Comments Thread For: Crawford Vacates IBF Title, Lipinets To Fight For Vacant Belt

[BoxingFan85]

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When is Crawford's contract up with TR!? He should move out of TR.. If Crawford intends to stay at 140 & Pac-Horn isn't happening until 2018 then what is the point in giving away the belt.. I say that knowing that a fight with Mikey isn't happening.. TR & Mikey go a long way back.. Also, didn't Roach say that he doesn't approve of Pac-Crawford because he is a threat to Manny at this age..

[Eff Pandas]

Lipinets the former kickboxer had no chance...

But you don't get wins for fights you didn't have either.

I'm not trying to make a thing of it cuz honestly I called this as did many mfers & I expect Crawford to be moving up to fight the Horn vs Pacquiao winner or to step in if Pacquiao makes a fuss about anything that makes the fight fall thru.

BUT there is no denying this is a bad look for Crawford if he keeps fighting at 140 regardless if 100% of fans expect him to beat Lipinets as I imagine is pretty much the case. So if the IBF is giving him sh^t & he's dropping this belt for that reason then maybe he can fight at 140 & spin this into a narrative that looks better idk. Or maybe he wants to make a legit #2 guy to fight after he sticks around at 140 another 6mos or year or something idk, but overall right now as we talk about it its a bad look when there is nothing at 140 thats a compelling fight to avoid a lesser fight over.

[Ray*]

Doesn't matter, he is or was the undisputed champ at 140.

[sammybee]

Crawford should have vacated all his belts and move to 147...is he scared of Spence & Thurman?

[ShoulderRoll]

If Crawford is staying at 140 anyway then why not keep and defend the IBF belt?

Is it just because Lipinets isn't a Top Rank in-house fight?

[GMAN SUPREME]

lol crawford didn't even last a month as undisputed champ.

[deanrw]

If Crawford is staying at 140 anyway then why not keep and defend the IBF belt?

Is it just because Lipinets isn't a Top Rank in-house fight?

I think what was happening is Lipinets team would not negotiate and wanted the fight to go directly to purse bids.

[GMAN SUPREME]

If Crawford is staying at 140 anyway then why not keep and defend the IBF belt?

Is it just because Lipinets isn't a Top Rank in-house fight?

that doesn't make sense crawford just fought indongo who's not a top rank fighter. his last fight against diaz wasn't an in house fight either he's a hymon fighter his fight before that against molina was also against a pbc fighter you idiots have really run this top rank in house crap into the ground lol.

[Boxing42]

A lot of people are saying we should only have one belt per division but I disagree there are a lot of fights that wouldn't happen without sanctioning bodies. I say three belts per division and get rid of the ibo and wba regular, super, super duper and all that bullshi t

[Zenkai]

Wow, disappointing.

Like others have said, if he's not moving up to contend at 147, he's doing himself no justice.

These guys need to fight more, and no better way to get consistent fights and paydays than having all 4 major belts. No excuses

:/