Comments Thread For: Crawford on Changing Boxing Business: 'That Eliminates A Lot of Things, Like Promoters, Managers ... People Not Gonna Like That'

[Theshotyoudontsee]

I agree with Bud. The big catch is, many boxers are not the thinkers he is and thus, they would get eaten up without promoters and managers.

Maybe a boxers union type thing would work. I could almost see the big names, like Alvarez, Bud, Inoue, etc, pulling together and forming their own promotional company, ran by boxers for boxers. Where they could maybe make the big fights and put far less emphasis on the fighter's unbeaten records, cherry picking, etc. But that would take alot of work.

Golden Boy is ran by an ex champ who cheated his ass off to build Canelo into "the face of boxing". At the end of the day, boxers want the most money and most of them don't care who gives it to them. The "I care about legacy and want the best competition" fighters are few and far between.

It's hard to see it working. But maybe there is a model for it. Boxing is dying and as it gets worse, if boxers want to keep making money and have a fanbase, something has to give.

[Greenfield02]

Crawford out here trying to put blame on everyone else like he didn't have a hand in avoiding guys or asking for money he's not worth....

[Robi13]

Crawford bout to get canceled lol

[QballLobo]

Bud can’t draw flies to **** but he’s “changing the business?” That’s too funny.

[4truth]

Crawford out here trying to put blame on everyone else like he didn't have a hand in avoiding guys or asking for money he's not worth....

Crawford has been the best welter for several years now and has stopped every welter he has faced. If he isn't worth it, who exactly is?

Part of the problem with boxing is that fans like being sold a bill of goods. They seem quite happy to buy whatever trash promoters sell them. How else do explain that Spence was worth the money but Crawford wasn't?

[Smash]

tank & canelo like wtf u on about bud, im ok thanks

[tomhawq]

Not all boxers have the same income levels. The disparity is wide, so Crawford talking about some kind of a union is senseless. The vast majority are struggling to become established. Many of them just being able to land in the undercards make them eternally grateful. Therefore, Crawford just needs to speak for himself. He's talking as if this sport is new. It's a complicated business. Not to mention the differences in skill, styles, fan-friendly or boring, etc., which means a boxer's worth can be subjective and not easy to quantify.

[El_Mero]

Bud can’t draw flies to **** but he’s “changing the business?” That’s too funny.

You're right, he can't, but he beat the sh.it out of errl and all the rest of them welterweight who didn't make excuses to not face him

[Smash]

Crawford gets what he demands, the two F's, Full Disclosure & Flowers

[juanpablo]

I just saw something on Netflix that said "whoever has the gold, makes the rules". That applies to boxing 100%, unless you're a boxer at the table bringing in gold, you're not making any rules.