Comments Thread For: Crawford-Porter: PBC, Top Rank Don't Expect To Reach Deal, WBO Purse Bid To Be Called

[ShoulderRoll]

I don't think anyone would want to spend much on a fight involving Porter. I'm yawning already.
Hope it fails. I'd rather Bud fight a good lightweight than this guy.

Ever since Tank has been taking easy fights you have been crapping all over good matchups that involve the best fighting the best.

You want everyone to take the path of least resistance like Gervonta does?

[Monty Fisto]

It'll be interesting to see what shenanigans might happen here.

[tokon]

Crawford will take the fight, he's not going to vacate the belt.

Hopefully.

Or maybe haymon offers porter more $$$ for Thurman and just leaves Crawford to rot at TR?!

[Shadoww702]

All I know is, I specifically said last year this was going to purse bid and numerous people said it wouldn't.

Meanwhile, Arum back in July:



The 40% applied to the purse bid. So Arum knew what he was doing. He doesn't want to pay for Crawford, he wants Triller to step up and bid on it like Teo did so that Top Rank gets a percentage without doing any work.

Bingo!!!!!

[BoxingIsGreat]

I don't think anyone would want to spend much on a fight involving Porter. I'm yawning already.
Hope it fails. I'd rather Bud fight a good lightweight than this guy.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Heard Crawford’s interview on teddy Atlas podcast and he didn’t sound too excited to fight Porter.

i doubt the fight can be made. Top rank want to pay dollar store prices for mega fights.

All I know is, I specifically said last year this was going to purse bid and numerous people said it wouldn't.

Meanwhile, Arum back in July:

“Hopefully, we’ll be able to get it done,” Arum said of working with TGB and PBC. “I mean, it’s a good fight and we’re prepared to do it. Let’s see how it works out. I thought [the WBO was] very fair to Porter, Porter’s side, with the 40 percent. And I think it’ll do reasonably well on pay-per-view.”

The 40% applied to the purse bid. So Arum knew what he was doing. He doesn't want to pay for Crawford, he wants Triller to step up and bid on it like Teo did so that Top Rank gets a percentage without doing any work.

[KTFOKING]

I can foresee a situation where pbc wins the bid but with an amount that "No Pay Cut Crawford" doesn't want to move forward on.

Crawford will take the fight, he's not going to vacate the belt.

[ifc]

Another big fight in 2021 that won't happen.These guys just don't want to fight each other.

[tokon]

Bob isn't putting up big money for this unless Bud signs an extension. This was always heading towards a purse bid...Let's see if DAZN and possibly Triller want to get in the mix.

But with Canelo/Plant going in November, this will have to be a December PPV. Will be interesting to see who wins the bid and how much they bid for the fight.

I can foresee a situation where pbc wins the bid but with an amount that "No Pay Cut Crawford" doesn't want to move forward on.

[Bundt]

Really want to see this fight as the co-main event of a Jake Paul fight. Get the Paul brothers fighting more often and raise the profile of boxers like Crawford and Porter. They need it badly.