Comments Thread For: Crawford To Arum: "Release Me Now And You Don't Have To Lose Money No More"

[KingTito]

I was hoping he left TR before the last contract he signed. But he took the money. Can't knock it.

[ShoulderRoll]

Porter seems to change his tune according to how the wind is blowing.
One day he wants it, the next it's not the right time, we have a relationship, I'll see what Al has for me...

Thurman asked for 10 million dollars. He made less than that with Pacquiao. This is after he spent the past year treating Crawford as an irrelevance, as if he didn't need to fight him.
"Who's he? He's barely a champion..."

I can't take them seriously and even if I did, those are filler fights. I can't understand why anyone would prioritise them or Danny over the undisputed fight.

Thurman was willing to fight Crawford. But because he asked for good money you don't want to take it seriously.

Ugas was willing to fight Crawford and would have been happy to take B-side money. But because he is too high-risk, low-reward people will excuse Crawford for not wanting it.

It seems to me like Bud defenders just want to excuse anything he does.

Oh well...just don't say that PBC fighters aren't willing to fight him. That simply isn't true.

[BlackR0bbb]

That's not how it works.

For a PPV fight the purse split has traditionally been based on proven PPV numbers and history.

Let's see how the Garcia fight pans out. If Errol really wanted the Crawford fight, which he clearly doesn't, he'd bend just a little. Proclaiming 60/40 in the press is insulting and a cute little way of guaranteeing the fight is less likely to happen now. Never saw this stuff in boxing in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

[BlackR0bbb]

Let's see how the Garcia fight pans out. If Errol really wanted the Crawford fight, which he clearly doesn't, he'd bend just a little. Proclaiming 60/40 in the press is insulting and a cute little way of guaranteeing the fight is less likely to happen now. Never saw this stuff in boxing in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

[alexjust]

Everyone's a lawyer here.

Not everyone.

[ShoulderRoll]

Let's see how the Garcia fight pans out. If Errol really wanted the Crawford fight, which he clearly doesn't, he'd bend just a little. Proclaiming 60/40 in the press is insulting and a cute little way of guaranteeing the fight is less likely to happen now. Never saw this stuff in boxing in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Spence has proven he can sell PPVs.

Crawford has been an abysmal failure at selling PPVs so far. His own promoter publicly admits that he is losing money on him.

Errol is the A-side here without a doubt.

[Cobra Curry]

Thurman was willing to fight Crawford. But because he asked for good money you don't want to take it seriously.

Ugas was willing to fight Crawford and would have been happy to take B-side money. But because he is too high-risk, low-reward people will excuse Crawford for not wanting it.

It seems to me like Bud defenders just want to excuse anything he does.

Oh well...just don't say that PBC fighters aren't willing to fight him. That simply isn't true.

Dude, isn't everyone on here saying Crawford can't draw flies? If that's the case, how is he going to pay out more than Manny Pacquiao?
I actually quite like Keith but that doesn't make sense.

Porter is line for the mandatory shot. Will he pursue it?

We've already seen Danny decide not to, as well as reject an offer from Crawford.

Fair dues to Ugas, he's a good fighter, but I'd rather the Spence fight. Which would you prefer to see?

[rickJen]

Crawford:
“It’s crazy when somebody tells you to take less money when you’re putting your life and health on the line but I bet if I went to any one of y’all jobs and said cut they pay and pay them less y’all cry a river and say y’all need a new job so shut that ****** sh-- up.”

This is what pisses me off with these greedy bastards.
They always invoke this "putting my life on the line" nonsense.
Doe, no one is forcing you to. Get out of the sport and find a regular job you clown.
Soldiers lose their limbs in the battlefield, but they don't complain
they don't make millions of dollars.

[BlackR0bbb]

Spence has proven he can sell PPVs.

Crawford has been an abysmal failure at selling PPVs so far. His own promoter publicly admits that he is losing money on him.

Errol is the A-side here without a doubt.

Spence has proven he can sell PPVs with the help of Porter and Mikey. Give Crawford the same dance partners and watch him do the same numbers.

[ShoulderRoll]

Spence has proven he can sell PPVs with the help of Porter and Mikey. Give Crawford the same dance partners and watch him do the same numbers.

Shawn Porter is a big draw now?

No excuses. When you come to the negotiating table you have to bring your numbers and Crawford simply doesn't have them.

He chose to sign up again with Top Rank. He goes along with whatever dance partners they feed him. So now he has to accept the consequences.

Errol's people have guided him better and he should in no way give up the advantages that he has EARNED.