Promoter Eddie Hearn tore into Terence Crawford today for his decision not to pay the $300,000 fine owed to the WBC for the 168-pound title he won from Canelo Alvarez last September.
Caviar, lobster… Then no bill was paid
Hearn compares Crawford’s behavior to that of a person who goes to a restaurant, eats caviar and lobster, and then refuses to pay the bill. In other words, Crawford ate and ran.
He notes that Terence wanted the right to fight for the undisputed super middleweight championship against Canelo. After defeating him, Crawford paraded around the ring with the WBC belt and told fans he was undisputed. But then refused to pay.
If He told them beforehand — No belt
Hearn says that if Crawford had told the WBC before the fight that he would not pay the sanction fees, they would not have put their title on the line. If he knew he wasn’t going to pay, it was wrong for him to agree to fight Canelo for that belt.
Terence was not beforehand with the WBC letting them know ahead of time he wouldn’t pay before the fight, making him look bad. If he was directly with the WBC from the jump, he wouldn’t be upset with them because he would never have been able to fight for their belt. When a person expects special treatment, it will not work. You’d like to hope that Crawford isn’t going to do this kind of thing outside of the ring, because he’s going to have problems.
0.6% discount still not enough
Crawford made a big production yesterday about the WBC stripping him of his title, saying they should have taken what he was willing to give them. He wanted the rules changed so he could get special treatment. They had already agreed to a smaller percentage of 0.6% instead of the usual 3% of the $50 million he made, which came to $300,000 rather than $1.5 million.
“It’s kind of a sign of the times with TKO. I know Terence is part of that whole team,” promoter Eddie Hearn said. IFL TV about Terence Crawford being stripped of his WBC super middleweight title after refusing to pay the $300,000 sanctioning fee.
“What he did was like going out to a restaurant, with all the best caviar and lobster, and the bill comes: ‘I’m not paying it.’ And you walk out. You sat down at the table. You wanted to eat the good stuff. You have to pay your dues and pay your bill,” Hearn said.
Last updated on 12/04/2025
