Terence Bud Crawford leaves Top Rank

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  1. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Josh has made it abundantly clear he wants to move up to face Crawford after accommodating his mandatory Jack Catterall for quite a while now. Catterral stepped aside so Josh could unify against JCR and by way of respect Josh agreed to face him afterwards and is honouring his word. Josh was in attendance last night for a reason.

    I've always had the utmost respect for OG Bob. He's been in the game longer than the game has a we're taught to respect our elders and OG's where I come from.

    BS. Both Terry and Spence have been playing the barking dogs either side of the fence game for years. It's called the double duck

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  2. JOKER

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

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    Stop giving fighters free passes by blaming it on promoters.

    There's a proven factual history of Arum working with Haymon.
    • Lomachenko Vs. Russell Jr. (Haymon)
    • Gvozdyk Vs. Beterbiev (Haymon)
    • Gvozdyk Vs. Stevenson (Haymon)
    • Fury Vs. Wilder II (Haymon)
    • Fury Vs. Wilder III (Haymon)
    • Algieri Vs. Spence (Haymon)
    • Crawford Vs. Khan (Haymon)
    And um, TERENCE CRAWFORD VS. SHAWN PORTER (Haymon). Y'all know this fight happened last night, right?

    FFS, people. Spence wants no part of Crawford. Pac, Khan, and Porter were the only 3 PBC guys that wanted Crawford.

    Thurman, Danny, and Spence said nope.
     
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  3. djfonti

    djfonti Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He said if he doesn't get a fight for Feb/March he's firing everyone. Obviously it's Fury so take it with a pinch of salt but he seems motivated to fight regardless of what happens with Whyte so they had better deliver.
     
  4. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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  5. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Very debatable that Spence is the better boxer. I see Crawford as having more speed, better timing, fights better on the inside, adapts better and of course can take guys out from either stance. That being said, Spence is no joke and this fight needs to happen. I will be ring side for that one.
     
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  6. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    EJ has better timing and a better jab equally athletic maybe Spence more athletic. On the inside Spence is the best body puncher in the world. Spence is a complete fighter
     
  7. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sooner or later every good fighter ditches Arum.

    I was always under the impression Fury signed with TR to make sure he wasn't jobbed on the cards again after the first Wilder fight.
     
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  8. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    This
     
  9. Goose

    Goose Russian oligarch Full Member

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    So the main criticism of Crawford was his resume, now that he left Arum to go and fight Spence, Garcia, Ugas and all the PBC stable....now suddenly all the big fights are with Bob, and he is Judas for leaving. It's odd to keep shifting the goal posts for Crawford, it's like there is some other issue with him that you not saying. Anyway, haters are going to hate no matter what.
     
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  10. African Cobra

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  11. JOKER

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

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    I don't see Mikey or Danny going the distance with Crawford. I think Crawford punches much harder than Spence.
     
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  12. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Good for Crawford!

    I remember how Mayweather made small paydays under the selfish old Arum, and huge paydays after leaving.

    Now Bud will be able to get into a few big fights before he retires. He'll likely sign with Haymon.

    Spence vs Crawford in 2022
     
  13. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Yeah, I can see that.
     
  14. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    I agree that Spence is the better body puncher of the 2. Timing no. Crawford was timing Porter with the check hook all night. Definitely slowed the bull rush of Porter. Spence wasn't doing that to Porter. To me, that shows who has better timing.
     
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  15. bigtime-skills

    bigtime-skills Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Are you kidding me......
    Arum didn't get him the Pacquaio fight WHEN THEY WERE BOTH Top Rank
    Arum didn't get him he Pacquaio fight this summer
    Arum called him "Not marketable," can't find money in China, blah blah blah
    Haymon turns around and makes the fight immediately in Vegas with Errol Spence
    - He's a year or two TOO late, but I'm sure he's looked at Oscar Delahoya, Floyd Mayweather, and even Canelo and realized, I need to make if happen, Bob is not doing it for me.
     
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