BREAKING: Al Haymon Green Lights Porter to fight Crawford. Crawford's response...?

[champion4ever]

It would have been a draw had he not gotten dropped, easily. That was the cincher. There's no way you can win a close fight if you get dropped - and Shawn even admitted that.

The timing of the shot Spence threw that dropped Porter was picture perfect too. He caught him a fraction of a section after Porter dropped guard. I can't think of another occasion where I've seen that level of precision. That's the kind of shot that Kavaliauskas got in that rubbered Crawford.

That's a very good observation. It was a razor thin close fight but as you said that knockdown is what put Spence over the top. It was a very good fight though. Porter proved that he can hang with the big boys of the division at welterweight.

[davef]

Danny has Redkach to worry about, Thurman is still in recovery from surgery and helping Harrison prepare for Charlo.

Happy to let my guy @Iamboxing use #StPeteBoxingClub to train for his BIG rematch. The Champ looks sharp, but I know @TwinCharlo wants to get that strap back ... Should be a fun scrap Saturday night on @PBConFOX! #HarrisonCharlo2 pic.twitter.com/xR6NKn9KVy

— Keith Thurman Jr. (@keithfthurmanjr) December 19, 2019

Damn Thurman is on his way to Maidana weight lol

[Combat Talk Radio]

Damn Thurman is on his way to Maidana weight lol

He gains a lot between fights nowadays. Means if/when he comes back he really needs to think about going to 154 if he's not going to stay in shape.

[bballchump11]

Of course. He'll allow Porter to try and get another title for PBC. Nothing to lose with Porter. He won't allow guys like Spence. Similar to how he let Ruiz fight Joshua.

But will Crawford duck though?

[MONGOOSE66]

Porter dont want to fight him and Crawford said he didnt want to fight Porter.
Hey, Maybe Kahn is available for both of them....LOL....this crap is unbelievable.
I know what this is about. Crawford wants Pac. If they can make that fight. That would be great. I think Pac could do the same to Crawford as he did to Thurman. Tuffer fight than Crawford thinks, ESPECIALLY if its in Vegas with the right odds.

[sicko]

Lets Go! Make The Fight! Kenny say one thing but Shawn Porter and Bud doesn't seem to be in a rush to fight each other though

I do think Bob did Bud a disservice by talking down on all the other Welterweights saying they're not fights worth making besides Spence Jr. Shawn Porter, Danny Garcia, Ugas are all very good fights for Bud Crawford, 100x better than what Top Rank has to offer at 147 at the moment

[Claude Palle]

Crawford's response to a Porter fight was a little concerning. Sounded very noncommittal.

[Claude Palle]

Update from Steve Kim (who we all know is inside):

So I juuuust spoke to Kenny Porter, he says that their side has been given the green light to try and make a deal for a fight with Terence Crawford. So that's the first step, right there... #boxing

— Steve Kim (@StevESPNKim) December 21, 2019

And, if you didn't watch DAZN last night Crawford was there supporting Hooker and he was interviewed and asked about fighting Porter.

You Crawford fans on NSB, right...the ones that say Crawford's being ducked by PBC. Dissect his response and explain to me again how Crawford is (according to Bradley) "begging" for the fight...?

Crawford's response was strange indeed. He usually asks for "all the top guys" but not last night.

[Boxingraya]

Criticising Crawford’s resume is fine as I agree it is lacking especially at ww but to say he needs to beat Porter to ‘earn’ a Spence fight is pretty laughable when he’s a titleholder in the same division as Spence. What did Mikey do to earn a Spence fight?

Exactly. The flip side is why wouldn't Spence want to fight Crawford who many consider P4P #1? The king of the jungle is supposed to want to kill any one who could be a challenge to their reign.

[Boxingraya]

Porter dont want to fight him and Crawford said he didnt want to fight Porter.
Hey, Maybe Kahn is available for both of them....LOL....this crap is unbelievable.
I know what this is about. Crawford wants Pac. If they can make that fight. That would be great. I think Pac could do the same to Crawford as he did to Thurman. Tuffer fight than Crawford thinks, ESPECIALLY if its in Vegas with the right odds.

Since Spence is on the shelf Crawford's next best option should be the Pac fight. I don't think Pac's people will want it though. Crawford is still the closet thing to Floyd at WW, as far as technique, but with more power.