"Let's see who's telling the truth at the end of the day. That’s what makes for a great fight. Depending on how long boxing is shut down, we don’t know how many people will tune in to watch fights on television.It will be a shame if Crawford chooses to stall out his career if he doesn’t get the extra money that he wants to fight behind closed doors. On DAZN's Boxing with Chris Mannix podcast, Crawford said he spoke with Spence and told him that when he does step back into the ring to not even think about selecting him as his first opponent back, as he won't accept the offer.
Unless Top Rank is willing to package Crawford’s fights with undercard fighters that are willing to be paid very little, it’s hard to figure out where the extra money would come from to satisfy Terence.This isn’t exactly the best time for Crawford to be asking for more money when the sport restarts because there’s going to be a lot of unknowns. "DAZN uses cookies to help us deliver our services and improve your user experience. "Earlier this year, the biggest matchup to take place in boxing was "You got to think the two biggest fights in boxing right now before 'AJ' (Anthony Joshua) got the loss (to Andy Ruiz Jr.) were Deontay Wilder against Anthony Joshua and Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence," Crawford said. That’s just my opinion.
You can’t look at Crawford’s weak resume and know for sure how he’ll do against a talented fighter like Spence and Porter.We know that Crawford is capable of beating fighters like Amir Khan, Egidijus Kavaliauskas, and Jeff Horn, but those aren’t elite guys. "I truly feel when we fight, I'm going to f— him up," Crawford said. "Those were the two biggest fights to be made. Copyright © 2007-2020 Boxing News 24. If Crawford is still waiting around for the crowds to come back before he begins fighting again, he could be waiting a long time.“I truly feel that when it comes time for us to fight, I’m going to f*** him up, and he feels the same way.
Joshua has fought just one time in the U.S. against Andy Ruiz Jr. in losing by a 7th round knockout. He hasn’t fought since his car crash on October 10, and no one knows whether the unbeaten champion is still the same physically.While there’s a lot of interest in a clash between heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, that’s a fight that resonates in the United Kingdom rather than in the U.S. Fury and Joshua have some fans in the U.S., but not at the level of Spence and Crawford for apparent reasons.Those two are from the U.K., and they haven’t fought enough in the U.S. to become household names. Errol Spence: Shawn Porter says the IBF/WBC welterweight world champ can't beat Terence Crawford Errol Spence Jr./Instagram Friday, July 24, 2020 5:31 AM UTC Max Kellerman says Terence Crawford's Twitter exchange with Errol Spence Jr. is giving the potential clash more public interest, which can generate a larger fight purse. Ryan Garcia's adviser returns fire at Bob Arum over criticism Errol Spence Jr vs. Danny Garcia official for Nov.21 on Fox PPVErrol Spence is too big for Terence Crawford says Jermell Charlo By Chris Williams: Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford could now be the biggest fight in boxing given the recent losses defeats suffered by heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. All Rights Reserved.
"If something was to happen and I knocked him out or beat him up bad, they (media and fans) would say 'He's not the same Errol Spence, he's coming off a car accident,' and that would never end for my whole career," he added. That's why it makes for a great fight. “There’s a lot of talk about boxing when it comes back, I’ll first come back with fights behind closed doors and with no crowds.How do you feel about that? Not taking anything away from Wilder and Fury, I feel like Spence-Crawford was a way bigger fight than Fury-Wilder. Some of the disease specialists arent sure when the current pandemic will end.While some are hoping a vaccine will be developed in 12 to 18 months, others believe this could be a problem that could last four years or more. Before that bout, Crawford felt that a clash between he and Spence and not Fury-Wilder 2 was the fight on the minds of boxing fans. Terence Crawford: Errol Spence Jr's Health Will Be Judged In Garcia Fight. He [Spence] fought right in front of me.
You’ve got two top welterweights in the division, telling the media that they’re going to f*** one up. Click “Agree” to accept our use of cookies or you can choose to opt out of our use of cookies by following the instructions in our Ring announcer Jeremiah Gallegos returns for Brækhus-McCaskill card after trying 2020David Benavidez misses weight, loses WBC super middleweight titleCecilia Brækhus says Claressa Shields is not the GWOAT while she's still aroundBrækhus, McCaskill explain how training during pandemic has been positiveMatchroom Fight Camp schedule: Everything you need to know Published On Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:24 AM EST At the age of 32, Terence Crawford … For his part, Fury has fought only four times in the U.S.“When the world gets back it’s normalcy, we’re going to do our thing,” said Crawford to “You’re one of those big stars, Terence, where when you fight, you draw pretty big crowds out there,” said Chris Mannix. By Manouk Akopyan. Spence would need to be willing to take the match without a tune-up, and that’s where we could have a problem. "(Spence) said he's going right into a fight with Danny Garcia, (Manny) Pacquiao, me," Crawford told Mannix. If we brought a fight to you, there would be no crowd there, how would you react to that?”It’s doubtful that Top Rank will pay Crawford more money to fight behind closed doors in a studio setting. "He feels the same way. That's just in my opinion." "I told him 'Don't come back trying to fight me because that ain't the fight you really want on your first fight to come back.' He was like, ‘Man, I’m going to wash you.’ ‘Yeah, you got to enter the arena to do that first.’ It’s just a little joke between us,” said Crawford.Spence vs. Crawford might well be the biggest fight in boxing. I wouldn't even take that fight if it was offered to me because it's a lose-lose situation for me.
By Chris Williams: Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford could now be the biggest fight in boxing given the recent losses defeats suffered by heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. They haven’t fought in the U.S. enough, and Joshua looked woefully bad in losing to Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019 in New York.