Does Bud Crawford REALLY want to fight Spence?

[RENE JUNIOR]

Anybody that thinks Spence doesn’t want this fight, or that Bud deserves 50-50 is a jabroni that shouldn’t discuss boxing. Fans today are ridiculous. I could see Bud pricing himself out, then fighting Ortiz or something like that. Wouldn’t shock me at all.

Facts man!
That is a point I am trying to show people.
I honestly would NOT be surprised if Bud uses the silly 'I did't get a fair share' excuse and run off and fight another mando like most his opponents in the division.
If he does something like that he is going to look so lame as a champ in the division

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he left his promoter and the highest guarantee in the division. no, he doesn't want spence. spence wants crawford as much as jermall charlo wants an andrade fight.

[ELPacman]

Bud wouldn't accept anything less than 50-50. He in his mind is a mega star which is far from the truth. Perhaps his mouth pieces that hang around him make him believe that but he's not anywhere the level of star power that Errol is in comparison. We all know how Crawford's career was dealt with and it cannot be hidden that he was just not given enough quality fights to make him a star. This should be his super star coming out party if he really wanted that. He needs to take the lesser split, whoop Errol's ass and then he can demand the bigger checks. The reality of that happening however is more than likely slim.

[RENE JUNIOR]

Bud wouldn't accept anything less than 50-50. He in his mind is a mega star which is far from the truth. Perhaps his mouth pieces that hang around him make him believe that but he's not anywhere the level of star power that Errol is in comparison. We all know how Crawford's career was dealt with and it cannot be hidden that he was just not given enough quality fights to make him a star. This should be his super star coming out party if he really wanted that. He needs to take the lesser split, whoop Errol's ass and then he can demand the bigger checks. The reality of that happening however is more than likely slim.

Very well said and quite true.
Taht's the issue here, I mean, he is a superstar in Omaha but........

I agree man, this is the moment where needs to be a lot more vocal and aggressive and manning up to taking the smaller piece of the pie if he really is so confident that he beats Spence. Him taking the lesser share and winning will catapult him to the stars, but he and his team seem so close-minded that it seems they can't understand the simplest things. This is why something in the back of my head tells me Bud and his team will come up with a silly shannanigan and cop out of the fight. I hoep I am wrong though.

[MONGOOSE66]

I see your point.

I personally think Mell smashes Bud but hey, all speculation at this point.

Most likely Bud never gets the Mell fight because Mell is tied up in mandos for a while.

Mel would be SMART to take that fight. All he has to do is jab like hell. Good money too

[ShoulderRoll]

If Crawford insists on a 50/50 purse split then he really doesn't want the fight.

It's as simple as that.

[alexnation]

Man, that's a fight I realllly want to see. Probably as much as Loma-Tank. I strongly believe Bud can school Spence into oblivion

[RENE JUNIOR]

If Crawford insists on a 50/50 purse split then he really doesn't want the fight.

It's as simple as that.

That's the thing, he HAS BEEN pouting about 50/50 for a long time, LOL

[brettWall]

Bomac is Crawford's right hand man. He's his trainer and manager. He's the one who put figures on each and every Bud fight. You can probably say it's Bomac who swindled Arum. I believe Bomac would only settle for 55/45 split. Nothing more, nothing less.

[ELPacman]

Very well said and quite true.
Taht's the issue here, I mean, he is a superstar in Omaha but........

I agree man, this is the moment where needs to be a lot more vocal and aggressive and manning up to taking the smaller piece of the pie if he really is so confident that he beats Spence. Him taking the lesser share and winning will catapult him to the stars, but he and his team seem so close-minded that it seems they can't understand the simplest things. This is why something in the back of my head tells me Bud and his team will come up with a silly shannanigan and cop out of the fight. I hoep I am wrong though.

Well they probably lack 100% confidence in winning the fight. At least his team and not so much Crawford. His team fears if they take the less split and Crawford loses, that's it. He can't even demand his checks he got prior to Spence. They rather he continue to face mediocre comp with the same "Okay" pay checks than risk losing to Spence and losing even those "Okay" pay checks.

These guys need to look at the bigger picture and the future. Even if Crawford were to lose, if the fight is exciting or close, of course that is rematch worthy and another massive check. Though these guys think just in the moment often including the team. I really think it is moreso Crawford's team than Crawford himself. He believes in himself but with all the people speaking around him, I highly doubt he gets much say around them.