Why can't promoter Floyd make an offer to Crawford for the Ennis fight?

He's clearly irritated at Bud for going after Canelo who Floyd feels Bud doesn't deserve as splashed and screamed in the title of this thread: Floyd Mayweather: Crawford, You're Not Getting Spence Rematch Or Canelo...So, FIGHT Boots Ennis, Or Fight Benavidez And Actually EARN A Canelo Fight Since Benavidez Wants Canelo https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/boxing-forums/non-stop-boxing/32203968-floyd-mayweather-crawford-you-re-not-getting-spence-rematch-or-canelo-so-fight-boots-ennis-or-fight-david-benavidez-and-actually-earn-a-canelo-fight-since-benavidez-wants-canelo Floyd is clearly exasperated and wants Bud to fight Boots. Thing is he's a PBC promoter and revealed in his recent interviews that when people talk about Haymon, they're essentially talking about him. So why can't the boxing community ask Floyd to make an initial offer to Crawford and start the ball rolling in the Bud/Boots negotiations? Whether you like it or not this will always be the elephant in the room as long as Boots and Bud still have no fight scheduled yet.

Comments (14)

hugh_grant

Bud dithering, so hes losing big names for his resume. I mean Bud couldbe beat Tim Tyszu and people would say Bud was great being able to beat Tim, even though as weve seen of late Tim not that good. But still, if Bud would have beat Tim before anyone that would be evidence of Buds greatness.

1y ago

tyler87432f

I don’t know if Floyd is their promoter. If he is, I can see why you are annoyed no offer was made. Context matters. Once you unify against the best other guy in the division, you usually go up in weight. I agree that Crawford could’ve made the Boots defense while awaiting Canelo, Spence and Charlo to decide if they would fight him for more money than a Boots fight would bring. But It’s hard for me to fault Crawford for waiting though given the money and boost that fix my speaker in profile he got from destroying Spence. Informative

1y ago

maguirre

So which promoter do you expect this fight to make if it's not from the PBC people? Any idea from people who keep demanding this fight?

2y ago

MulaKO

Perfect time to make the fight. Both fighters have been inactive. Otherwise, retire. The same can be said for three quarters of today’s fighters

2y ago

JQside

Perfect time to make the fight. Both fighters have been inactive. Otherwise, retire.

2y ago

The_Big_Dunn

Focus of this thread is about hope of making the Crawford vs Ennis fight happen. Get the fight over with. Anything else is just extreme, talibanized reaction defending one side over another, instead of really helping to make the Bud/Boots happen. I don’t know if Floyd is their promoter. If he is, I can see why you are annoyed no offer was made. Context matters. Once you unify against the best other guy in the division, you usually go up in weight. I agree that Crawford could’ve made the Boots defense while awaiting Canelo, Spence and Charlo to decide if they would fight him for more money than a Boots fight would bring. But It’s hard for me to fault Crawford for waiting though given the money and boost in profile he got from destroying Spence.

2y ago

BreWall

These anti-Crawford, pro-Spence-Ennis fans are not being creative. Making offer to Crawford, even if it's a fake one, for the Ennis fight would put pressure on the #1 P4P. It would put him on the spot. He'll likely demand a huge paycheck. And that's where the fun begins. Right now just blaming him won't make any dent because there's no offer on the table to turn down on.

2y ago

maguirre

He's been in the business as a promoter for as long as I can remember. I just don't know if he's capable of making these types of fights. He didn't get any credit for the Tank vs Garcia fight. The credit was about his zero participation. So I don't know man. It's probably too much to ask. I'd rather see BLK Prime resurrect their offer. And that's what fans should be encouraging if they truly want to see the fight. Which is why I'm trying to make it clear that merely attacking Bud for the Boots fight, and not also cover how the fight gets made, whether PBC is expected to do something about it, etc. will not work and come off as sincere. They have to show that they really want to see the fight.

2y ago

maguirre

"exasperation" No. It's just basic career advice coming from someone who knows the business. Instead of demanding Floyd "do something" maybe you should tell Crawford to shut the **** up about fighting at 168 if he's not serious about it. Benavidez and Crawford are the two guys who want Canelo. Crawford is willing to fight at 168. So why not fight Benavidez? Focus of this thread is about hope of making the Crawford vs Ennis fight happen. Get the fight over with. Anything else is just extreme, talibanized reaction defending one side over another, instead of really helping to make the Bud/Boots happen.

2y ago

Floyd_is_TBE

The thought that Floyd even mentions Crawford should be fighting Benavidez is clearly a sign of exasperation. Can't even see Bud/Canelo happening any time soon let alone Crawford vs Benavidez. "exasperation" No. It's just basic career advice coming from someone who knows the business. Instead of demanding Floyd "do something" maybe you should tell Crawford to shut the fuck up about fighting at 168 if he's not serious about it. Benavidez and Crawford are the two guys who want Canelo. Crawford is willing to fight at 168. So why not fight Benavidez?

2y ago

pacfan0841

2y ago

djtmal

One day these cats will realize Floyd isn't a businessman, or negotiator, or any of that. The people around him do that. He is a fighter who don't want to fight anymore, but wants to dictate what the current crop do with their careers. Dude can't even read, write or even proofread a contract. Right now he is no more than a attention seeking guy who wants people to care what he think.

2y ago

maguirre

The thought that Floyd even mentions Crawford should be fighting Benavidez is clearly a sign of exasperation. Can't even see Bud/Canelo happening any time soon let alone Crawford vs Benavidez.

2y ago

maguirre

Boots isn't a PBC/MP fighter. Bud is not a PBC fighter either. Boots and Bud are essentially free to fight anywhere they want to. Biggest point here is who does Floyd actually expect to make the fight happen? Sounds ridiculous to see him expect Hearn, Arum, Hoya to make the fight happen. Why not him? In your argument that Boots isn't with PBC/MP, he's not with TR, GBP, Matchroom either. So I don't see the point.

2y ago