Comments Thread For: Crawford: We've Got Other Fights Until Spence Bout Gets Bigger

[Patsfan bri]

People on here would rather accuse the one they're not a fanboy of ducking the other than understand the business. I think Crawford got paid $3m and Spence $2.5m for their last fights, and this fight simply doesn't generate enough right now to pay them both the significant increase they deserve when they fight each other. I pray it doesn't turn into a Manny Floyd saqa, but hopefully next year

I really don’t think it will turn into another pac Mayweather deal. I truly believe they want to fight each other and they will make it happen while they are in their prime.

[Ake-Dawg]

so in other words, crawford will only fight spence when the money is right?????? hmmm didnt pac get accused of ducking crawford when he asked for $20 mil?

PAC got accused of ducking Crawford because his trainer and adviser said no to Arum emphatically without consideration for money. The $20M conflict was between Arum and PAC outside of Crawford being proposed as a potential opponent.

[WesternChamp]

PAC got accused of ducking Crawford because his trainer and adviser said no to Arum emphatically without consideration for money. The $20M conflict was between Arum and PAC outside of Crawford being proposed as a potential opponent.

when did pac's trainer and adviser said no to arum?

Despite Pacquiao’s age and declining skills, Roach still thinks he can defeat Crawford, who’s typically considered one of the top two boxers, pound-for-pound, in the world.

“I would never go into a fight not thinking we can win,” Roach said. “So by the time we get ready for that fight, we will be a hundred-percent ready to win.”

[Ake-Dawg]

when did pac's trainer and adviser said no to arum?

Despite Pacquiao’s age and declining skills, Roach still thinks he can defeat Crawford, who’s typically considered one of the top two boxers, pound-for-pound, in the world.

“I would never go into a fight not thinking we can win,” Roach said. “So by the time we get ready for that fight, we will be a hundred-percent ready to win.”

Yep, but before he said that, Roach said this:

“Arum wants Pacquiao to fight Crawford,” Roach said. “I’m a little bit concerned about that fight. It’s a tough fight. Crawford’s a young guy, coming up and so forth, and Manny probably has seen his best days behind him. But I will still train him and get him ready for that fight, if that does happen. And they’re pushing for it, so it might. But it’s the same situation there. It’s a different generation. We’ve gotta still compete with the younger generation. And I think Miguel will be able to do that, for sure.”

Sounds like Virgil Hunter with Amir Khan going into the Alvarez fight.

[Sweet_Science2]

Makes sense. They are not on the same side anyway and a couple of more fights at WW he would be used to the division and they both can be the last two standing.


I like both and right now it's 50/50 in my eyes.

[WesternChamp]

Yep, but before he said that, Roach said this:

“Arum wants Pacquiao to fight Crawford,” Roach said. “I’m a little bit concerned about that fight. It’s a tough fight. Crawford’s a young guy, coming up and so forth, and Manny probably has seen his best days behind him. But I will still train him and get him ready for that fight, if that does happen. And they’re pushing for it, so it might. But it’s the same situation there. It’s a different generation. We’ve gotta still compete with the younger generation. And I think Miguel will be able to do that, for sure.”

Sounds like Virgil Hunter with Amir Khan going into the Alvarez fight.

so where in that statement did he decline like you mention????

[Sweet_Science2]

You're in a thread with Crawford saying "not now", and you're somehow blaming it on Spence. Did you give this post any thought at all?

Dude is an idiot a clear Haymon fighter hater. And any top black fighter for that matter. Let Crawford be fighting a non-black fighter at the top like a Lomachenko let's see how hard he would ride for Crawford then.


Dude is a straight bytch.

[Rogers59]

Crawford knows he cannot beat Spence. He is hoping Errol will grow out of the welterweight division to 154.

[b00g13man]

Dude is an idiot a clear Haymon fighter hater. And any top black fighter for that matter. Let Crawford be fighting a non-black fighter at the top like a Lomachenko let's see how hard he would ride for Crawford then.


Dude is a straight bytch.

Ah! The post was so ******ed, there had to be an extreme bias behind it. Fortunately, there's a way to handle posters like that.

[Dr.Cool]

Typical Crawford opponent. Benavidez is the 28th ranked welterweight. Ocampo is ranked higher. Literally.

Is this a joke? He wants to be known as a p4p fighter and he's talking about #28 ww or old, worn down, Matthysse?!? Matthysse spent his career at 140 and couldn't even win a title there.

Bud has plenty of options. Arum has been scouting local Toughman contests and construction sites for potential opponents.