The Undisputed Promoting Level
The entire advertising angle that was a part of the promoting level for the Canelo-Crawford combat, with it being for the undisputed 168-lb championship, wouldn’t have occurred.
“The explanation he obtained an opportunity to combat for that sort of cash is as a result of the organizations had been score him and he was given alternatives to combat for a title,” stated coach Abel Sanchez to Battle Hub TV, speaking about Terence Crawford.
Bud’s Ring Belt Comment
Terence’s assertion after being stripped of his WBC title, saying the Ring belt is the “just one that actually issues”, means that he solely cares about that. Regardless of that, he nonetheless needed to combat for the undisputed championship, and didn’t inform the WBC he wouldn’t pay forward of time.
After they stripped him, he made a giant manufacturing about it, complaining like they had been within the improper as an alternative of himself. It made no sense. For a fighter nearing 40 years and with 17 years within the professionals to be shocked by sanctioning charges, it’s stunning.
“He turned identified due to the organizations. Firstly of his profession, if he had stated, ‘I’m by no means going to pay sanctioning charges.’ Do you assume anybody would ever know him exterior of his hometown?” stated Abel about Crawford.
Abel is correct. If Crawford had stated from the start of his profession that he would by no means pay a sanctioning payment, he wouldn’t have gained world titles in two divisions. He’d be a career-long contender, and he wouldn’t have gotten the alternatives to combat guys like Errol Spence, Canelo, and Ricky Burns.
Sanchez Questions Honor
“I believe it’s not too honorable to not be paying what he agreed to earlier than the combat [against Canelo]. If he had stated earlier than the combat, ‘I’m not going to pay,’ then the WBC wouldn’t have sanctioned the bout. However he agreed to pay. He agreed to that quantity.”
$300K vs a $50M Payday
Crawford reportedly was paid $50 million for the combat with Canelo. It was clear afterwards {that a} rematch would seemingly occur, giving him one other massive payday. The $300,000 sanctioninng payment that the WBC was asking for was little or no in comparison with what he made. It might have been value it for Crawford to pay as a result of he would nonetheless have all 4 titles in his possession for the rematch with Alvarez.
“I believe it’s a shame that he’s not going it,” stated Sanchez about Crawford’s resolution to not pay the sanctioning payment.
