I thought for sure he was going to fight Spence & go to Pbc,but now that they came out & said theres no money to make that fight(& Bud doesn't seem like he will ever budge)
So you decide,is this the end of Buds career as a top fighter?
I thought for sure he was going to fight Spence & go to Pbc,but now that they came out & said theres no money to make that fight(& Bud doesn't seem like he will ever budge)
So you decide,is this the end of Buds career as a top fighter?
- - Bud sure don't care what mugs like U think. He a millionaire!
The bigger question is what is Spence doing with the three belts he is holding hostage? Is he fighting Thurman or not? Now I hear talk about Lubin. He slipped out of the Pacquiao fight during a bad training camp, apparently priced himself out of a Crawford fight, and if he isn’t giving Thurman a shot, it’s safe to say he’s ducking. Danny wanted no part of Crawford, and Bud already beat two of Spence’s best opponents in Porter and Brook. Spence is a couple years younger than Bud, is he waiting for him to lose a step in two or three more years the way Tank is with Loma?
GUARANTEE this man is in better than 99.9% of the people questioning him fighting at his age. Nothing has happened to him to showcase we should be questioning him fighting for another few years.
I thought for sure he was going to fight Spence & go to Pbc,but now that they came out & said theres no money to make that fight(& Bud doesn't seem like he will ever budge)
So you decide,is this the end of Buds career as a top fighter?
So somehow you have convinced yourself that Crawford's care is based on a fight with Spence...... a guy who has yet to fight an undefeated champ in his entire career but claims to be "the Truth".......lol.
Crawford is 35 years old and clearly has yet to finish a fight in which he is questioned as the victory. Hell it's been almost a decade since he's went the distance with anyone. He doesn't party hard, doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, and he stays in the gym. The man takes care of his body better than many of the younger fighters just getting into the game. We shouldn't be talking about him hanging up his gloves until he starts talking about hanging up his gloves or somebody retires him.....PERIOD.
Wasted career for the most part.
Quality fighter and has beaten some good fighters along the way but he hasn’t really beaten any elite guys.
No P4P ranked guys or anything of that nature.
That's my frustration. It's not like we can't see the talent, but dammit my guy, fight someone elite! FFS...
As it is with GGG, Dud's ring age is much younger since he hasn't had any damage.
A strict diet of BUMS keeps a boxer young and fresh.
If Dud stays in his ''bums only'' lane, he can fight til he's in his 60's.
Yes.
It's self imposed but yes. His career v. top fighters is over because he chose for it to go that way. He made the decision that easy (for him) fights that net him $$$ without having to pay off Bob Arum, is more meaningful to him than anything else in this industry.
I always liked Crawford but truthfully he will be remembered much like bowe is to Lewis. When bowe ducked Lewis so hard he threw his titles in the trash. That is a serious mark on crawfords resume regardless of what anyone says and I don't care about about his extreme fans claiming that he made the right move. That is gonna forever mark his career.....Spence on the other hand deserves all credit and more and I was a crawford guy lol
I'll relate him to Pryor but without the wins over an ATG in Arguello.
I always liked Crawford but truthfully he will be remembered much like bowe is to Lewis. When bowe ducked Lewis so hard he threw his titles in the trash. That is a serious mark on crawfords resume regardless of what anyone says and I don't care about about his extreme fans claiming that he made the right move. That is gonna forever mark his career.....Spence on the other hand deserves all credit and more and I was a crawford guy lol
Wasted career for the most part.
Quality fighter and has beaten some good fighters along the way but he hasn’t really beaten any elite guys.
No P4P ranked guys or anything of that nature.
It was over fighting top fighters when he got 10 mil to fight Avanesyan
Now he’s going to want 20 mil to fight top fighters and they just don’t generate that kind of money, even if he fights Spence.
The window is closing on getting a great win that makes people think his pfp status is justified. He can still fight at 36 but you can age overnight, but if your really great you can do things at 38 years old.
Exactly. These guys can age overnight past 35. Ali was really great but at 38 spent and a shell of his former self, even with the meds. Today sports sorcery is light years beyond Ali's meltdown tactics, but to your first point, "overnight" can come at any time despite the polished look.
The window is closing on getting a great win that makes people think his pfp status is justified. He can still fight at 36 but you can age overnight, but if your really great you can do things at 38 years old.
Age is irrelevant when gauging fighters. Crawford has always and is still performing at a high level so why would anybody think he is done?
I think he got alot more years left if he wants it to be.
- - He'll be done after Arum chews him up and spits him out in court.
Maybe after that he can make a living still in boxing as the Heel:sombrero:
I thought for sure he was going to fight Spence & go to Pbc,but now that they came out & said theres no money to make that fight(& Bud doesn't seem like he will ever budge)
So you decide,is this the end of Buds career as a top fighter?
GGG was fresh at 37 but Crawford old at 34? Make up your mind.
Crawford's not done, but he's not getting any younger either. To me, neither him nor Spence want that mega fight with each other or else they would have made it happen. We may still get a few good fights, but there's little reason to believe that this late in his career, Bud's suddenly going to go after the biggest names.
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