Comments Thread For: Arum Admits: ESPN Would Not Be Pleased if Crawford Lost

[KING5TWENTY]

Tough I wanna watch it but they theyre using TC do people get the app.

[The Big Dunn]

Thats not spin at all its a fact. Crawford and Horn are getting paid much more to fight on the app then Linares Loma got paid. If they only get 100k new subscribers to watch this one fight alone that is an extra 6 million a year in revenue for Espn. Most likely they will get many more than that. Hence why Jeff horn is getting 2.5 mill for this fight while Linares only made 1 mill as the B side against Loma

I understand the economics but Crawford , like any non PPV level boxer, needs exposure. I think it better that his fight be on ESPN rather than the app because you have more potential viewers.

Crawford didn't do well as a PPV "a side" against Postol. Crawford draws well in Nebraska but it appears to lack the personality and charisma to drive PPV sales as the "a side". ESPN hasn't done much promotion for this fight on its regular networks. I am sure that will pick up this week.

More money earned is better in the short term but a chance to have a dominant performance in frront of a much wider audience is worth more long term, right?

[Removed Now]

Apparently 'Pacman' and the 'Desert-Storm' were #1. #.2 after Mayweather retired, Manny beat Timmy -- I know you forget that E.Spence was barely making a name for himself and not even a champion or that DSG-Thurman had not happened -- Yeah the division was and still is trash, but T-Raw is going to sort this **** out.

Manny also retired and lost his lineal claim and lost to horn. So it's up for grabs but since nobody fights each other I highly doubt we will ever see one for a while. Crawford if he wins would have to fight Spence and Thurman and I don't see those fights happening. Right now it's Thurman and Spence on top and Thurman has the edge imo.

[1hourRun]

Manny also retired and lost his lineal claim and lost to horn. So it's up for grabs but since nobody fights each other I highly doubt we will ever see one for a while. Crawford if he wins would have to fight Spence and Thurman and I don't see those fights happening. Right now it's Thurman and Spence on top and Thurman has the edge imo.

Retired as in back a couple months later? Tyson Fury has been out for how long? Jigglypuff is the lineal champion ; I think its BS and suspect he cheated vs. Klitschko but it is what it is, same applies to Jeff Horn he got a BS decision but Crawford is the man and lineal champion when he beats Jeep Horn.

[DocGreenThumb.]

Is the fix already in?

[deanrw]

I guess Loma isn't that popular so he has to "settle" for regular ESPN with 80 million potential viewers in primetime whilst Crawford reaps the benefits of the ESPN+ app.

I swear I wanted to choke Fat Dan when he posted that. F-cking BS spin!

Crawford and Horn are earning 5-6 million between then. This had to go to the App. They would never recoup that money on regular espn. This way they will still lose money, but they at least are trying to build the app for the more expensive fights.

[Illmatic94]

If Crawford loses he becomes a bum overnight. Pacman can say he was old and washed up but Bud is young and prime and Arum compared him to SRL lol.. this better not even be competitive.

[WesternChamp]

If Crawford loses he becomes a bum overnight. Pacman can say he was old and washed up but Bud is young and prime and Arum compared him to SRL lol.. this better not even be competitive.

i wouldnt even go as far as crawford losing. if he struggles just a slight, that's an automatic L already.

[chrisJS]

i wouldnt even go as far as crawford losing. if he struggles just a slight, that's an automatic L already.

Why? I'm pretty sure I saw you recently saying Pacquaio could still beat Crawford, Spence, Thurman and he struggled with Horn. It was a close, competitive fight. I didn't agree with the decision but it wasn't a travesty either. If Crawford won say 9-3 then that's a loss and proof he can't fight but a 7-5 type fight for Pacquaio was proof he is still #1 at 147? Also factor in this is Crawford's first fight above 140 and Horn has been a champion for a year.

Is it possible you have a bias?

[chrisJS]

Thats not spin at all its a fact. Crawford and Horn are getting paid much more to fight on the app then Linares Loma got paid. If they only get 100k new subscribers to watch this one fight alone that is an extra 6 million a year in revenue for Espn. Most likely they will get many more than that. Hence why Jeff horn is getting 2.5 mill for this fight while Linares only made 1 mill as the B side against Loma

Is Horn really getting that much? From my understanding Crawford has been making around $1.4m per fight recently and Loma got $1.2m for Linares. I think they are earning similar but at the current rate I expect Loma to perhaps surpass since I think he's been promoted more and understand marketing himself better.