The fights I'd like to see Bud take is Ennis at 147,,,which won't happen since Ennis isn't a big enough deal yet. Tszyu and maybe Charlo at 154 . With the wasteland at 160 he'd probably take a belt there if he wanted. I just wish he'd announce a fight.
We're all out of the loop because none of us have any contacts inside Crawford's camp. Either way he won his 4 belts in the ring and didn't lose them in the ring, politics aside it is a nice stay busy fight for Crawford to take whilst he scopes out the landscape at LMW or SMW
We're not all out of the loop - that's you. A stay busy fight takes place when a desired opponent is simultaneously fighting. Crawford alrdy informed WBO his desire to fight Tszyu/Fundora winner for WBO belt and WBO has named Crawford the mandatory. Unless there's a draw Crawford will get Tszyu next. A stay busy fight wouldve taken place TONIGHT. You dont take a stay busy fight AFTER your desired opponent has already fought...that doesnt even make sense. Crawford is 37 years old. He's got - at most - 2 fights left. Praying its not wasted on a literal prospect.
Yes me, you and all the rest of us who have no inside source. But as you say it should be when they're simultaneously fighting. Zoo is fighting tonight, Crawford could have faced Ennis tonight instead of staying on the sidelines. By the time Zooaccepts the fight or vacates, Crawford will have been inactive a year. Such a waste.
Nobody wanted to fight Bud. Ennis says he did but Bozy (his Pops and trainer) literally admitted to ducking. Ennis content on looking phenomenal versus fringe contenders Shame Jermell got yellow after the Spence fight...as a "LION" wouldve backed up his pack immediately.
I nearly choked during the post-fight interview after the Errol Spence fight when the commentor asked Crawford how it felt to now be among the all-time greats like Leonard, Hearns, and Duran. You know, there was a time when a fighter had to beat more than one really good fighter before being considered an all-time great.