Comments Thread For: Spence on Crawford: Let Me Clean Up My Side of the Street First

[Bronx2245]

can you post up links to where they tried to get a fight with thurman, etc? and im not talking about spence saying he wants thurman. im talking about a link to where they actually reached out to thurman, etc.

I should not post anything, because you didn't provide any links, but maybe this helps you:

January 19, 2018:

Spence on what wiping out the welterweight division means to him:

“I haven’t been active as recently, you know, due to waiting,” Spence said. “You know, because I had to wait for my title defense and things like that. And then I had a lot of guys not answering the call.

“Al [Haymon] done called these guys...the reporters mention my name — they try to make excuses, this and that. Ok, I have a belt now, I went over there and got the belt. So what’s the excuse now? I have a belt and I’m still calling these dudes out: Danny Garcia, Keith Thurman, all these guys.

“[Peterson] wouldn’t be sitting here if Keith Thurman or Danny Garcia or Shawn Porter said they’ll take the fight, you know?! I shouldn’t be a world champion and having to call these dudes out. And Lamont Peterson answered the call like a real fighter, like a real solider should do.”

On what he’d like to accomplish this year in a perfect world:

“Well in a perfect world I’d be unifying with Keith Thurman or something like that. I wanna fight three times a year, I’m gonna stay active. I’m not gonna wait on anybody or...something you don’t get back is time. You don’t get time back. So I’m not gonna be waiting around, waiting on fighters to get ready and, you know, they need to have tune-up fights, or they wanna fight me in 2020 and things like that. You know, I’m not gonna wait — at all.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/1/1...or-ducking-him


January 25, 2018:

In this video interview with Fight Hub, Keith Thurman talks about his plans for this year and why they don’t include a unification bout with Errol Spence.

Thurman on his May return:

“[My opponent is] to be announced, my man. I’m very happy to be stepping back into the ring, it’s been a long time off. The recovery and the injury was not what I wanted it to be. But, like you said, I got two titles right here, we will be defending them on the 19th, we will be back in New York for the boxing fans that I believe love me the most. I believe this city loves me the most and I respect that.”

On fans really wanting to see a fight between him and Errol Spence and if he’s going to deliver that this year:

“You’re not gonna see it in ‘18, baby. This is the get-back year...you’re not gonna be able to see it...I mean, I’m not gonna step in once — there’s a lot of competition. I believe Errol Spence is a great champion. But he can defend the title that he just acquired — he can defend that another time this year. I’m gonna defend these [belts] this year. After that I can expand — because I just became the unified champion, correct? I just became unified, he just became champion with his first title defense. I’ve yet to defend my unification. And I’m gonna be defending it after an injury.

“So this is all a get-back year. I hope later this year we can do an exciting fight for you, but it will not be EJ. EJ is to come, in the near future, but not that soon.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/1/2...ence-this-year

[Madison Boxing]

This is about maximising earnings and not fearing anyone. The Crawford fight is a big fight but at the moment both guys are not really known. If they clear out their sides then both of them will make tonnes of money.

No they won't.who are they gonna beat that suddenly.makes them a superstar?

[WesternChamp]

I should not post anything, because you didn't provide any links, but maybe this helps you:

January 19, 2018:

Spence on what wiping out the welterweight division means to him:

“I haven’t been active as recently, you know, due to waiting,” Spence said. “You know, because I had to wait for my title defense and things like that. And then I had a lot of guys not answering the call.

“Al [Haymon] done called these guys...the reporters mention my name — they try to make excuses, this and that. Ok, I have a belt now, I went over there and got the belt. So what’s the excuse now? I have a belt and I’m still calling these dudes out: Danny Garcia, Keith Thurman, all these guys.

“[Peterson] wouldn’t be sitting here if Keith Thurman or Danny Garcia or Shawn Porter said they’ll take the fight, you know?! I shouldn’t be a world champion and having to call these dudes out. And Lamont Peterson answered the call like a real fighter, like a real solider should do.”

