Does a rematch benefit either Crawford or Spence?

I have zero interest in this rematch and think it's safe to say most everyone feels the same way. Even if Spence wants the rematch, Uncle Al needs to talk to him about how poorly it's likely to do on PPV. I'm not sure they would get more than 100k PPV buys and the undercard would have to be strong.

 

No. Spence should fight Tim

Bud should fight Charlo

 

It benefits Spence as a chance at redemption but thats about it and seems highly unlikely

 

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Worst case happened though in that it was a one sided beatdown therefore not as much demand for a rematch.

I think if Spence really wants a rematch he will need to step.up the promoting game because the gentlemanly talk and fishing jokes dont get the fans talking .

 

It would be like the 3rd Fury/Wilder fight, a rematch that would seem pointless to many, after how one side the previous fight was.

For Spence it's a chance at redemption but he has an even lesser chance of doing better in the rematch than Wilder did vs Fury, at least Wilder always had a punchers chance, Spence doesn't even have that. Reality is Spence isn't winning a rematch, even his most die hard fans don't think he can win, but maybe he can at least put up a better fight and salvage some kind of credibility by doing better second time around. But it also comes with a risk of being dominated again, perhaps even in a more one sided fight and that would remove the excuse of being drained for the first performance and pretty much put Spence on the scrap heap because even his supporters will say he's done at the top level blaming the car accident for his supposed decline. That might right him off from any other lucrative match ups as people even his fans wouldn't want to see him thrown in with another big name, thinking he is done at the top level.

For Crawford I really don't see any upside. Even if he stops Spence earlier does it really add much to his resume to beat the same man again in such a one sided fight? Then there's the risk he doesn't perform to the same level, coming in 2nd time around knowing he dominated his opponent the first time so easily, it wouldn't be a shock if his performance suffered as the perceived threat from Spence would be zero and that can lead to complacency, not enough to lose but maybe enough to give Spence an opening to have at least some success.

So the only real reason for Crawford to do it again is because he's contractually obligated to and because of the money. But even then there would be a drop in the number of PPV buys, probably a more dramatic drop for Crawford/Spence than Fury/Wilder as Fury and Wilder know how to sell a fight, neither Bud or Spence are exactly great self promoters, especially Bud who seems to not like to do any promotional work.

 

Crawford could cut a leg off and still smash Spence to bits.

 

Maybe but I still think Spence would most likely do better at 154.

 

No but it would be entertaining to see the revisionism and mental gymnastics that would accompany bud winning in similar fashion at 154

 

Yeah he would & now he will be extremely cautious even more than the first fight & Errol would know what to expect his way.

 

After the initial beating, to come back and make a somewhat competitive fight (even if he loses again) I think helps Spence. And the willingness to take the chance of a second humiliation takes balls (or stupidity...).