Keith Thurman Asked For 10 Million Dollars To Fight Terence Crawford

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That's actually a good point. The only thing though is Thurman has a pretty good record of viewership on Network TV and the Pac fight (though he was the B-Side) did better than anything Crawford has done on PPV. So that without question will be on the negotiation table when it concerns who brings what to the table. I think more than each fighter's "fans" it's more about the match up which compared to a Kell Brook (for Crawford) would have fans much more intrigued. If this fight were to be taken seriously though I feel both sides have to realize it wouldn't be a normal outing considering there'll be no fans.

Yeah I mean Crawford-Thurman is must watch but Thurman is YEARS removed from prime. And I'm not convinced his "prime" was ever all that impressive.

Crawford has only had 1 PPV to my knowledge (Khan) but if it was two it was also (Postol). Neither Khan (in 2019) nor Postol (ever) are remotely comparable to Manny. So Keiths PPV success had a LOT to do with Manny imho, but Keith is a good opponent for anyone in terms of viewership.

Crawford and Top Rank need to fork out some $$ if they want Terrence to be the star he could be (skillwise). Otherwise he'll be an underperformer just like Bradley.

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Yeah I mean Crawford-Thurman is must watch but Thurman is YEARS removed from prime. And I'm not convinced his "prime" was ever all that impressive.

Crawford has only had 1 PPV to my knowledge (Khan) but if it was two it was also (Postol). Neither Khan (in 2019) nor Postol (ever) are remotely comparable to Manny. So Keiths PPV success had a LOT to do with Manny imho, but Keith is a good opponent for anyone in terms of viewership.

Crawford and Top Rank need to fork out some $$ if they want Terrence to be the star he could be (skillwise). Otherwise he'll be an underperformer just like Bradley.

crawford needs to forget thurman and go after pacquiao. we all ready know pacquiao is not fighting danny spence or porter next! pac is available! thurman brings nothing to the table he has no belt he's not a ppv draw he's coming off a loss and to top it all off he's asking for crazy money. give that 10 mil to pacquiao plus ppv upside and lets get pac vs crawford on!

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It has to be Bud Crawford then Floyd JR (If he's got the cojones).

Then the Presidency of The Philippines!

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I said he could ask for it as a starting bid. But if he thinks he’s getting 10 million he’s nuts. In fact I bet those were Arums exact words.

I wouldn't doubt this at all. And your last sentence sounds just like something Arum would say! Lol

I won't knock a fighter for aiming high but common sense should fall somewhere in there. A lot of these guys can't sell tickets anyway, so they need to think about the gate money or lack thereof.

Bud is also demanding his full pay during a Pandemic. Again, I can't trip about it but some of these guys need to use their heads for more than just taking punches.

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Real talk!

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Yeah I mean Crawford-Thurman is must watch but Thurman is YEARS removed from prime. And I'm not convinced his "prime" was ever all that impressive.

Crawford has only had 1 PPV to my knowledge (Khan) but if it was two it was also (Postol). Neither Khan (in 2019) nor Postol (ever) are remotely comparable to Manny. So Keiths PPV success had a LOT to do with Manny imho, but Keith is a good opponent for anyone in terms of viewership.

Crawford and Top Rank need to fork out some $$ if they want Terrence to be the star he could be (skillwise). Otherwise he'll be an underperformer just like Bradley.

I'm just at a point with Crawford where he just needs to leave Top Rank as soon as his commitment with them is over. Bradley at the very least fought Manny 3 times and made a lot of money. I'm really starting to think Bud doesn't have the best representation because it's clear as day that the rest of the division are fighting one another.

Porter fought Danny, Thurman, Spence, Ugas
Thurman fought Danny, Porter, and Pacquiao
Spence fought Brook (3 years ago), Porter, and now Danny
Danny fought Thurman, Porter and now Spence
Pacquiao fought Broner & Thurman

Crawford....Jeff Horn, Benavidez, Khan, Mean Machine, now Kell Brook

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I'm just at a point with Crawford where he just needs to leave Top Rank as soon as his commitment with them is over. Bradley at the very least fought Manny 3 times and made a lot of money. I'm really starting to think Bud doesn't have the best representation because it's clear as day that the rest of the division are fighting one another.

Porter fought Danny, Thurman, Spence, Ugas
Thurman fought Danny, Porter, and Pacquiao
Spence fought Brook (3 years ago), Porter, and now Danny
Danny fought Thurman, Porter and now Spence
Pacquiao fought Broner & Thurman

Crawford....Jeff Horn, Benavidez, Khan, Mean Machine, now Kell Brook

And his biggest win at 147 doesn't mean anything anymore. He's basically starting from zero. And to think he's now 33...yikes...

If Crawford and Spence doesn't fight next year, the fight is no longer gunna happen.

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If Crawford and Spence doesn't fight next year, the fight is no longer gunna happen.

I agree 100%, mainly because Spence is going to move up in weight. I can't see him being at 147 that much longer where Crawford I think is peaked at Welter.

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And his biggest win at 147 doesn't mean anything anymore. He's basically starting from zero. And to think he's now 33...yikes...

If Crawford and Spence doesn't fight next year, the fight is no longer gunna happen.

3 years ago I said it would never happen. The boxing landscape has changed dramatically. Everyone wants to be undefeated and will not mind the negative views as long as they get paid.

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Yeah I mean Crawford-Thurman is must watch but Thurman is YEARS removed from prime. And I'm not convinced his "prime" was ever all that impressive.

Crawford has only had 1 PPV to my knowledge (Khan) but if it was two it was also (Postol). Neither Khan (in 2019) nor Postol (ever) are remotely comparable to Manny. So Keiths PPV success had a LOT to do with Manny imho, but Keith is a good opponent for anyone in terms of viewership.

Crawford and Top Rank need to fork out some $$ if they want Terrence to be the star he could be (skillwise). Otherwise he'll be an underperformer just like Bradley.

Top rank paid khan 7 million for a fight that did 100K. If you believe Thurman is past prime, what the hell is Khan?

The bottom line is apparently Top Rank is eager to pay "name" fighters well above market value, if they 100% believe Bud wins the fight. For whatever reason, guys that are more relevant than Khan, if they have a chance to beat Crawford, are continously "pricing themselves out."

Errol Spence called it out before, it's all smoke and mirrors what they're doing in Camp Crawford and Top Rank.