On what he’d like to accomplish this year in a perfect world:

“Well in a perfect world I’d be unifying with Keith Thurman or something like that. I wanna fight three times a year, I’m gonna stay active. I’m not gonna wait on anybody or...something you don’t get back is time. You don’t get time back. So I’m not gonna be waiting around, waiting on fighters to get ready and, you know, they need to have tune-up fights, or they wanna fight me in 2020 and things like that. You know, I’m not gonna wait — at all.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/1/1...or-ducking-him


January 25, 2018:

In this video interview with Fight Hub, Keith Thurman talks about his plans for this year and why they don’t include a unification bout with Errol Spence.

Thurman on his May return:

“[My opponent is] to be announced, my man. I’m very happy to be stepping back into the ring, it’s been a long time off. The recovery and the injury was not what I wanted it to be. But, like you said, I got two titles right here, we will be defending them on the 19th, we will be back in New York for the boxing fans that I believe love me the most. I believe this city loves me the most and I respect that.”

On fans really wanting to see a fight between him and Errol Spence and if he’s going to deliver that this year:

“You’re not gonna see it in ‘18, baby. This is the get-back year...you’re not gonna be able to see it...I mean, I’m not gonna step in once — there’s a lot of competition. I believe Errol Spence is a great champion. But he can defend the title that he just acquired — he can defend that another time this year. I’m gonna defend these [belts] this year. After that I can expand — because I just became the unified champion, correct? I just became unified, he just became champion with his first title defense. I’ve yet to defend my unification. And I’m gonna be defending it after an injury.

“So this is all a get-back year. I hope later this year we can do an exciting fight for you, but it will not be EJ. EJ is to come, in the near future, but not that soon.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/1/2...ence-this-year

"al haymon done called these guys"..

that's it? would be nice to hear someone from thurman's camp vouching for this.

here's robert garcia, shocked talking about bob arum called.

[Joebrown]

Uh because its a mandatory fight! ????

[Madison Boxing]

This is Crawford's first fight @ 147! When was Spence Jr. supposed to call him out?

When the 'p4p number 1' comes into your division you go after him straight away

[Bronx2245]

that's what i thought! you see, i dont have any problems calling loma a duck if he's really ducking. i dont think you're ready to do the same for spence lol.

what's my problem? treat ALL fighters the same! dont diss one fighter for not fighting guys from a different camp but then make excuses when asked why the other guys havent fought each other either.

You just said you're going to call Lomachenko a duck for NOT fighting Mikey Garcia by the end of the year, even though he's having surgery, and his promoter wants him to face Ray Beltran next! You're an idiot! I'm not co-signing that nonsense!

I will call Spence Jr. a duck if the winner of Porter/Garcia requests the fight and he says NO! I will call Spence Jr a duck, if Thurman comes back this winter and requests a unification, and Spence Jr. says NO! I will call Spence Jr. a duck, if Bob Arum calls Haymon for Crawford, and Spence says NO!

[Joebrown]

Juice head coward????Who says that! Take your corny ass back to the tennis court! You sound like a casual fan!

[Madison Boxing]

So Spence is a duck because he wants to fight for the WBC title next, then settle a beef with Thurman (considered the best at 147 before injury), before fighting Crawford in what most would hope marinates into a mega fight? Spence....the guy who went to the UK to fight Brook. Spence the guy who was trying to fight every top WW BEFORE Crawford moved up.

C'mon man!!!!!!

So he took one risky fight in his career and that gives him a free pass now? His quotes are damn pathetic

[LITTLE JOE]

This fight is a long way off, maybe 4-5 years. There will be time for that but meanwhile these guys need to beat everyone. Beat up Khan first someone and Pacquiao on the other side. Whoever knocks out Pacquiao will be considered great, the other guy might need to move up and beat Canelo before the Spence-Crawford fight can be made.

I agree it's a way out but 4 or 5 years ? LOL !

[WesternChamp]

When the 'p4p number 1' comes into your division you go after him straight away

exactly!!! why give him time to "settle in"?