This is a good sign, his next fight will not do lower than 500k, they are promoting him heavy and a lot of media outlets are praising him, he also has a lot of commercial prospects lined up good stuff, Crawford is great for boxing a warrior, he has the old school go out on your shield mentality and is exciting to watch and a finisher.
The more mainstream stuff he appears and does the better, we need him to be pushed he is a breath of fresh air a lot of peopel are tired of that pot shot boring style of running around they want someone who is a finisher.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seKokDFIbmA
Hes been on many TV and radio shows leading up to and since the fight. Bob wouldnt do this for him.
Bob is now investing resources in All Access type shows on ESPN for some of his young guys and upcoming fights.
why not market Crawford like this?
How many fighters have left Top Rank only to go on to career high paydays etc?
To be fair, Top Rank builds them but it seems to be a glass ceiling over there.
I am so glad Bud finally get the recognition. To me based on eye test en was the best boxer in the world about 8 years ago when i first saw him fight.
ppl have been so critical at that time, downplaying all his achievements, saying his resume was weak and that he was boring to watch.
funny how the narrative have changed since then. Now hes an exciting fighter to watch and he get all the praise. Happy for Bud and its good for boxing, this guy deserve all the praise hes now having.
Good to see Terence getting his props. He represents the sport very well IMO.
Boxing needed another action fighter on the big stage, the sad thing is he is 36 years old now and likely will only fight a handful of fights before hanging it up. Wish he could have had his moment at 30 years old.