No Crawford/Fundora

Word is he allowed them to continue the Fundora/Spence negotiations and he would fight the winner in 2025. Makes me think he has something else he is/has been trying to make happen before the WBO mandated the negotiations. Obviously, he pushed for a Canelo match up, but I doubt that is going to happen, at least not now.

Who are the other possibilities that Crawford could be moving towards immediately?

-Teofimo (I hope not. Even though I wouldn't mind Crawford just slapping him for his clownlike behavior lately)
-Tim Tszyu (his original target when moving up to the division)
-Jaron Ennis (turned down the fight twice, but now claims Crawford "fears" the match up)

Who do you think is in the works? Or is he just choosing to sit?

 

Lopez doesn't beat Crawford. The build wouldn't be entertaining, it would probably just be more racial banter and disrespect with Lopez trying to half quote some individual he just read about prior to the interview.

Teo needs to be fighting Keyshawn Davis, or Tank, or Haney, or Shakur, or Ryan, etc.....too many options in his own division of individuals who actually called him out for him to be worrying about a guy 2 divisions up on his way out the door of the sport.

 

Vergil avoided Crawford twice already. I don't think that fight happens. I actually forgot about Vergil. He was Crawford's mandatory for almost 2 years. Top Rank attempted to negotiate and Vergil's reps decided to go another direction, yet Oscar kept claiming Vergil was ready for anybody.

 

I mean....he's 36/37 years old. He has accolades that already put him in the HOF......why would the bag be a priority. People say that like it's a bad thing. It's like y'all want him to get hit repeatedly so he can sound like Jame Toney immediately after.

I honestly think he spent too much of his career under Top Rank. Yea, it allowed him to get the titles in his division, but the marketing for him was trash under TR. Their priority was Manny (while he was there), Loma, & Fury.... Often times, even when they switched over to ESPN, you wouldn't see advertisement for a Crawford fight until the week of. Unless you are a diehard of Bud....he was easily forgotten about until he was getting in the ring. What he was able to accomplish in the build up for Spence and Madrimov would have made his career more "sexy" in the eyes of fans.

 

Ennis should have already moved up. He's down in the 47lb division fighting lightweights moving into the division, but claim he's bigger and stronger than the elites. I think if he was to move up to 154lbs, the fight would be made, but he and his camp have already said they are currently focusing on getting the titles at 147 for now. I wish the Brian Norman fight would have came to fruition. I think that would have been an interesting bout for both of them.