Promoter Eddie Hearn reiterated that Terence Crawford won’t ever fight again unless he receives a proposal for the Canelo Alvarez clash he’s waiting for.
Crawford’s Future: A ‘Good Riddance’ for Some
Fans have already given up on Crawford, viewing the soon-to-be 37-year-old as retired, and lots of are saying, ‘Good riddance. Don’t let the door hit you on the best way out. You’re boring to observe and at all times have been.’
Terence’s resume is poor from top to bottom, full of lesser fighters in each weight class he’s fought in. Crawford has at all times been a Mayweather-like fighter, whom a segment of the U.S. population would hype up, and the remaining would watch him and say, ‘What is that this boring junk? Where’s the thrill?’
Fans who like watching fencing with swords have enjoyed Crawford, however the ones preferring motion and entertainment value have seen him as useless. That’s why Crawford has never change into a PPV attraction.
The fans have been impressed with Crawford’s lack of analytical ability because all you will have to do is quickly scan his resume to notice the sub-level opposition he’s fought during his 16-year profession. I’m not knocking Crawford’s hustle. He’s done a wonderful job of constructing a fluff resume that rivals Adrien Broner’s.
Crawford has at all times been a pure boxer, which his fans have puffed up, but he’s just once produced an exciting fight against the automotive crash-wrecked Errol Spence Jr.
A Style That Doesn’t Sell
Like Shakur Stevenson, Crawford’s fighting style doesn’t interest the fans demographic for fans within the U.S., preferring entertaining fighters like Gervonta Davis, Canelo Alvarez, and Ryan Garcia.
Hearn says Crawford, 36, has gotten used to the pay he received for his last two fights against Israil Madrimov and Errol Spence.
The one one which Crawford can fight that will provide him similar money is unified super middleweight champion Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs), who has no real interest in fighting him unless diamonds are rained on him. That’s provided that His Excellency Turki Alalshikh still wanted that fight to occur.
If he’s lost interest, Crawford could be out of luck. He’s not a giant PPV attraction, and the one successful one he’s had during his profession was against Errol Spence last 12 months. That was due to Spence’s popularity, not his.
Canelo’s Disinterest: A Polite, ‘No’
We’ve heard Canelo asking $150+ million for a fight against Crawford, which is his polite way of claiming, ‘Hit the road, Crawford. You ain’t getting a fight.’ Crawford’s last performance against Israil Madrimov is a superb reason why he won’t fight again unless he’s given the Canelo fight because he’d likely lose against most, if not all, of the ‘Big 4’ at junior middleweight.
If Hearn needed to give you the cash to finance a Crawford vs. Boots Ennis fight on his own, he probably wouldn’t attempt it. Crawford would laugh Hearn out of the room if he made one in all his lowball offers.
Hearn’s two failures this week to barter a unification fight for Boots against WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. and being outbid by Karen Chukhadzhian showed his limitations in putting together fights involving the expenditure of cash on his end.
So it shouldn’t matter if Crawford retires because Hearn has nobody he can fight. Boots Ennis isn’t popular and can likely never change into a PPV attraction. Without His Excellency, Hearn could be hopeless, attempting to make a fight between Crawford and Boots.
Hearn’s Thoughts on Crawford’s Expectations
“I don’t think Crawford will fight again because I believe he’s made really solid money in his last couple of fights. I don’t think he desires to fight Vergil Ortiz or Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis,” said Eddie Hearn to Michael Benson on X about Terence Crawford.
“I believe the one way Crawford will fight again is Canelo Alvarez because he’s got used to that pay. So inactive. I believe he’s completely happy to sit down out until the tip of next 12 months. He’ll be just waiting [for] the Canelo fight.”
Crawford would fight again, but provided that offered the dough he got for the Madrimov and Spence fights. Even then, he won’t do it if he’s frightened about losing because he still hopes the Canelo golden parachute will probably be given to him.
