Terence Crawford signs contract for July 23 fight with Viktor Postol

[Spicoli]

I think it's a smart move to put this on PPV. The fact that it is PPV will give the fighters more appeal, especially Crawford and will make him stand out above the rest as a star (outside of hardcore fans). Otherwise, it would be looked at as just another HBO fight. This reminds me of Mayweather/El Diablo

I think its putting the cart before the horse though. Mayweather had more than double the regular hbo fights and a few were considered 'big' match ups compared to the initial ppv vs well known face in Gatti. Crawford and Postol are very under the radar in the big picture unfortunately and it'd ensure much better sales and popularity down the road to give them as much regular and 'easy' exposure to both hard core and casual fans now rather than pull poor ppv numbers and have that tag stuck to him.

[Kirkland Laing]

I think it's a smart move to put this on PPV. The fact that it is PPV will give the fighters more appeal, especially Crawford and will make him stand out above the rest as a star (outside of hardcore fans). Otherwise, it would be looked at as just another HBO fight. This reminds me of Mayweather/El Diablo

I think its putting the cart before the horse though. Mayweather had more than double the regular hbo fights and a few were considered 'big' match ups compared to the initial ppv vs well known face in Gatti. Crawford and Postol are very under the radar in the big picture unfortunately and it'd ensure much better sales and popularity down the road to give them as much regular and 'easy' exposure to both hard core and casual fans now rather than pull poor ppv numbers and have that tag stuck to him.

Even most regular boxing fans have seen Postol fight exactly once. And he doesn't have a fan-friendly styler. Crawford has looked good but not so good that a lot of people are going to be desperate to spend 60 or so dollars to watch. And it could be a crap fight to watch. Making it PPV is nuts.

And no way Crawford fights Spence anytime soon unless Haymon's operation collapses.