CONFIRMED: Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov next

[Oracle01]

So that's the 'big money' fight Crawford was waiting all this time for? lmao, what a clown.

[TMLT87]

Good fight. Madrimov is in his prime, very talented and coming off of a superb performance.

[famicommander]

Meh another average opponent that's what he gets for being a diva despite really being a nobody.

Crawford thought he was Delahoya, Floyd, Canelo where he can call shots now he's left in the cold.

Madrimov is a consensus top 3 fighter in the division right now, he has the WBA belt, and Crawford may get the WBO to strip Fundora and throw their vacant belt up for grabs too.

His goal is to be undisputed again so he'd have to come for Madrimov eventually. How could it possibly be construed as a bad thing to get a fight for two belts when he knows Charlo, Fundora, Tszyu, and Spence are all likely unavailable?

[Oracle01]

If you must ask who is Madrimov, than you are beyond casual. Maybe you should become a fan of the sport, not a fan of top known fighters.

If you don't know an 11 fight eastern euro your beyond casual? He is a literal nobody get off your high horse, what a joke fight.

[Oracle01]

What the hell are you talking about?

Madrimov is:
WBA Champion
#3 at TBRB
#3 at The Ring Magazine
#3 at ESPN
#3 at BLH

How is facing a consensus top 3 fighter for a belt in his first fight in a new weight class a bad fight?

Hes fighting a guy with 11 pro fights. Crawford argued he was only interested in big money fights, which is why he didn't want to fight boots, yet he is fighting a literal nobody , that should not even be on ppv.

[famicommander]

Hes fighting a guy with 11 pro fights. Crawford argued he was only interested in big money fights, which is why he didn't want to fight boots, yet he is fighting a literal nobody , that should not even be on ppv.

He didn't want to fight Boots because it would be a literal step backwards. The only belt Boots has ever won was a belt Crawford already won and discarded.

The Madrimov fight could potentially net Crawford two belts in a brand new weight class (his fourth).

His resume so far is
135: Lineal/TBRB, Ring Magazine, WBO
140: Lineal/TBRB, Ring Magazine, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO
147: Lineal/TBRB, Ring Magazine, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO

The Madrimov fight could get him the WBA and WBO 154 belts, and it would likely vault him into a consensus top 2 ranking (at places like TBRB, Ring, BLH, ESPN, etc) and then he could fight for the lineal title in his next fight (assuming Charlo vacates it).

Nobody should have to explain to you why getting two belts in a brand new weight class is a bigger deal than getting a belt he already won and threw away.

[Oracle01]

He didn't want to fight Boots because it would be a literal step backwards. The only belt Boots has ever won was a belt Crawford already won and discarded.

The Madrimov fight could potentially net Crawford two belts in a brand new weight class (his fourth).

His resume so far is
135: Lineal/TBRB, Ring Magazine, WBO
140: Lineal/TBRB, Ring Magazine, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO
147: Lineal/TBRB, Ring Magazine, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO

The Madrimov fight could get him the WBA and WBO 154 belts, and it would likely vault him into a consensus top 2 ranking (at places like TBRB, Ring, BLH, ESPN, etc) and then he could fight for the lineal title in his next fight (assuming Charlo vacates it).

Nobody should have to explain to you why getting two belts in a brand new weight class is a bigger deal than getting a belt he already won and threw away.

The problem is nobody cares to see him fight this nobody regardless about the belts., and its not a big money fight, which was his goal. He literally said he just wanted big fights and this is the opposite.

There is more demand for a boots fight, and it would sell more and the win would have more value than beating a 11 fight pro. Agree?

[Oracle01]

that's about right when you have to deal with the pbc to gets belts. he was on a steady stream of 2-3 fights a year with top rank

He has been fighting once a year since 2020. Try again.

[Mexican_Puppet]

What the hell are you talking about?

Madrimov is:
WBA Champion
#3 at TBRB
#3 at The Ring Magazine
#3 at ESPN
#3 at BLH

How is facing a consensus top 3 fighter for a belt in his first fight in a new weight class a bad fight?

You said the same about canelo fighting champs AND Munguía, lol

[TMLT87]

If you don't know an 11 fight eastern euro your beyond casual? He is a literal nobody get off your high horse, what a joke fight.

I'd expect most hardcore fans to know of him tbh. Hes gotten plenty of hype over the years and has fought on some decent sized cards in the US, UK and Saudi.