Comments Thread For: Arum: Thurman's People Called About Crawford Fight, But Money Demands Are Crazy

[Curtis2]

statements with:

would
could
should

are not taken seriously. especially in boxing. inside the ring is the only truth.

This statement & outcome "TC would severely punish him"...(thurman) will be seriously backed up with large bank wager, very confidently I may add! If this fight ever happens-

[skinny kenny]

Keith has a marketable brand and Crawford, without Pacquiao money, is a high wire act without a net. A slip and you're dead.

This fight has zero chance of happening. I don't blame Keith for demanding Pacquiao money or Arum for refusing a money losing fight.

If Arum is going to pay Manny money why not get the real thing. If Keith wants big money he can fight the winner of Spence vs Garcia and if it's Danny the table is set for much bigger money and a potential rematch with Pacquio

we both know bob can't get a pac fight. he is cheap. if he could still do a pac bud fight he would have done it when he had them both. keith is the biggest money bud can get other than pac or spence. the 2 numbers we hear are 3 with backend from keith protectors and 10 from bob. these are the negative numbers. (numbers where they try to trash each other's reputations) the middle of that is 7. 7 million or 6 with backend would get it done.
a 2nd good thing for bud in this fight is it would be bud's first successful ppv. 300 k would pay both of them well and help bud big time at negotiating with spence or even pac.

[factsarenice]

we both know bob can't get a pac fight. he is cheap. if he could still do a pac bud fight he would have done it when he had them both. keith is the biggest money bud can get other than pac or spence. the 2 numbers we hear are 3 with backend from keith protectors and 10 from bob. these are the negative numbers. (numbers where they try to trash each other's reputations) the middle of that is 7. 7 million or 6 with backend would get it done.
a 2nd good thing for bud in this fight is it would be bud's first successful ppv. 300 k would pay both of them well and help bud big time at negotiating with spence or even pac.

I can't argue you there, Arum is certainly cheap. I would like to see Bob take a risk and put up real cash because Terrance is worth the investment. I have to also add that 3 million is fake number that someone made up, Keith was asking for much more than 3 million guaranteed.

That's one thing I like about Hearn, he will often gamble on his fighters. Hell, he lost a million ******** on Jacobs to beat Canelo.

[SA96]

3 for Keith is cheap.

One time was not messing about. He is hungry to regain his title.

Keith-Crawford does 400k PPV buys easy, Thurman is a draw.

[factsarenice]

Keith Thurman never instructed Al Haymon to do anything. More over, there is no written contract and the verbal offer was far more than 3 million.

Thurman instructed Al to send a contract though... Arum is the one who said it's a ridiculous amount of money, even though if it's just $3m Thurman is asking for that is more than reasonable for a fight they can put on PPV.

[factsarenice]

The offer was for substantially more than 3 million. Nobody in their right mind would turn that down.

3 for Keith is cheap.

One time was not messing about. He is hungry to regain his title.

Keith-Crawford does 400k PPV buys easy, Thurman is a draw.

[champion4ever]

3m is numbers there or there abouts from what I've read although seen different reports and they were around that ball park... What's buds fee? I read about 5m but that was ages ago. I may be well off but from top of head I'm sure that was roughly the number...

I won't pretend to be up on the American numbers so I can't say if that's easily makeable if those are what we are talking about..,..

At the moment, I believe that Top Rank is putting a moratorium on Pay Per View events until this current pandemic subsides. He doesn't want to assume any risks because the PPV market is too unpredictable and unstable at this time.

As a businessman I can't blame him; Which is why he he is considering and willing to push the Wilder/Fury trilogy back to next year if there are no live spectators.

He got into the fight game to make money not lose money. Without a live gate he stands to lose millions in lost revenue; Especially if the fighters are unwilling to accept a percentage as opposed to a guarantee.

[tokon]

Thurman should have fought Crawford when he had those belts, right now he is nothing and not motivated enough for any big fights, he is just here for the money and then to bounce out.

You callin it like it is!

[Combat Talk Radio]

lol the big reason Khan still gets the big paydays is because he's a name fighter with minimal risk and the huge bonus of landing a highlight reel KO that they can play over and over again to help build up their star fighter. That's why Crawford's inability to secure the highlight reel KO had Arum facepalming after overpaying Khan.

Now they are looking for another damaged UK fighter in Brook for another big name, minimum risk for Crawford. smh

This is the correct answer.

And Crawford getting two-pieced, wobbled and dropped by Kavaliauskas made it worse.

Asterisks.

[RuleOfTheSpear]

Bud said he want all the smoke.

Thurman knocks at his door.

*crickets* *crickets*