Comments Thread For: Crawford: I Really Don't Think It'll Damage My Legacy If Spence Fight Doesn't Happen

[Roadblock]

I won't damage your legacy one bit, but your pocket book will be a little lite!

Passing up the chance to be undisputed will indeed hurt his legacy over time, especially while continuing to fight ordinary comp, TC needs some really big fights he has none.

[Rebelrbg]

I think he was just making a point that one fight not happening won't harm his legacy much because he is still a 3 division champ, former undisputed champ and one of the top p4p fighters of his era.

If the fight happens (and he wins) it would enhance his legacy and he acknowledges that. Imo the only way this fight not happening would really harm his legacy was if it was a clear duck by him. I don't think that is the case at the moment because I haven't seen Crawford making any crazy demands.

How much clearer can it be? He was negotiating another fight with a nobody at the same time as the biggest fight of his career, and he chose to go with the nobody for money over legacy. Damn, I wish it wasn't so, but it is. It seems that he would have to actually say the words, "I ducked Spence, " for some of you on here to see it.

[Roadblock]

How much clearer can it be? He was negotiating another fight with a nobody at the same time as the biggest fight of his career, and he chose to go with the nobody for money over legacy. Damn, I wish it wasn't so, but it is. It seems that he would have to actually say the words, "I ducked Spence, " for some of you on here to see it.

The irony is he would have got a lot more money fighting Spence, so he lost on both counts, money and legacy.

[champion4ever]

Right when I was beginning to believe in Bud Crawford; Then he flipped on me by pricing himself out of the fight. He doesn't want to fight EJ because he knows he's gonna get his ass whooped. That is why he wants such a high reward because he knows how risky of a fight this really is.

[LA_2_Vegas]

It won't.

When Errol Spence was laying on a hospital bed after almost self-sabotaging his career and life, I wasn't sitting there thinking to myself, damn Crawford's legacy is done.

[BLASTER1]

Just a thought but maybe Haymon didn't want to put Spence up against a fighter the calibre of Bub.
It will be pretty much a 50/50 fight and which promoters allows their fighter those odds to lose all their belts plus lose an 0.
Maybe Haymon didn't have the money at this time off year to guarantee Bub his money.
I do believe this fight will get made second quarter next yr. With Haymon throwing in a re-match or options on Bub in the contract.
Hes not going to let Bud win the fight then go his own way.
Theirs alot off sticky points to this fight cause Bud is such a good fighter and can de-rail Haymon cash cow atm.

[BLASTER1]

well I see where this debates going now, if bud fights people deemed better than spence of course buds legacy won't be tarnished, but that's dependant on bud not being cautious and letting hair down and throw caution to the wind.
bud doesn't seem like he's going to step up and take on all comers. Spence is the fight People want to see, so bud shouldn't talk about not needing spence,

Trying to fight Charlo will be exact same scenario that we have now with Spence.
unless bub signs for a 3 fight deal or joins PBC this will just be same as Spence negotiations.
Bud just needs to join PBC like Manny did for a 3-5 fight deal to end his career.

[STREET CLEANER]

Pryor and Leonard were never in the same weight class the fight was never a thing, TC just pulled a couple of famous names out of his ass.

There was talks back then but nothing concrete. Plus Aaron got into drugs and that was it.

[Bronx2245]

THIS! Time and time again Crawford says things like this and people still try to defend him smh nonsense

I tried to defend him back then, because Roach kept saying Manny would be better at 140, however when Manny said come up, you come up! That was a life-changing moment, and Crawford played hardball, and lost! Now he's playing hardball again, and still losing! However, he's making 8 figures to fight Avanesyan, so I hope he's happy with the money, because he's ruining his legacy!

[Manic Shot]

My legacy... you know 14X!