Comments Thread For: Crawford Explains Why It Doesn't Need To Be Disrespectful, Personal To Sell Fights, PPVs

[GBP4LIFE]

LOL. Showtime just did 1.2 million PPV buys for Tank vs. Ryan, the biggest number of PPV buys since Canelo Golovkin II.

When was the last time ESPN did a boxing PPV that hit a million buys? Oh yeah, that would NEVER.

Ryan Garcia did 1.4 million buys.. Ryan is clearly the top dawg of the sport created by the Goldenboy machine..

[GBP4LIFE]

I remember like 2 months back in nsb a couple of dumb fvkcs were saying it's the promoters job to promote the fight and not the fighters. This is absolute proof a fighter needs to themselves and hype up their fights.

Bunch of bozos

[4truth]

Crawford overestimates the intelligence of the average fan. You need look no further for proof of that than this thread.

[DeeMoney]

Like most here, I will watch regardless of the hype, I prefer them to be normal human beings as opposed to disrespectful morons. Unfortunately, thats not what sells to the plebeians. Look at the success of reality and trash TV. Most people just want bickering and insults, not skill and ability.

[TheCell8]

lol what? He can't sell tickets regardless!

[JohnnyCan]

Bud Crawford has no personality and no understanding of fight promotion. I don’t think he could sell the fight if he tried, he’s just that boring a guy

I think you’re underselling Crawford. He seems like a genuine guy. He’s not flashy, not loud, but that doesn’t mean he boring. Granted he’s not an actor like some of these other fighters that thin by putting on a false character somehow makes them more liked or more feared, that is a joke. Like Broners Schlick, fake, repulsive, embarrassing act. It didn’t make him more money than his talents could have, but now he has to live the rest of his life as the butt of people’s jokes. Crawford seems loyal, pretty friendly, and family kind of guy who is on the quiet side. Sounds like an honorable way to live life.

[just the facts]

Ryan Garcia did 1.4 million buys.. Ryan is clearly the top dawg of the sport created by the Goldenboy machine..

Pull Oscars johnson out of your mouth. Garcia wasn’t responsible for that 1.4 (if that’s the number) alone. Garcia top dawg? Dumb even for you. Sport created by golden boy? Even dumber.

You need a new hero. GBP is on life support. Garcia just lost via quit job losing half of his earning power, Ramirez just lost baddddddly to Bivol (I still can’t believe you posted that this was a close fight) and isn’t a big draw, Mungia has been dodging quality opposition for years and isn’t a big draw either, Ortiz has some SERIOUS health issues and may never fight again and the rest are just prospects at best.

[Phase III]

Crawford wants a lot of money but has no personality and can’t sell any fight he’s in. A promoters nightmare. Talented but boring as sheet. Watching paint dry is more interesting that listening to Crawford zzzzzzzzzz

[Lefty0616]

This is by far the biggest fight that's been on my radar in years. I genuinely like both fighters, I admire their skill sets, and I'm anticipating a classic bout. Say what you want about these fighters and the numbers that they'll allegedly generate. Fellow boxers can learn a lot about the characters of Spence and Crawford.

[QballLobo]

I’m not seeing really any mainstream buzz for this fight less than 2 weeks out.

Makes me think the PPV buys may come in low.