Canelo is about to fight Bivol. What is Spence and Crawford's excuse for not daring to be great?

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  1. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They could've fought Danny, Thurman, Jermelle, Hurd, Andrae (154), and Lara(154). They had/have options
     
  2. Austinboxing

    Austinboxing British Boxing fan Full Member

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    Crawford and Spence are more talented than Canelo but you are right Crawford and Spence need to fight more. Spence is fighting Ugas however in a unification bout so Crawford is the one who needs to make things happen. Crawford has achieved quite a lot though but he has slowed down in recent times.
     
  3. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Dude, Bivol's a 175 pounder and Terry and Errol campaign down at 147.
     
  4. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bivol is nothing special. I'd like to see Canelo vs Usyk.
     
  5. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: yeah, because the top guys at PBC fight each other so often!
     
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  6. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Every active boxer other than Usyk and a few 115-118 pounders looks incredibly overrated compared to Canelo.
     
  7. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Spence/Crawford will happen...

    ...in Spring '24.
     
  8. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    "Canelo is waiting for Beterbiev to get old!".

    As if it's Canelo's fault Beterbiev stayed in the amateurs too long (Didn't turn pro until he was 28) and has been badly mismanaged.
     
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  9. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agree.

    Amateur glory does not pay the bills.
     
  10. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I get the same feeling,
    However, He has always maintained that once he clears out the division meaning Ugas now at this point …
    he will come for the last piece to the unification puzzle in Terrance “Bud smoke” Crawford as the “Big Fish” / A-$ide.

    https://www.essentiallysports.com/b...t-to-terence-crawford-im-the-big-fish-at-147/

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    But then again you got this guy (Al Haymon) saying this
    So outlook dysmal:
    https://www.*****.net/2022/01/11/errol-spence-jr-crawford-ppv-problem/

    I’ll say this if Spence beat Ugas & his next fight ain’t Crawford , we know the dream is over.
     
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  11. Quina74

    Quina74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not a fan of the big weight bully Spence but he doesn't :

    -fix fights (Kovalev, Yildrim, Smith, Plant)
    -inject godly amounts of Clenbuterol
    -jump weight and cherrypick
    -Rob several fighters. In the eyes of anyone with objectivity and intelligence, Canelo lost both GGG fights and Lara fight (all 8-4 decisions)

    However, Spence's welter resume is pretty meh. Crawford weight bullied his way to undisputed at 140 and fought shot guys at 147lbs. I would say Crawfords only decent win was Porter... But tbh, Porter was arguably up on the cards, and the stoppage was outright dodgy and screams of a fix.
     
  12. Quina74

    Quina74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You don't really understand the concept of opportunism do you. It's never Canelo's fault nooo.

    Why not stay at light heavy after he "beat" Kovalev? Why not go on to unify there? Such a brave guy, "fights" everyone
     
  13. sdot_thadon

    sdot_thadon Active Member Full Member

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    There's no wayi could invest the time into the sport of boxing I do if i felt everything was fixed the way you do. What's your excuse?
     
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  14. sdot_thadon

    sdot_thadon Active Member Full Member

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    Maybe I'm wrong, but imo no. American Heavyweight stars have always been more high profile in the public eye. I'm not really too familiar with all their numbers but I'd imagine Wilder was making more than those 2, even before the Fury fights.
     
  15. Quina74

    Quina74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm slowly stopping watching it because it's just a joke.

    Blatant fixed fights and the casual mongs don't bat an eyelid