Terence Crawford posted a photo today and posed in Samurai Garb on Instagram, who took fans as a message that he wanted to continue to fight. He did not fight like a brave Samurai against Canelo Alvarez on September 13. It was more a shy Cat-and-mouse Affair, which involves a lot of movement of Crawford.
No easy payday this time
Crawford coach Bernie Davis said on Monday his price is $ 100 million to get him back in the ring. If it’s Terence’s number, his benefactor Turki Alalshikh will have to make him agree Stitches his neck on the guillotine To face David benavidez.
If Bud wants that money, he will have to show a little courage, climb out of the fox hole and meet ‘the Mexican monster’ in No Man’s Land.
It is a fight that would attract a great deal of interest worldwide. If Crawford wants to keep making the same kind of dough as he got for the Canelo fight, that’s the way to do it.
Mount Rushmore still out of reach
In addition, it is the best way for Crawford to earn a place on the Mount Rushmore or Boxing. He does not have the credentials at the moment to be in the top-4, or even in the 20. Terence’s resume is empty of victories over young fighters at elite level.
The idea that Crawford is moving to 160 to fight for a world title against one of the non-popular middleweight champions is unlikely to work for that kind of money. There would not be enough fan interest to see Crawford fighting for a sixth world title against one of these champions:
- Janibek Alikhakhanuly
- Carlos Adames
- Erislandy Lara
The fights that probably would be interested in Crawford would be those he would probably lose by the following fighters: David Benavidez, Dmitry Biblical, Artur Betterbiev, Jaron Ennis and Christian Mbilli. I deliberately left Osleys Iglesias, Lester Martinez and Bakhram Murtazaliev because it would not be big fights.
Crawford’s victim story
“He (Turki Alalshikh) wanted the best for me because he saw how I was black ball. He saw how the system is doing me, ”Terence Crawford said All the smokecreating a narrative that he is being held out in spite of the great battles is given every opportunity To conquer world titles at 135, 140 and 147 while promoting by the top rank. “
It sounds like Crawford is playing a victim here and becoming ‘black ball’ system. “How could he be prevented from having opportunities when he won world titles in every section he fought in?
Top Rank gave Crawford uninterrupted opportunities to fight for world titles and offered him a platform to be seen, with his matches broadcast on ESPN.
“It wasn’t just the best rank. It was other promoters. “Ah, he doesn’t sell,” “ says Crawford.
The cold truth about his PPV numbers
The reality is that Crawford did not sell on PPV except his fight against Errol Spence. He wasn’t a big ticket seller either. So, if promoters say that Crawford ‘does not sell’, they hit the brand. Terence has never been a big PPV draw, and his fight last year against Israil Madrimov confirmed on August 3, 2024, that with 200,000 purchased for a well-promoted, charged card.
Crawford’s PPV history
- 700,000 Spence Jr. Teen Crawford: July 29, 2023, on Showtime – $ 59,000,000
- 200,000 Crawford vs. Madrimov: August 3, 2024 on Dazn/ESPN – $ 16,000,000
- 200,000 Crawford vs. Khan: April 20, 2019, on ESPN – $ 14,000,000
- 190,000 Crawford vs. Porter: November 20, 2021, on ESPN – $ 13,298.100
- 120,000 Crawford vs. Avanesyan: December 10, 2022 on BLK Prime – $ 4,800,000
- 60,000 Crawford vs. Postol: July 23, 2016, on HBO – $ 3,600,000
Last updated on 10/05/2025
