Crawford has many options besides Horn.

[Motorcity Cobra]

The problem is getting Thurman might be a 2019 proposition. That dude is so weird at times who knows what he is up to. It will be much easier to get Spence or Porter as both of those guys are always eager.

Vargas already took off from Top Rank when he got wind that Crawford was going to move up. LOL

The route to Thurman presents better fights than what the WBO has to offer.

Crawford-Porter

Crawford-Vargas

Crawford-Garcia

WBA

Crawford-Matthysse eliminator.

The IBF has no one rated 1 or 2. He can petition them for an eliminator and become Spence's mandatory.

Put Keith in a bind where he's looking at facing Crawford as his mandatory or facing Spence for a unification to avoid his mandatory. And if he fights Spence then Thurman will still be the mandatory for the winner.

[Motorcity Cobra]

Im dumb but ur the one responding. Your going on that hes gonna fight thurman which isnt gonna happen , He Has A better chance waiting for spence or horn. Thurman hasnt shown any intrest of fighting anyone, If you paid attention you would know that. Stop pretending you are smart, people can post what they want, where they want. You don't like it don't say anything

Yea you're right. I am dumb for responding to your dumb ass. You're dismissed

[_original_]

Crawford VS PBC guys is just not gonna happen, too many politics on both sides, not even worth discussing those match ups. He'll fight Horn, take the WBO and defend against Top Rank's limited 147 stable. Thurman-Spence will happen by late 2018 or early 2019 and I don't see the Crawford unification fight happening.

[deanrw]

The route to Thurman presents better fights than what the WBO has to offer.

Crawford-Porter

Crawford-Vargas

Crawford-Garcia

WBA

Crawford-Matthysse eliminator.

The IBF has no one rated 1 or 2. He can petition them for an eliminator and become Spence's mandatory.

Put Keith in a bind where he's looking at facing Crawford as his mandatory or facing Spence for a unification to avoid his mandatory. And if he fights Spence then Thurman will still be the mandatory for the winner.

That sounds great but we know how arum likes to keep it all in house

[IMDAZED]

So which belt is Thurman gonna vacate for refusing to fight Crawford as his mandatory?

Or He can go the IBF route and become Spence's mandatory.

Crawford isn’t going to force to become his mandatory. He’s going to take the WBO belt and that’s that.

You have to be realistic. There is no incentive for Top Rank to risk one of their major pieces unless they can control the promotion. And that’s not happening.

[IronDanHamza]

He has options but Horn is the logical fight anyway.

[Motorcity Cobra]

Crawford isn’t going to force to become his mandatory. He’s going to take the WBO belt and that’s that.

You have to be realistic. There is no incentive for Top Rank to risk one of their major pieces unless they can control the promotion. And that’s not happening.

So basically what you're saying is once again we won't get the fights we want to see?

[Motorcity Cobra]

He has options but Horn is the logical fight anyway.

I made this topic because Horn said he doesn't want to fight him.

I'm not in this forum as much as I used to be but even I saw that story.

[IronDanHamza]

I made this topic because Horn said he doesn't want to fight him.

I'm not in this forum as much as I used to be but even I saw that story.

Probably posturing.

I see that fight happening next year.

[boliodogs]

But I want to see Horn get hurt....

Yeah, so do I. Big bragging cherry picking Horn is trying to get out of fighting Crawford. He is trying to fight washed up 41 year old Mundine instead.