","data-attachmentid":30966532}

Ignoring the fact that politics has prevented Crawford from getting good fights is pretty ignorant but if it's what you're into have at it..... he shouldnt have resigned the first time knowing how TR and bob arum works, he aint a new boooty...... anyways, his resume doesnt speak elite at the moment and im just being real here.. never said he came become one.. there's levels to this, he gotta prove it first.

calling a fighter an elite with wins like amir khan? that's what this lame s!ht is. Ignoring the fact that politics has prevented Crawford from getting good fights is pretty ignorant but if it's what you're into have at it.....

What is this lame s.hit? calling a fighter an elite with wins like amir khan? that's what this lame s!ht is.

stop using words like "elite" so freely.. TC is not elite.. not at the moment.. who knows, maybe this will change in the future but as of right now, you cant call him elite when he hasnt shown you what he can do!! you're only assuming what he can do but he has to prove it first to get that title! any of the top WW right now could have beaten amir khan at this stage and this was crawford's best win up to date. What is this lame s.hit?

{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"pARD0PG.gif","data-attachmentid":30966386} Agree Yet another year wasted fighting no one of note and would not be the least surprised if Crawford resigned with TR

I hope it's the last with Top Rank. Bud shouldn't have to sign with anybody in particular to get good fights but the guy is truly elite. Can't stand seeing him on the sidelines. stop using words like "elite" so freely.. TC is not elite.. not at the moment.. who knows, maybe this will change in the future but as of right now, you cant call him elite when he hasnt shown you what he can do!! you're only assuming what he can do but he has to prove it first to get that title! any of the top WW right now could have beaten amir khan at this stage and this was crawford's best win up to date.

None of these float my boat to be fair, should be Ortiz next then Taylor if he moves up.

Hope its virgil ortiz hahaha. no way. That's not happening

Ramirez simply doesn’t have the style to trouble Crawford. Crawford would box circles around him whilst Zepeda isn’t physically ready for 147 IMO. It’s a real shame that fight didn’t happen. I was optimistic it might earlier in the year. Hopefully we at least get Thurman-Porter 2 instead. Zepeda deserves a title shot at 140 but yeah, 147 may be pushing it for him. I thought it was going to happen as well, I was confident it would...But then he just turned to Pacquiao which you can't blame him for doing so but it seemed like he put all his eggs in one basket. Now that fight didn't happen, doesn't even seem like TR pursued any of the other top WWs. Oh well.

It’s probably gonna be the weakest out of the 3, so Zepeda. Prograjs would be a great fight and his best to date.

Leave my guy Ramirez out of this! Lol, but yeah, those two are going to be overwhelmed. Listening to Porter's podcast today and he said the reason he doesn't have a fight yet or why he hasn't fought this year is because he kept waiting for the Crawford fight. It was the perfect fight for both Porter and Crawford and it didn't happen. Boxing makes no sense most of the time lol. Ramirez simply doesn’t have the style to trouble Crawford. Crawford would box circles around him whilst Zepeda isn’t physically ready for 147 IMO. It’s a real shame that fight didn’t happen. I was optimistic it might earlier in the year. Hopefully we at least get Thurman-Porter 2 instead.

Great News! I'm hoping for Prograis personally but NEITHER stand a chance against Bud IMO