Crawford could be the face of boxing, but..

[famicommander]

To be fair, his last 3 fights have been in 3 different weight classes and he skipped one along the way. When you're moving up it makes sense to take your time and do it properly.

And COVID was before that. He didn't become a once per year fighter until 2020 when he was already 33.

[Real King Kong]

Mike and Floyd weren’t exactly handsome either

I think what holds TBud back is he’s not a particularly engaging character and likes to be left alone

Muhammad was extra every time he met someone and would narrate every conversation

Sugar Leonard was interview trained

Mike was a raw unfiltered personality who’d go off the cuff

Oscar acted like a celebrity

Floyd was willing to talk enough to be charismatic

manny is a cheerful guy

Not to mention manny and Canelo also had built in loyal fanbases from their countries.

[Gary Coleman]

Y’all stop hating and being sore losers! I know that Canelo’s loss was very hurtful and painful but your guy lost. So give Bud is proper due and just admit that he was the better fighter that night. Pathetic !

Not "that night." He's just the better fighter.

[ELPacman]

The dude being 38 and probably knocking on retirement any day now is sad to call the face of boxing... Except I'm sure a 100million+ fight may loom for him making sure he doesn't retire just yet.

Though the face of boxing really needs to be someone whose young and can carry the sport for years as did Canelo (whether you liked or hated him). It sucks that it took Crawford so long for folks to start noticing because father time can kick in any fight now going forward. He'll look like a guy who had 5 minutes of fame if that were to happen.

[SouthpawRight]

The dude being 38 and probably knocking on retirement any day now is sad to call the face of boxing... Except I'm sure a 100million+ fight may loom for him making sure he doesn't retire just yet.

Though the face of boxing really needs to be someone whose young and can carry the sport for years as did Canelo (whether you liked or hated him). It sucks that it took Crawford so long for folks to start noticing because father time can kick in any fight now going forward. He'll look like a guy who had 5 minutes of fame if that were to happen.

Biblical Moses

super young AND heavyweight

like TBud a southpaw who passes the eye test with flying colors

[champion4ever]

The dude being 38 and probably knocking on retirement any day now is sad to call the face of boxing... Except I'm sure a 100million+ fight may loom for him making sure he doesn't retire just yet.

Though the face of boxing really needs to be someone who’s young and can carry the sport for years as did Canelo (whether you liked or hated him). It sucks that it took Crawford so long for folks to start noticing because father time can kick in any fight now going forward. He'll look like a guy who had 5 minutes of fame if that were to happen.

As much as I love Bud Crawford; A lot of that was partly of his own undoing and his management team that folks are just starting to notice him now.

He allowed TopRank to hold him back. Just like they did Mayweather. By extending his contract every time it was up to prevent him from signing with the PBC.

When knew he was never going to get the Pacquiao or Spence fights under Bob Arum. Had he left years prior; He could have fought Thurman and Danny Garcia, Guerrero, Berto, Broner and the rest of the good welterweights.

[daggum]

As much as I love Bud Crawford; A lot of that was partly of his own undoing and his management team that folks are just starting to notice him now.

He allowed TopRank to hold him back. Just like they did Mayweather. By extending his contract every time it was up to prevent him from signing with the PBC.

When knew he was never going to get the Pacquiao or Spence fights under Bob Arum. Had he left years prior; He could have fought Thurman and Danny Garcia, Guerrero, Berto, Broner and the rest of the good welterweights.

difference was all the good fighters were with top rank when floyd was with them so it didnt make sense to leave. top rank only had an old pac when crawford was there, all the other welters like thurman spence and porter were pbc

[DeLorean]

all you need is one big win to become the face. crawford got his win. this was canelos era until bud snatched it away

[Spray_resistant]

Crawford doesn’t have the kind of charisma or personality to be the face of the sport despite being the best in it.

If someone could inject him with just a bit of delusional confidence and personality like Rolly, then he could be the face without question.

Also he is 38 now, I doubt he'll be active for years to come, probably will fight once a year if he keeps fighting, and will only take on fights that promise him big paydays which is fine at this point he has earned it.

[JOITATS]

Bud never had the charisma. And he never tried to make it up with increasing his activity. Love it or hate it.

Which is why he’ll never be the face of boxing. Some hardcore fans may feel that way about him now, but ppl wont think that in a couple months.

I suppose Pacman had that status because he literally fought everyone that the fans wanted. Not the case with TC.