Crawford and Spence fight on social media instead of inside a boxing ring, writes George Gigney
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We’ve known for more than a week now that the Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence super fight won’t happen next. Crawford will face David Avanesyan next month while Spence is rumored to be finalizing his meeting with Keith Thurman.
InsidersAlan Dawson’s Alan Dawson looked into why the Crawford-Spence negotiations broke down, and to no one’s surprise, it was for the money. The Insider article sheds more light on the situation, though it skews slightly in Spence’s favor. It cites several unnamed sources, none of which appear to have been Crawford’s side of the negotiations. That’s not due to lack of effort, as this section clearly shows Crawford’s team has been approached for comment but has not responded.
According to the article, Crawford made “unusual” requests that appear to have been met. Spence’s team was then “blinded” by the announcement of Crawford’s fight with Avanesyan.
What we do now seem to know that Crawford was approached by a mysterious hedge fund who were willing to post a wallet of $25 million each for both fighters. However, according to Insider, Spence wants to be clear about the cut – any – of PPV sales the fighters will receive.
He is said not to have this information, nor to disclose who the hedge fund is and whether they can actually provide capital. Everything quickly fell apart from there. The pair then went back and forth on social channels, blaming the other side for the fight not happening. It’s another major omission for boxing that illustrates that the best fights are never simple to make, which is a crying shame for a sport that needs such events right. happens as a matter of course.
In a warmer story, The Herald caught up with Scottish bantamweight Kash Farooq, who had to cut his professional career short for medical reasons. That doesn’t sound particularly encouraging, but the interview with Farooq highlighted his positivity and strength.
The 26-year-old is about to retire early with boxing in a fresh spirit. He insists that even if he were to be re-licensed to practice, he would not take it. Although physically fine – and still in excellent condition – he was aware that his undisclosed health problems prevented him from boxing again and he made peace with that. .
He’s still involved in the sport, running classes and training boxers at local gyms and he even plans to try bringing boxing into schools in his area. . Farooq may not have been able to make his mark in the sport as a boxer in the way he would have liked, but in retirement he is cutting down on a prime example of holding high. head.
Caleb Plant and David Benavidez agreed on an intriguing super-middle clash. It seems to be a case of all the pieces coming together as it should be – both people want the fight, which means a lot to each of them and the division as a whole, and because so it was created. That’s how the sport should work.
YouTube
Last week, we watched the bizarre interview between Tyson Fury and YouTuber True Geordie highlighting how both men went wrong when the interview fell to insults.
True Geordie, whose real name is Brian Davis, posted a follow-up video this week that was essentially gloating about how much he angered Fury. He claimed that what he was doing was “journalism” and then went on to dig up boxing and sports journalists for seemingly avoiding asking “difficult” questions.
While there are certainly members of the media that sometimes revolve around pressing their interviewees on difficult topics, it is Davis’ claim that he is now a bastion of outstanding journalism. is a strange thing. It strikes me as similar to the invasion of individual YouTubers involved in the British government – they wade in, with little or no experience, making noise and then claiming they are game-changing. play.
Davis’ interview with Fury offers little value, other than the views it garners for his YouTube channel.
Fury was also the subject of conversation when SecondsOut struck up a quick chat with Egis Klimas, Oleksandr Usyk’s manager. Klimas claims that everything on their side in negotiating for a fight between the two has been agreed and so the ball is now in Fury’s court.
Tyson clearly needs to get through the fight with Derek Chisora first, which he is expected to do, but it’s clearly a positive sign that Usyk’s team is happy with any deal. has been released at this time.
Broadcasts
DAZN’s performance from Abu Dhabi over the weekend was a very good show and culminated in a performance that will likely win the title of Dmitry Bivol Fighter of the Year. We’ve also seen a welcome change to DAZN’s comment setup. Todd Grisham is still gearing up for a collaboration with Chris Mannix on his hands, but the addition of Barry Jones is the highlight.
Jones, who is currently active as a gun rental in the broadcast boxing world, is one of the best around. His technical analysis is excellent and he injects personality into his commentary without losing sight of those around him. He’s also unafraid to speak up when his co-comments don’t make any sense.
His collaborations with Grisham and Mannix further highlight how Jones stands above and beyond many of his peers in terms of quality and DAZN will do a great job to keep him going for the shows in the future. future.
Boxing on the box
November 11th
Sunny Edwards-Felix Alvarado
FITE TV
Coverage starts at 5:30pm
Nick Ball-Rafael Pedroza
BT Sport 1
Coverage starts at 7pm
November 12
Natasha Jonas-Marie Eve Dicaire
Sky Sports Action
Coverage starts at 7pm
November 13
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly-Denzel Bentley
BT Sport 1
Coverage starts at 1am
Montana Love-Steve Spark
DAZN
Coverage starts at 12:30am
