Comments Thread For: Crawford: I've Taken Control of My Career, Next Fight is Start of My Next Chapter

[DClefthook]

Of all the comments I have EVER READ ON THIS SITE…….

THOSE WERE THE FUNNIEST AND TRUEST!!!!

He better hope this fight does CRAZZZZZZZYYYY NUMBER because he burnt ever bridge to make it AND if it flops he has NO BARGAINING CHIPS AT ALL!!!!

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It is actually ridiculous. He left Arum because he said I WANT THE SPENCE FIGHT. Well you were negotiating. YOU MAKE THE FIGHT. PERIOD.

I don’t want to hear about this that and the other. Haney wanted to prove he is the champ. He took **** money and said I will fight in Australia TWICE to get this fight done.

HE NOW HAS ALLLLLLL THE BELTS AND CAN CALL THE SHOTS.

Bud is fighting in a Strip Club using trap money in a NON TITLE FIGHT AND THINK PEOPLE WILL CARE.

SAD

but you are 100% right

[al-Xander]

Terence Bud Crawford must be having a blast and the time of his life now that he is his own boss and making bigger money. That's all it is in this sport.

[THC]

I got my hopes up when Crawford left Top Rank, thinking that he did so to either cross the street or become independent to ease negotiations with PBC. I'm not going to criticize him for taking the best deal for the least effort. That goes for Spence too. But dang, this is a really bad look for the sport, a sport that's already shackled with corruption, in both amateur and professional ranks.

These guys have been the best two WWs for how many years now? At least 3 years, maybe 4. The fact that they couldn't make the fight during that span should be considered a stain on their careers.

[boxingitis]

Thurman >>>>>>>>>>>> Avanesyan.

Thats an opinion, not a fact. He went life and death with Marrio Barrios.

[Gary Coleman]

Thats an opinion, not a fact. He went life and death with Marrio Barrios.

Keep lying to yourself.

[BlackRobb]

It's true Bud was undisputed at 140, but I would argue he got really lucky with the opponents holding the belts he needed. Indongo? Postol? Molina Jr? not exactly murderers row.

As a fan I want to see Crawford in there with the very best. Of course, it's not entirely his fault living in a division ruled by PBC and shady Haymon, but he does have the necessary pull and power to demand what opponents he wants.

Avanesyan is 3 levels below Crawford, who already has a resume that is in serious need of some gig name scalps.

Just saying is all.

Postol chased Danny Garcia from 140 as his WBC mandatory. As I recall, a lot of fans were calling Crawford-Postol a 50/50 fight. Funny how the narrative changes after Bud makes very good fighters look inferior.

Avanesyan is a pretty good fighter. Not elite or even A level, but certainly B+. Can you say with a straight face that Ugas was any better than B+ level?

[BlackRobb]

This fight (vs Spence) not happening is almost criminal if it weren't typical.

Avanesyan is obviously an opponent Crawford knows he can dominate completely, attempting to make a statement win - and although 'Bud' is widely regarded as an exceptional talent, I cannot recall a fight in which there was excitement or doubt about the outcome.

His resume IMO is lacking; Spence's is slightly better - do we have that now all too familiar situation in which neither fighter is prepared to risk coming off second best at this stage in their careers, so it will only happen once both fighters are well past their primes, and the outcome won't affect future earnings and prestige.

The problem is many fans would still follow either fighter regardless of the result - the opposite could potentially manifest where a trilogy is established, because a fight between these two could only be close.

As someone pointed out earlier, Ortiz Jr is the WBO Home ( a ranking almost always vacant ), and if bud believes he is as good as many pundits claim, he should know that he could outbox Ortiz Jr, further cementing and proving he deserves the accolades bestowed upon him.

Taking the Avanesyan fight is a poke in the eye to fans after much excitement and anticipation of the Spence fight, and what he ought to have done was take a riskier fight to prove he is willing to take on the big boys.

I don't know who is to blame here for this fight not materialising, but I've always been cynical about PBC and Haymon.

What a dump these two have taken on the sport.

0dd you say that because quite a few pundits were picking Gamboa to beat him. But carry on...