NFL
By: Julio Olmo
Boxing News and Drama:
Fight fans on social media are saying Terence Crawford chose to “duck” Errol Spence Jr. by suddenly pulling out of negotiations for a mega-fight to face an easy mark in David Avanesyan on December 10th on BLK Prime PPV.
It most certainly does!
Most boxing fans believe Crawford got scared when he was on the verge of having to fight Spence, who is a much better fighter than anyone that he’s faced in his career.
Further, Crawford isn’t a spring chicken at 35, and he would have been up against it taking on a brutal puncher like Spence. It wouldn’t have the walk-in-the-park-level fight that Crawford has accustomed to having at 147, 140 & 135.
It’s reported that Crawford will be getting paid a 10 million+ payday for the Avanesyan fight, which is an insanely high amount for a fight of this nature. Avanesyan isn’t a big name, and Crawford has never proven himself as a pay-per-view fighter during his career.
Spence Reacts To Crawford-Avanesyan: Everyone Can Now See Who Was The Holdup! https://t.co/qDa7o9epbV pic.twitter.com/Af122J9WXk
— BoxingScene.com (@boxingscene) October 21, 2022
Although he’s won world titles in three weight classes, his ability to bring in PPV buys hasn’t happened.
Crawford says he wanted to get a fight in this year, so he opted to fight Avanesyan (29-3-1, 17 KOs) when the negotiations had slowed. However, if Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) had stuck it out in the negotiations, he could have fought Spence in February.
Crawford says he hopes that the fight with Spence can still happen next year after he defeats Avanesyan. However, how can Spence trust Crawford after the way he pulled out of the fight? If Crawford did it once, he’d do it again.
Spence may not wait at welterweight for Crawford ? pic.twitter.com/8WK4VULaJ0
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) October 21, 2022
Growing Concern On Spence's Side That Crawford's Team Isn't Committed To Fight https://t.co/hplV51ykKQ pic.twitter.com/vxsunsJuAz
— BoxingScene.com (@boxingscene) October 20, 2022
Adrien Broner Signed Three Fight Eight-Figure Deal With BLK Prime and Bragged That Him and Terence Crawford Plan to Take Over Boxing.
