Comments Thread For: The Beltline: Terence Crawford and the year that never was

[BoxingUpdates]

WHEN recalling Terence Crawford's ninth-round stoppage of Errol Spence in 2023 the first word that comes to mind is this: urgency. It was of course with great urgency that Crawford started his fight against Spence and it was then with even greater urgency that he compounded his rival's misery when seeing him hurt, bewildered, unable to contend with either the speed or spite of Crawford's attacks. It was also with no small amount of urgency that I left the T-Mobile Arena that night, leaving behind not only a scene of destruction but a slew of reporters rushing now towards this scene - to film stuff, to tweet stuff, to deliver their "deliverables" - rather than away from it.
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[pnut901]

After the Spence fight , in my opinion, the fight that made the most sense for Crawford was Boots. Spence really f**ked up it by exercising the rematch clause when he knew damn well that he wasn't going to actually fight Crawford again.

[El_Mero]

After the Spence fight , in my opinion, the fight that made the most sense for Crawford was Boots. Spence really f**ked up it by exercising the rematch clause when he knew damn well that he wasn't going to actually fight Crawford again.

EXACTLY! Spence and Al toyed with Bud knowing damn well the rematch was never going to happen

[MulaKO]

Fugh Spence and Uncle Al

[pnut901]

I am amazed that this card hasn't sold out yet. The card is stacked with good fights.

[QballLobo]

Top guys don’t let others dictate their careers. Bud was all to willing to stay his inactive self after his first big win.

He should have pushed to get the Spence rematch locked in or known it was happening and moved on quickly. He should have fought twice since then to capitalize on the momentum.

I think some of it is Haymon not having the money to lose on another Bud fight with the network change. Bud’s on the wrong side of 35. He doesn’t have much time left.