Why isnt Crawford fighting Ortiz or Ennis?

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  1. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wait, so Crawford is a free agent now? So hes fighting David Avanyesan?

    Wtf??????

    No Ortiz? No Ennis?
     
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  2. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Both Super Boots and Ortiz are ranked #1 by the IBF and the WBA respectively both of which Spence holds. Stanionis is the WBA regular champ though

    But word of the street is Spence is gonna fight either his WBC #1 Thurman or Stan. Keithy is ranked #1 by the WBC despite only having fought once in well over three years, beating Mario Barrios in Feb, and being 1-1 in his last 2 fights :facepalm:
     
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  3. SpeedKills

    SpeedKills Well-Known Member Full Member

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    10m for Crawford would’ve made much more sense if they had a worthwhile opponent across him. But Showtime has no money for Crawford apparently, and Ennis who has barely started his career is for some reason already exclusive to a network.
     
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  4. Jackman65

    Jackman65 FJB Full Member

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    Same reason Spence isn’t fighting them.
     
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  5. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    If Spence fights Thurman I hope those guys are the only two that show up to the "fight"
     
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  6. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Crawford will have not much of a legacy the way it's going.
     
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    The WBC ranking Keithy #1 after only having fought once in like 40 months or so, against the mighty Mario Barrios, is almost as bad as them having The Dosser still ranked #1 after brutal back-to-back stoppage defeats in his backyard :facepalm:
     
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  8. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pretty jarring comparison too when you look at Bivol right now, he would sacrifice millions of dollars against Canelo to fight Beterbiev. He has openly said that his legacy is more important than the money. I am not criticizing Crawford, you can take easier fights for the same money, it's a smarter decision health wise. However don't complain about legacy etc because there's fighters like Bivol who are driven by legacy more than anything.
     
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  9. JOKER

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

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    Ennis is a Gaymon puppet, I believe. Ortiz is with Golden Ploy.
     
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  10. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Isn't Crawford like 35 years old ? Very average resume for a supposed P4P ranked fighter at that age. I like Crawford's style of fighting but he needs a stand out win because his resume is seriously lacking.
     
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  11. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Crawford has one win since 2020.. an old Porter.. who was never anything special... it's nearly 2023... let that sink in.. consider that some people have this guy as the best fighter in boxing lmao
     
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  12. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    *clears throat*
    /Best Dubblechin Voice: But, but Helenius was a monster!!!
     
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  13. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    Because Ortiz is a heavyweight.
     
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  14. sasto

    sasto Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And it's not like there aren't other Top Rank guys who have been matched tough. The missing fights for Loma are guys like Tank who have no interest in difficult opponents and Haney who just became relevant (and that fight is in the works).

    It's become pretty clear who the problem is here.
     
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  15. JabbaTheGut

    JabbaTheGut Active Member Full Member

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    Apparently he's getting 10 million to fight Ava
     
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