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Bernie Tha Boxer: Good Coverage, But You Need To Understand The BUSINESS Of Boxing
You strike me as a fairly learned follower of the sport.
Notice I said sport. Not the BUSINESS of boxing.
Because ultimately, A-Side fighters call the shots. Always have, always will.
B-Side fighters (which Crawford is for a Spence fight) don't.
Fighters have to be inspired by what Floyd had to do against Oscar de la Hoya, which catapulted him into superstardom - accepting whatever he had to in order to make the fight, as B-Side, then going in there and doing what he had to do.
Fighters today should be learning from what Canelo is doing, which is to collect belts and make a legacy that keeps continuing, not just hanging on to what you did at lesser weight classes.
Crawford should have challenged Teixeira when Teixeira was 154 WBO as Crawford had basically a guaranteed shot - didn't do it, and that would have been an easy belt for him to win. Then defend in two divisions.
Crawford should have challenged Ugas the moment Ugas got elevated for WBA. Didn't happen.
Instead of paying Crawford $12-15 million to fight a slew of lesser fighters, he should have told Arum to stack that money, pay him $1-2 per fight and then use the bulk of the excess to get the Spence fight made instead of chasing a Manny fight he knew wasn't going to happen.
Crawford himself said that Arum failed to get him fights. Then why'd you re-sign with him when you knew the smoke was over at PBC? At that time, Keef was undefeated WBC/WBA, Spence was undefeated IBF, Danny Swift was still at the top of the division as was Porter.
Regardless, blaming only Arum makes no sense when Arum was able to book multiple fights with Wilder/Fury.
Manny got a temp deal with PBC.
Mikey got a temp deal with PBC.
Canelo got a temp deal with PBC.
All three were financially better off and had signature fights as a result.
So why does Crawford get a pass for not doing the same when we know he could have?
It's because in the BUSINESS of boxing, Crawford knew that he could make guaranteed $3 million each to fight guys he's supposed to beat with ease. He also knew that it's not assured he beats Ugas or Spence, and he just wanted to beat Manny on the way out for an easy payday, as everyone did.
Going forward: assuming Keef gets past Barrios (which isn't guaranteed), Crawford should sign with PBC, fight Keef, the one guy Spence won't fight, make a statement, then unify with Spence/Ugas winner.
OR
Go up to 154 and take belts and keep making a name.
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By CTR Group LLCYou strike me as a fairly learned follower of the sport.
Notice I said sport. Not the BUSINESS of boxing.
Because ultimately, A-Side fighters call the shots. Always have, always will.
B-Side fighters (which Crawford is for a Spence fight) don't.
Fighters have to be inspired by what Floyd had to do against Oscar de la Hoya, which catapulted him into superstardom - accepting whatever he had to in order to make the fight, as B-Side, then going in there and doing what he had to do.
Fighters today should be learning from what Canelo is doing, which is to collect belts and make a legacy that keeps continuing, not just hanging on to what you did at lesser weight classes.
Crawford should have challenged Teixeira when Teixeira was 154 WBO as Crawford had basically a guaranteed shot - didn't do it, and that would have been an easy belt for him to win. Then defend in two divisions.
Crawford should have challenged Ugas the moment Ugas got elevated for WBA. Didn't happen.
Instead of paying Crawford $12-15 million to fight a slew of lesser fighters, he should have told Arum to stack that money, pay him $1-2 per fight and then use the bulk of the excess to get the Spence fight made instead of chasing a Manny fight he knew wasn't going to happen.
Crawford himself said that Arum failed to get him fights. Then why'd you re-sign with him when you knew the smoke was over at PBC? At that time, Keef was undefeated WBC/WBA, Spence was undefeated IBF, Danny Swift was still at the top of the division as was Porter.
Regardless, blaming only Arum makes no sense when Arum was able to book multiple fights with Wilder/Fury.
Manny got a temp deal with PBC.
Mikey got a temp deal with PBC.
Canelo got a temp deal with PBC.
All three were financially better off and had signature fights as a result.
So why does Crawford get a pass for not doing the same when we know he could have?
It's because in the BUSINESS of boxing, Crawford knew that he could make guaranteed $3 million each to fight guys he's supposed to beat with ease. He also knew that it's not assured he beats Ugas or Spence, and he just wanted to beat Manny on the way out for an easy payday, as everyone did.
Going forward: assuming Keef gets past Barrios (which isn't guaranteed), Crawford should sign with PBC, fight Keef, the one guy Spence won't fight, make a statement, then unify with Spence/Ugas winner.
OR
Go up to 154 and take belts and keep making a name.