Crawford doesn't need to move up 1 lb, not at all. He has so much left to do at 140.

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  1. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Even after lndongo, he has no reason to move up at all. He's completely perfect at 140, 0 trouble making it.

    He still has Barthelemy that he needs to beat, Ohara Davies, I wanna see Postol 2, Orozco is there to be taken, maybe Lipinets, get some M.Garcia up in here.

    I think people want him to move up because they want him to be "Exposed" at 147 or something. Makes no sense. 140 is perfect and he still has so much to prove.

    Dominating 140 even harder would do more for his resume!
     
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  2. PH|LLA

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    I think people like Crawford and legitimately think he would take over 147 in a great fight against Keith Thurman.

    I would say fight Indongo and then Pac at 140 for all the belts, and then move up to 147. Maybe he can also take on the winner of Mikey Garcia vs Adrian Broner at 140 but those other guys you listed don't bring anything to the table.
     
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  3. MVC!

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    Maybe not that much money, but did Felix Diaz bring much $ or anything at all? I don't think he did tbh.

    I think by the end of the year, like you said - Garcia will bring that $, possibly others.

    No point moving up when he's comfortable atm, dominating a division like better for his resume.
     
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  4. PH|LLA

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    I don't think Crawford wants to keep fighting opponents like Felix Diaz.
     
  5. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    There are no big fights for him there. He wants to get paid and get his name out there. 147 provides that, 140 doesn't.
     
  6. MVC!

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    Crawford never struck me as someone who fought for money anyhow, there's obviously a lot more money at 147. But there's still business left at 140, Mikey Garcia is a potential opponent and he's be much as good of a resume boosting opponent as anyone at 47.

    Not only that, but Mikey Garcia vs Crawford could bring some big money if that gets made.
     
  7. Steven.Jackson

    Steven.Jackson Mr. Chicken Full Member

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    Crawford doesn't need to move up, but he's too good not to.
     
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  8. MVC!

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    Well there are a lot of guys in other divisions that are "too good" to not move up but they stay anyways because they want to clean out their division. Crawford has not done that yet, he needs to do that completely and leave nothing before he moves up. There's still good guys there.
     
  9. khaosai galaxi

    khaosai galaxi Superbad Full Member

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    No, we all love people who tries. Set the bar as high as you can. If you fail so what. He would still have 2 division champ in his scalp.
     
  10. GK BOX

    GK BOX Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Indongo, Lipinets, Garcia. No way to move to 147. I'd like to see him dominate 140 for at least 2 more years.
     
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  11. khaosai galaxi

    khaosai galaxi Superbad Full Member

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    I think most would have no problem with that
     
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  12. rhin0z>

    rhin0z> Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Bud is going to fight indongo, mikey and broner , those are good fights I would want to see. No more diaz that was a waste.
     
  13. inner2deepz

    inner2deepz Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Crawford should unify with the African then defend all the belts vs someone with a name then move
     
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    I like Crawford more than most people at 147. Money is the number one factor when it comes to why fighters move weight classes and that's where the money is. Crawford is good enough to beat anyone at 147 in my opinion.
     
  15. Flamazide

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    No one ever has to move up unless they can't make that weight anymore. As long as Crawford can make 140 stay at 140. It's just that the bigger fights are at 147. You can't tell me that you're more interested in Crawford vs Indongo than Crawford vs ANY of the top guys at 147.