Comments Thread For: Terence Crawford Sues Top Rank For Breach of Contract, Claims Racial Bias

[Szef]

Lol, right.

So the arguably greediest person in boxing history has been overpaying Crawford and losing money on his fights in the last few years because he didn't like Crawford because of the color of his skin?

Someone who agrees with Crawford explain to me how this lawsuit makes sense please.

The bit about Top Rank refusing to support those loonies from *** made me lol.

I like Bud a lot but I'm starting to think the shyt his haters been saying about him for years has some merit to it. It's the same thing I recently realized about other fighter I like, GGG.

He's his own worst enemy.

[thack]

I've seen this somewhere before ! The status Crawford seems to want is like a Mayweather or a SRL and seemly that level of pay ....Crawford has zero personality for that and his whispering and occasional smiles don't sell fights .He is a good fighter but not once have I seen him chase that Spence fight as us as boxing fans would hoped he would have. Can you imagine Leonard , Hagler and Hearns doing the same .That surely would not be down to their promotors! My advice to Crawford is if he's not happy with his millions then stop whispering tough and call out people like Spence , that would help, please don't use the 'other card' that just damages everything!

[gooderz84]

8.8 million dollars for fighting Amir Khan and Kaviliauskis.... and he's complaining?

[Boxing Beast]

Lost a lot of respect for Crawford over this one. I respect pugilist, not plaintiffs, I like boxing rings, not courthouses, I expect fighters to handle their business not their lawyers to handle it for them. To waste the end of a beautiful career like this, unbelievably ******ity. He may be trying to recreate Andre Wards unbeaten unimpressive career. Prime of his life spent in a litigation hearing instead of a boxing ring. Very ******. One day he will regret this decision.

[Marchegiano]

Yes, Bob Arum, that's a guy boxing fans should rally behind and support.

Crawford? Why he's just another talent. There's only one Bob Arum. There's only one promoter who has held fighters back, delayed major fights, and been investigated by the FBI for their corruption - and - still, for some reason, enjoys fan support.

King got hated and put to the side.

Arum doe, now that's a man who knows how to spit in your face and you smile about it. Hurray old white *** privilege

[BZBEE]

It's not racist, but it is a form of slander that hurts his marketability. So if Crawford can show that such comments reduced his marketability and, therefore, his ability to profit in his career, then he MIGHT have a claim that he can recover some amount of damages. I'm just speculating, but that is probably his strongest claim. We will see.

But yes, that's not related to racism; it's related to Crawford's "business," which is himself.

I see your point it does make sense, I can see how that could be the strongest claim.

[BZBEE]

I hope Arum counters with defamation of character and takes a good chunk of his next purse.

another case of get woke go broke

preach brother.

[BZBEE]

Arum badmouthed Crawford several times in public, a guy he was supposed to be promoting.

That part of the lawsuit will certainly have some teeth.

As far as the racism part...a previous poster already brought up what I was going to say. Why hasn't Arum given Shakur Stevenson the Oscar Valdez fight?

Arum badmouths everyone, that's not new. He did it to Teofimo and his dad. Is he now racist against Honduran-Americans? Regarding Shakur and valdez, if you don't get what you want , should it quickly be labeled racist?

[Gary Coleman]

Bud never had a problem fighting fringe contenders for millions until now.

This is ALL his own doing.

[thack]

Bob is only bothered about 'Green' Crawford is making a fool of himself and maybe showing his true colours ....I hate this bollocks!!