If lying to yourself was a person, it'd be Crawford

When you list out Lewis' best wins like that it actually for the most part looks atrocious based on when he fought those guys

 

Bud Crawford is not scared of Spence

 

Error Spence.

 

He unified a garbage division, big deal.

 

Not fighting Spence wouldn’t damage the legacy he’s built thus far. It would just keep it where it is/it won’t be nearly as great.

 

And before he did, there were only two.

 

I think that's fair, but it's also fair to say that Spence deserves the bigger share of the blame for this fight not taking place. He's been the one with the choices, the promoter support, the audience that allowed him to make stupid fights instead of the one the boxing world was crying out for. He's made a fortune, but he promised so much more when he was making his way up. They both take a rep hit for this long , dull circus, Crawford suffers more on the resume calculation, but on the 'other side of the street' Spence gets to carry a massive question mark on the ducking issue.

 

100% correct. Spence started the negotiations with Crawford wanting 75 to 80 % of the purse. That's not being remotely serious with a guy with Bud's credentials.

 

Lennox also literally cleared out a division. Was also undisputed.

 

He doesn't seem any more delusional than Fury, Jermall Charlo and others.

 

The WBO was founded in 1988. Lennox Lewis never held all four belts. Ever.

Lennox competition wasn't exactly stellar either. Tommy Morrison at the end of his career, who had been beaten by Bentt. Željko Mavrović? Lol. Barely getting by Mercer in a fight some people still believe he lost. Holyfield was over a decade removed from when he first won his championship and he retired and then unretired due to medical issues and going to war with Bowe. Ruddock had three losses and been through two wars with Tyson that sent him to the hospital multiple times.

Don't get me wrong as I am a big fan of Lennox Lewis. His skillset, the way he learned under Steward as well as learning from his losses was amazing. I'm simply showing that anyone can cut down most fighters resumes, it's not difficult.

Crawford was the third man in history to do it and one of only eight to ever accomplish it.

Hopkins: Middleweight. 2004
Taylor: Middleweight. 2005
Crawford: Junior Welterweight: 2017
Usyk: Crusierweight: 2018
Josh Taylor: Junior Welterweight 2021
Canelo: Super Middleweight 2021
Charlo: Junior Middleweight 2022
Haney: Lightweight 2022

Crawfords legacy is secured on that alone and he stands in pretty amazing company.

Anyone on this forum can play word jujitsu and make anyone else's resume look weak. How many threads have you seen trashing someone's resume by people who have never even laced them up? Canelos run at super middle gets grief, but the fact is he did it and no one else has at super middle. That by definition is legacy, to have done something no one else had done before, being the first.

I believe Crawford is wasting his skillset and talent chasing ten million dollar fights against guys who do not add to his legacy. That being said, every single man has the right to set the price he is willing to accept to step into the ring and potentially be injured, permanently, for life.

Aidos Yerbossynuly. Coma. 2022
Arest Saakyan. Coma. Dead
Patrick Day. Coma. Dead

It would take me all day to list every name so how about just these ones:

https://www.casino.org/blog/10-fighters-who-died-in-the-ring/