Crawford holding up Spence fight

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  1. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket The Mothership Connection Full Member

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    Spence is ducking the fade and has been for years. He was confident to fight Thurman, DSG, and Porter but has all these stalling tactics for Crawford. Him, Tank and Ryan Garcia should fight in the women's division because they are *****.
     
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  2. tinman

    tinman VIP Member Full Member

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    Willie I've said for years now Crawford has the whole division running and you know there is nothing he can do to get them in the ring because he's not a big draw. People don't want to lose their 0 unless they get a huge purse. If he was a huge draw you could cash out. It's the same thing as GGG when he was in his prime and I don't even like Golovkin that much, but I call it like I see it. People were terrified of a prime GGG, so they just flat out ducked him. They waited for him to turn 35 and then magically everybody started becoming more interested in fighting him. It's the same thing with Crawford who is now approaching 35. He was ducked in his prime. And because you can't force anybody to sign the contract there is nothing Crawford can do really do about it.
     
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  3. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He told Crawford if he really wanted the Spence fight he should leave Arum. Then Crawford left Arum. But thats less convincing than a post fight call out apparently. The only difference here is that Spences old excuse of other side of the street doesn't work anymore so he doesn't have a choice but to say he wants Crawford.
     
  4. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I honestly think this board has more bud stans than Canelo stans
     
  5. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So it's not Arums fault ?
     
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  6. drenlou

    drenlou Tres Delinquentes Full Member

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    :lol: How was Crawford ducked when greedy bob was the one controlling which direction his career was going? Crawford is a victim of bad managment its as simple as that.
     
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  7. Alo2006

    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    How has Spence been ducking the fade for years? I got to hear this one.
     
  8. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Bud is the bogeyman. To good for his own good.
     
  9. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    During an interview from Thursday, he let it slip that the fight will happen "down the line" and tried to correct himself that he hopes it will happen soon.

    It's pretty obvious what's happening right now. Both guys think they're A-Side and neither guy is willing to be B-Side. This is a match of egos and everyone will be the loser, including the fans.
     
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  10. mono

    mono Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bud doesn’t strike me as a smoker.
     
  11. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    That's BS.

    Fights people said Arum would never make:
    • Pac-Marquez 2, 3, and 4
    • Pac-Cotto
    • Pac-Bradley
    • Pac-Hatton
    • Donaire-Rigondeaux
    Gaymon Fights
    • Gzvozdyk-Beterbiev
    • Lomachenko-Russell
    • Fury-Wilder
    • Pac-Floyd
    • Crawford-Porter
    People like to blame Arum, but the man has made a ton of fights no one thought he would ever make.
     
  12. drenlou

    drenlou Tres Delinquentes Full Member

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    Thats not the same as making Spence-Crawford. Wisen up. And who were the ones saying arum wouldnt make Pac-Marquez? You? Lol those were easy fights to make bruh. And bob arum gave us crawford-Porter bruh.
     
  13. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    I gave you 5 examples of Arum working w/ Haymon, so no, Arum ain't the reason why Crawford-Spence hasn't happened yet. It hasn't happened yet because Spence don't want that smoke from Crawford. Spence has talked about A-side, other side of the street nonsense, and how Crawford needed to leave Arum (same line Floyd used to duck Pac LOL).

    And bad management? Under Arum, Crawford made obscene money fighting shot fighters and was the consensus P4P king for a long stretch of time...
     
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  14. drenlou

    drenlou Tres Delinquentes Full Member

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    Nah bruh just nah bruh. Arum kept Crawford from the big names and kept him fighting soft touches like khan ect. For years and tried to build him into a PPV star, it just didnt work out mang.

    Spence is the best welterweight in the world and tho Arum has put Crawford in with the scraps of the division, he wasnt willing to put him in with the whole enchilada. Its been highly publicized through the media. This isnt yesterdays news mang, youre pointing the finger at the wrong man, get it together .
     
  15. box33

    box33 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Funny,

    Though i believe the fight will be signed soon enough.