By: Sean Crose
The world of fighting was in full swing on Wednesday night when Terence “Bud” Crawford and Errol “The Truth” Spence finally engaged in a much-anticipated fight. Sadly, their brawl took place on Twitter rather than in a boxing ring, involving tweets of no more than 280 characters instead of punches and for credibility rather than position. undisputed world weight class rival. Judging by the reaction of some fans to this spectacle, it is clear that a good percentage of the boxing public can now be less likely to take any action they can. , while another good percentage is fabricated in reality boxing has largely become a contest of percentages and guarantees more than one physical strength.
For the latter group, Wednesday’s Twitter war was a battle for the ages – it was Hagler-Hearns, Miracle on Ice and Rocky film rolled into one. On the other hand, the old purists, the ancient souls who still believed that sport should be about sport, were less passionate. “Crawford and Spence’s social media battle over hedge funds, net sales and who owns the boss,” tweeted Chris Mannix, “is a pretty accurate depiction of the decline of men’s boxing in 2022 .” Indeed, while some may feel the transition from high-profile boxing to social media like a caterpillar turning into a majestic butterfly, others share the frustrations of Mannix.
Wednesday night’s tweet war doesn’t need a batch report, nor a batch account. For the whole incident remains online for all the world to see. Keen observers will even note that the Golden Boy honcho and all-time great Oscar De La Hoya are involved. Suffice it to say that it was hoped that Crawford would take on Spence this month. Negotiations have failed and now each fighter is pointing the finger at the other. Truth be told, it looks like both Crawford and Spence WANT a fight, but the chaos of modern boxing won’t let that fight…at least not in the near future, perhaps not at all. .
Of course, all of this follows Tyson Fury’s hopes for a December superfight against fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua overtaken – adding to the sense of now seemingly wasted opportunities. This is already pervasive in this sport. Thankfully, the cliché “boxing is dead” most likely doesn’t apply right now, (if it ever did). However, there is reason for fans to be disappointed provided that those fans feel boxing should include real people boxing instead of bickering on social media.
