Why can`t Crawford be the next Mayweather?

[BoxingIsGreat]

Charisma, media smarts and boxing ability. He's a very good fighter but not on Floyd's level.

Exactly, Tony. Green K.

Floyd put in a lot of work before even coming to welter. My two utmost favorite fights of him were: Chavez and Burton (at 130). I can watch those two fights to eternity!

I'm a BIG Crawford fan.

[R-Hand Southpaw]

Mayweather became a “legit” ww in his 30’s and according to ‘legit” ww Keith Thurman he being mayweather doesn’t really belong in the ww division.

Threatening to retire has nothing to do with avoiding anyone that’s just an excuse by some to say just that.

Margarito was was not ducked by anyone he was never that good and there was legitimate reasons why the fight never happens it’s just business but when there a hated guy he must fight any and everyone regardless of what or he’s a ducker/cherry picker.

Mayweather is from Grand Rapids Michigan not Las Vegas but he like a lot of fighters just resides and trains there for obvious reasons.

This is not to praise mayweather or down grade pac but the double standards are just crazy to me. Just like ggg canelo. I will say Canelo actually dropped belts and did way more funny **** then people accuse mayweather of but gets half the backlash for it even tho he is vilified like a mf’r while ggg is praised which is crazy.

Mayweather retired for over a year so he didnt have to give ODLH a rematch in a close fight he won by MD. Who does that?

Mayweather also retired when competition got stiff at 147 and let those guys take care of each other before returning.

That would be like if Lomachenko walked away last year and let Lopez, Garcia, Haney, and co to all fight each other only to come back later.

Everyone would say he's avoiding tough fights but why is Mayweather different in this regard?

In my opinion Mayweather would get less criticism if he didn't personally claim himself as TBE but guess what? He truly believes it despite the fact he owns the fact he calls the shots.

And the shots he calls? More PR than actual substance.

Its an overarching narrative of his carrer that ended with just that. PR. AKA Mayweather vs McGregor.

I would have loved to see Mayweather tested and see what he has, like really tested, but the biggest problem is that I know he would never put himself in that situation to begin with which is why i don't think highly of Mayweather.

As the clear A side he had plenty of opportunities to fight the best at their best but didnt.

Hes a businessman first, an entertainer second, and a boxer didn't.

Compare Mayweather to Lomachenko in how they think about the sport. Im old school and so is Lomachenko. The guy is fighting everyone he can and isn't making excuses like Floyd.

Yet somehow Lomachenkos resume pales because he doesn't have "big names".

Do you get what I'm trying to say?

[CasperUK]

Hatton and Dela Hoya catapulted Mayweather into being a superstar.

Crawford has not had the same type of dance partner and he hasn't shown the hunger for it either. Zero personality and just content with being who he is.

[champion4ever]

Crawford seems to be a bit too uncomfortable in the limelight. He is too camera shy and doesn't like to speak. He can't be himself on TV.

[TheUptownKid]

Simply level of opponents. Floyd came up when others were deemed atg and they wanted to fight him. Crawford is on the p4p list and everybody wants 10 mil to fight him. These fighters are looking for him to be the payday and don’t have the reputations of Floyd’s opponents

[VG_Addict]

He could be if he beats Thurman and Porter, then wins a title at 154.

[QballLobo]

Go look at Floyd’s record and the PPV buys he had done by the time he was 33.
He had already been in the highest grossing fight ever at the time when he was 29.
Crawford doesn’t fight that frequently and doesn’t have the mainstream appeal to get anywhere close to that level. Best case scenario he leaves Top Rank and makes the Spence fight happen in the next 2-3 years. If promoted right could do close or at a million PPV buys.

[champion4ever]

It's because he's still with Top Rank. They are not only stifling his popularity and market value but is also holding him back professionally too.

He needs the PBC a lot more than he thinks; Since they are the ones who are holding all the cards and belts in his weight division.

[QueensburyRules]

He is black, American, undefeated, now welterweight, he has, lets say elite skills.

Why is he not even close to Mayweather? What is his biggest problem?

- -Bud ain't a sissy like JoyBoy.

Sissyboys sell like hot cakes these days.

[QueensburyRules]

Exactly, Tony. Green K.

Floyd put in a lot of work before even coming to welter. My two utmost favorite fights of him were: Chavez and Burton (at 130). I can watch those two fights to eternity!

I'm a BIG Crawford fan.

- -Teensy Jesus whooped the woozy into him that stained him for the rest of his career.