Andre Ward says Spence is the A side

[-Kev-]

I think the issue with the split Spence wants is that Crawford has been making a higher minimum purse than any other WW if I'm not mistaken. So I think in Crawford's mind, if his split amounts to less then he's been getting at minimum with Top Rank, it's a non starter.

I don't think the split will be less than his minimum of $3.5 million. It will likely be at least 3 times that. Honestly, I feel like a conservative number for this potential PPV would be around 450-500k buys due to the support it would get from hardcore boxing fans. I think that if this fight manages to capture the casual/mainstream fans attention, it can do better. Possibly 600-700k or so. Big 'if', but let's just leave at conservative 500k @ 74.99 or whatever PPV price is. If that is the case, that is easily more than $10mm for each, even after the networks take their cut. If this fight is made in a big stadium, let's in Dallas Cowboys stadium, it can also do good business at the live gate. Some sponsorship money thrown in there and Crawford could be looking at around $12-13mm total, Spence could be looking at some where around $18mm. This is at the conservative numbers of 500k, good live gate, and sponsorship money.

Now money aside, i'm gonna be honest and say they should just do 50/50 to get the fight done. But I can see Spence just forgetting about Crawford until after October 2021, and fighting Pacquiao and Thurman and earn 8 digits for both. The fight probably becomes very possible after Crawford's contract with TR is up. Al Haymon would easily make the fight and pay both a fair amount of money.

[KingHippo]

The thing is Spence has 900k total PPV buys. Crawford has around 200k total PPV buys.

350k vs Mikey
300k vs Porter
250k vs DSG

So Spence is, going by the numbers, the bigger seller of the two. Even head to head, Spence outsells Crawford and that’s without fighting Pacquiao or Mayweather or Canelo.

What that shows Pacquiao and his handlers is that Spence would help do good business in a PPV fight. Crawford not so much.

Crawford needs Spence and Pacquiao more than they need him. He can’t sell. Together, Pac and Spence can do good numbers. They can just fight eachother and then Spence can move up to fight Charlo or stay at 147 and fight Thurman.

Crawford is the odd man out in a company with no fighters and who don’t believe in him and feel he is a waste of money. Crawford was given a PPV test vs Khan and got 150k. Spence has the upper hand imo.0

Wow, someone with sense.