Out of the 3 rumored to be in line to face Bud coming up from 140, my view was the best matchup was Prograis, then Ramirez then Zepeda. I think both Prograis and Ramirez were pretty tight @140 and 147 might be good for them. I know styles make fights, but Regis pushed Taylor closer and harder than Ramirez, and was hoping to see him against Crawford - i will believe Rougarou is fighting Mikey Garcia once that bout is officially confirmed and not before... Zepeda looked out of sorts against Lundy last time out and it's hard to see anything other than a Crawford wipeout. I think the v close fight with Ramirez and then that brutal war with Barancyk took something vital out of Zepeda.
Nobody wants that smoke from Crawford, Pac and Porter acted like they wanted it but it came down to it, they found a way out. Spence will fight him but he wants to make his money first because he knows that he could very well lose against Crawford. Thurman and Swift won't even say his name. The only thing I blame Crawford for is being too dangerous for his own good.