Bud is 34,Do you think his career is officially over?(v top fighters?)

[Boxing fan1981]

It’s a long shot he gets Spence, Ugas and Virgil Ortiz.

That would be best case scenario.

What I think will happen is he’ll fight against a few average named guys and retire.

[Rockybigblower]

It's unlikely that he will get any fights while he is in litigation. In order to bolster his chances in court...he would need to secure a purse that shows he is worth more than what Arum was paying him and an opponent that is worthy of PPV and nobody is giving him that.

[Inspired]

scenario

Crawford signs a deal with Probellum to fight in the Emirates. The emerati's stump up anywhere from 5-20m for him....and believe me, if that opportunity came, they would want him too.
They put the money up for an opponent...
which top 10 WW wouldn't want that aside from spence jr? i imagine guys like danny garcia and thurman would want that money but the question is, would al haymon allow it?

[tokon]

I think I get what you mean. Its not the skills, its who will work with him. With these recent articles about Crawford not being profitable and now the lawsuit.
I thought the same thing, damn he might be done. Thats a shame if so.

Crawford is largely responsible for the predicament he is in imo.

[Roadblock]

I think he has about 4 yrs left, if he wanted to he could do a lot in 4 yrs.

[Noelanthony]

I thought for sure he was going to fight Spence & go to Pbc,but now that they came out & said theres no money to make that fight(& Bud doesn't seem like he will ever budge)

So you decide,is this the end of Buds career as a top fighter?

Who from PBC made that statement. Such a negative statement. Spence is my boy too what did he have to say for himself? The fact i like Spence there is nothing that Crawford can do that would have swayed me to think he beats Spence . Apart from SPENCE nearly killing himself in a car accident and a torn retina.

Crawford still didnt impress me against a 70 percent shawn that was already thinking retirement .Crawford was hit by shawn with shots he didnt see coming which is surprising because everyone sees SHAWN shots coming...crawford's power is legit though. He's never had to dig deep or been hit by an elite opponent so at age 34 i dont know if he even has a good chin. His skill set is very good mind you. I Would like to see him vs Vergil or boots

[Haka]

No not at all, he supposedly does not have to rely as much on his physical attributes but more on his thinking. And from what Ive seen that could be right so he can still be here for atleast another 5 years if he really wants to and takes care of his body.

[HandsofIron]

Crawford is a superb fighter, he can compete in any era but he's in the same boat that Aaron Pryor was long ago when he too did not have a big name to tangle with. Unfortunately for Crawford, the guy is too good for his own good, he's the boogeyman. Nobody wants to fight him and he's being ducked just like GGG was when he was still prime.

It's not looking too good for Bud, if he doesn't get that marquee name on his resume soon, he's going to be forgotten by the casual fan base and the core will remember him as a "what if" or "what could have been" scenario.

[Outwest Exp 355]

Nah, hes got at least 2 years. Hes never taken much punishment (combo of pbc duckin him and his less than stellar opps at 147). As you saw vs Porter, hes still a killer. No wonder the (P)rotected (B)oys (C) club dont want that smoke! And isnt Ortiz in a mando position to fight him? What about Boots? Im pretty sure Bud has a voluntary def next. Boots/Showtime can make that fight happen and so can GB, if they truly believe in their fighters!

You sound like a freaking moron. He’ll sign with PBC. Probably not at the number he wants but he won’t get a better offer anywhere else.

[anonymous2.0]

I don't think Crawford is getting Spence anytime soon. Errol unifies with Ugas and the winner has a bunch of mandatories to take care of. Crawford will have to wait a year or two for the mandos to be sorted out.