It's hilarious how Crawford keeps calling out Spence yet he re-signed with Top Rank
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When Pac had it, it was still the least important and least respected belt. It's the in house Warren/Arum belt. Literally an unrecognized title that Warren & Arum decided to focus on since nobody else wanted it. Now everybody pretends it's legit.
For the last 17 years, the WBO welterweight title has been on an Arum fighter at almost all times. Nobody will consider Crawford's claim to the world championship as legitimate as Spence's if Spence unifies the WBC, WBA and IBF.
No one believes Shawn Porter is the best welterweight.Comment
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Some fans live in fantasy land and like to believe the belts don't matter, but look at the purse bids for the titles and you'll quickly see which ones are worth more than others. There's no doubt the industry places a premium on a WBC belt vs a WBO belt. TV networks, fighters, managers, promoters, etc all consider the WBC the most valuable and the WBO the least valuable. It's one of the reasons Arum and Warren were able to get a total monopoly on the WBO. Nobody else wanted it before.Comment
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The prestige of the WBA world title has certainly taken a hit since the introduction of the WBA super title. I'd say the WBA and WBO world titles are about equal now, which is saying something since the WBA world title isn't even the WBA's top championship.Comment
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Whoever they are signed to shouldn't impact if a fight should happen or not. Crawford is doing well money-wise, he is well paid and he is active, spence isn't as active until recent and he probably only got paid well against Brook and Garcia.
No matter which side of the street you are signed to, you must show courage to want to fight the other champions in your weight class, the great thing is Spence has two other fighters from his own stable who has a belt, so it makes sense to get those belts first.
The issue with calling yourself the boogeyman is not only do you get attention for yourself but others would start chasing you. Then you would look like a hypocrite if you start making excuses.Comment
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How much of a minimum guarantee were PBC offering Crawford per fight? I heard they contacted him before prior to him signing. People want financial guarantees in writing not sweet words and promises hence Floyd signing a TV deal with a guaranteed minimum with CBS. Why Stevenson signed with Top Rank and not Mayweather. Why Haney just signed with Matchroom. Why Jacobs signed with Matchroom. Why Canelo signed with DAZN.
If he gets guarantee fees oppose to projecting offers then of course he isn't going to be signing with projected fees.Comment
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No such thing as the WBA regular belt.
The prestige of the WBA world title has certainly taken a hit since the introduction of the WBA super title. I'd say the WBA and WBO world titles are about equal now, which is saying something since the WBA world title isn't even the WBA's top championship.
So who’s the rightful world champ of the WBA right now? Pacquaio or Thurman?Comment
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