Comments Thread For: Arum Confident Crawford Can Hold His Own With McGregor in UFC

[theface07]

Can’t even fight top 147-154 fighters in boxing.

That's exactly why Arum is talking about fighting McMuffin in the octagon. They can't get any other top welterweights in the ring. Is that Bud's fault? He clearly wants the fights. Boxing politics are to blame as usual.

[DaNeutral.]

Im a big Bud Crawford fan and im far from a fan of UFC, MMA or McGregor but come on Bob, at MMA Connor Mac would destroy Crawford. 2 very different sports.

[OldTerry]

Arum doesn’t understand what is required to crossover from boxing to UFC. Either that or he is thinking of making one last huge splash in the twilight of his career. Either way I figure Crawford is too smart to believe any of this.

Great comment! What Arum seems to not understand is that MMA is much more than wrestling. Crawford would be facing kicks, knees, elbows, spinning back fists and more. He would have little chance.

[OldTerry]

If the two fights ever take place, not only will Crawford beat McGregor in the cage under mixed martial arts rules, but Crawford will stop McGregor earlier than McGregor tapped to Khabib Nurmagomedov; furthermore as expected, Crawford will destroy (completely own McGregor as long as the fight lasts) McGregor in the boxing ring. Personally, I doubt that the fights will take place as Dana White would not want to see McGregor's value diminished by his losing both fights to Crawford.

The part about Crawford destroying McGregor in the boxing ring is true. The rest is fictional and wishful thinking but demonstrates a high level of loyalty to Crawford.

[Get em up]

This old man has lost his mind. No matter how gifted Crawford is in a boxing ring he'll be demolished in mma. That'd be the same as Tiger Woods jumping into tennis against some of the best in the world. There's a reason why it's 2 different sports.

[MulaKO]

I,ll take that bet, did you miss where Arum says modified rules, if Bud has a chance to punch he might KO him in the cage too.

Either way Im up for watching it.

Ok , maybe there is something I missed
Why wouldn’t he be allowed to punch in the octagon

[theface07]

Bobs just trying to get Crawford’s name out there. He’s only been with Bob for 10 years. And that’s with multiple fights on HBO and ESPN yet most people still don’t know him.

Do people who don't know who Crawford is know who Spence, Thurman, Porter and Garcia are? I highly doubt it. None of them are even close to the universal recognizability of Manny and Floyd.

[JLC]

Your grammar was a bit off, so I fixed it for you.

I respect the correction.

Some people think he’s number 1 which, as much as I love the guy just is not true. He unified 140 against zero great fighters. He’s got the talent. He has the titles. He’s missing the names. I still think he’s top 5 P4P though.

[Fire4231]

Was he behind that terrible Muhammad Ali MMA fight then?

Lol.... Roberto Vazquez, yes he set up that trash between Ali and Inoki. For a purse of 6 million dollars. In return fans were able to see Inoki slide on his back and Ali walk around him for 13 rounds. Occasionally Inoki landed a kick, every 2 to 3 rounds Ali gets in a punch. I found these quotes online...

Bob Arum had signed on as promoter, he remembered the deal happening like this:

"Now Herbert [Muhammad - Ali's manager] came to me and he said these Japanese people have come to him with all kinds of money to go over and fight this wrestler, Inoki, in Japan. Professional wrestlers are performers, I thought, the thing is a fraud."

Ferdie Pacheco, Ali's doctor, has a different story:

"Ali's fight in Tokyo was basically a Bob Arum thought-up scam that was going to be 'ha-ha, ho-ho. We're going to go over there. It's going to be orchestrated. It's going to be a lot of fun and it's just a joke.' Well, when we got over there, we found out no one was laughing."

Ali got two blood clots from all the kicks to his legs. Legend has it they almost had to amputate one leg.

What’s even more hypocritical is Arum was also calling Mayweather McGregor a circus along with DeLaHoya.

Arum almost sacrificed Ali’s boxing career for 6 million setting up the original circus. Terence better look at that history when following blindly.

[Roberto Vasquez]

Lol.... Roberto Vazquez, yes he set up that trash between Ali and Inoki. For a purse of 6 million dollars. In return fans were able to see Inoki slide on his back and Ali walk around him for 13 rounds. Occasionally Inoki landed a kick, every 2 to 3 rounds Ali gets in a punch. I found these quotes online...

Bob Arum had signed on as promoter, he remembered the deal happening like this:

"Now Herbert [Muhammad - Ali's manager] came to me and he said these Japanese people have come to him with all kinds of money to go over and fight this wrestler, Inoki, in Japan. Professional wrestlers are performers, I thought, the thing is a fraud."

Ferdie Pacheco, Ali's doctor, has a different story:

"Ali's fight in Tokyo was basically a Bob Arum thought-up scam that was going to be 'ha-ha, ho-ho. We're going to go over there. It's going to be orchestrated. It's going to be a lot of fun and it's just a joke.' Well, when we got over there, we found out no one was laughing."

Ali got two blood clots from all the kicks to his legs. Legend has it they almost had to amputate one leg.

What’s even more hypocritical is Arum was also calling Mayweather McGregor a circus along with DeLaHoya.

Arum almost sacrificed Ali’s boxing career for 6 million setting up the original circus. Terence better look at that history when following blindly.

Yes maybe the worst fight ever to watch!

All those older promoters are the worst. There's storied of them mistreating or ripping off fighters everywhere.

I think Arum is just creating headlines. I don't see this happening. Crawford doesn't have time to train MMA. Maybe they will just to try to get McGregor in the boxing ring and leave it at that.