PBC exec Tim Smith pours water on Spence-Crawford......

[brettWall]

Crawford being on free agent status now and Bob Arum no longer in the picture, the ball sits squarely on PBC's court.

[rickJen]

Seems clear here this fight will never happen.
So why are people still talking about this fight?

[rickJen]

So when this PBC exec was asked why the fight can't happen he quickly said, "Economics."
Then he went on to say Crawford doesn't do well on PPVs, things of that nature.

So why is this so complicated for people to understand? He's saying Crawford doesn't have something that is beyond his control.
It doesn't have anything to do with his boxing ability or anything that relates to boxing. He's simply not a PPV material. End of story.

[El_Maldito_Rey]

Protecting Black Champs/Chumps

They won't make Crawford/Spence because it won't sell or people don't know who Crawford is, but are crying about Canelo not taking on Charla or Benavidez for almost the same reason.

Hypocrites.

[brettWall]

Don't know why these youtubers keep asking Spence about Crawford. Why not Haymon or his PBC reps? Spence can't even help. He's the main roadblock himself because he's obviously expecting gargantuan amounts of money for the fight, which is silly when they admit Crawford is no PPV material.

[Fists_of_Fury]

Protecting Black Champs/Chumps

They won't make Crawford/Spence because it won't sell or people don't know who Crawford is, but are crying about Canelo not taking on Charla or Benavidez for almost the same reason.

Hypocrites.

Crawford is a narcissistic diva and thinks he is worth more than he really deserves. He doesn't draw, his resume at welterweight is pretty mediocre and he holds the worst belt. If Crawford would take a reasonable split that he actually deserves I'm sure the fight could get made after Spence vs Ugas. Crawford should fight a top welterweight in the meantime instead of cherry picking easy fights. Build his stock up a little.

Canelo is fighting the toughest option with Bivol. Bivol isn't a draw but he is a legit champion in a weight class above Canelo's. Bumavidez fights bums and faded guys. He didn't look that good against most of no hopers he fought. He is no draw, has no belts, he misses weight and does coke. Charlo beat only a few decent guys. He should give Korobov a rematch before attempting to get beat down by Canelo. Charlo is not really a draw and has no belts to offer at a weight Canelo would fight him at. He also has a criminal case pending. At least there is a rivalry between GGG and Canelo. Plus they draw good together. Canelo made the better choice.

[Fists_of_Fury]

Don't know why these youtubers keep asking Spence about Crawford. Why not Haymon or his PBC reps? Spence can't even help. He's the main roadblock himself because he's obviously expecting gargantuan amounts of money for the fight, which is silly when they admit Crawford is no PPV material.

The main roadblock is delusional narcissist diva Crawford. He is expecting gargantuan amounts of money for the fight, which is silly since he doesn't draw, his resume is mediocre, he cherry picks faded former champs and bums, he refuses to do media with anyone that doesn't over hype and overrate him, his own promoter admitted to losing money off him, and he has the worst major belt. Crawford shouldn't ask for more than 30/70 since 30 is probably more than he deserves.

[El_Maldito_Rey]

Crawford is a narcissistic diva and thinks he is worth more than he really deserves. He doesn't draw, his resume at welterweight is pretty mediocre and he holds the worst belt. If Crawford would take a reasonable split that he actually deserves I'm sure the fight could get made after Spence vs Ugas. Crawford should fight a top welterweight in the meantime instead of cherry picking easy fights. Build his stock up a little.

Canelo is fighting the toughest option with Bivol. Bivol isn't a draw but he is a legit champion in a weight class above Canelo's. Bumavidez fights bums and faded guys. He didn't look that good against most of no hopers he fought. He is no draw, has no belts, he misses weight and does coke. Charlo beat only a few decent guys. He should give Korobov a rematch before attempting to get beat down by Canelo. Charlo is not really a draw and has no belts to offer at a weight Canelo would fight him at. He also has a criminal case pending. At least there is a rivalry between GGG and Canelo. Plus they draw good together. Canelo made the better choice.

You are correct.

[HandsofIron]

Seems clear here this fight will never happen.
So why are people still talking about this fight?

Yup, I highly doubt this fight ever happens. Even if Bud signs with PBC, Spence is going to move up to 154, after he beats Ugas, and effectively, killing the fight.

Crawford can't move up to 154 because 147 is his limit.

[diplo]

This Spence - Crawford nonsense is really starting to just be simply boring now. Almost as boring as the long drawn out saga for Floyd vs Pacman.