Terence Crawford v David Avanesyan 10/12/23

[Ron Swanson]

TRUTH Terence Crawford explains how Errol Spence Jr’s manager, Al Haymon, caused negotiations to collapse for undisputed clash

Terence Crawford has explained why negotiations for a highly-anticipated undisputed clash with Errol Spence Jr collapsed.

The pair seemed on a collision course, having reportedly agreed terms in September, but now negotiations have gone in a similar direction to that of the proposed Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight.

This became clear when Crawford announced he would be defending his WBO title against welterweight contender, David Avanesyan, on December 10, following an offer from new streaming service BLK Prime.

This caused frustration to boil among boxing fans who blamed Crawford for choosing to fight Avanesyan instead of Spence Jr, but now he has taken to Instagram live to explain his side of the story.

According to Crawford, Spence Jr’s manager, Al Haymon, is the real culprit behind the collapse in negotiations, having barred his fighter from taking a deal with $25 million guaranteed.

“Al’s a good dude, Al’s a charming guy and he’s a cool dude,” Crawford said. “I kind of like talking to him, but at the same time, Spence is Al’s guy, I’m not.

“We’re just going back and forth about the numbers. I have two companies that reach out to me that wanted to give me and Spence $25 million guaranteed.

“So, a real guy like myself, I called Spence. He had to go back and ask Al for permission and he didn’t call me back, so I proposed it to Al.

“Al told me, straight up, ‘I’m not letting anybody touch this fight.’

“I’m the only one that was taking all the risks, I told them ‘alright cool, I’ll take no guarantee, I’ll take the lesser end of the money, whatever it is you want, I’ll take it,’ because that’s how much confidence I got that I’m gonna beat that man.

“Even though I know that I was getting f***** in the long run, I just wanted a little transparency. Of course I want to see if the numbers add up to what they telling me.

“I never was offered a guarantee, not once, I never was given anything, but ‘here you want this fight, we gonna f*** you and then you got what you want.’

“So, you mad at me for taking a fight with a tough opponent for a bigger purse, a guarantee that I wasn’t even gonna get. You crazy in the head.

“You expect me to be disrespected, ran over, stepped on and just sit there and take it, that’s crazy.”

Crawford went on to reveal that after his fight with Avanesyan, if he is successful, he still plans to make a fight with Spence Jr, but we will just have to wait and see.

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1...se-undisputed/

F Bud, I was a fan but he is lying through his f’n teeth. He was offered a 5 million dollar guarantee, he said he wanted 22. Espinoza upped it to 7, he gratiously(sarcasm) came down to 20. Espinoza went up to a last offer of 10 and Bud said he wouldn’t go below 15. So when he says he was never offered a guarantee, know for absolute certain that’s a f’n lie.

But we go on from here, have you noticed the fight he made at the exact guarantee he was offered for Spence but Spence would have made him more on the backend has had no promotion? That’s because the kiddy company he signed with gave in to the same absurd demand he gave to Al. This scumbag liar wanted right of refusal for all expenses. It’s absurd.

I was a fan for years and years but what is unacceptable is openly and blatantly lying. F that dirtbag. His career is forever tainted for the BS he has pulled here. He can count his money and insult the fans all he wishes. Anyone that cares to look into this knows this dirtbag is lying. He NEVER AGREED TO ANYTHING or there would be a fight. Because Spence was in

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has david arrive in the u.s. yet?

[Master]

Meanwhile, Terence Crawford has unexpectedly said that he wants his undisputed welterweight clash with fellow American Errol Spence Jr to take place in the UK.

“I wouldn’t mind going to London to do it,” Crawford told Thaboxingvoice.

“You’re gonna make more, trust me, 100%. The UK support boxing more than the US.

“When Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua fight in the UK, they draw 60,000 in a stadium.”

"Al’s a good dude, Al’s a charming guy and he’s a cool dude,” Crawford said on Instagram live. “I kind of like talking to him, but at the same time, Spence is Al’s guy, I’m not.

“We’re just going back and forth about the numbers. I have two companies that reach out to me that wanted to give me and Spence $25million guaranteed.

“So, a real guy like myself, I called Spence. He had to go back and ask Al for permission and he didn’t call me back, so I proposed it to Al.

“Al told me, straight up, ‘I’m not letting anybody touch this fight.’

“I’m the only one that was taking all the risks, I told them ‘alright cool, I’ll take no guarantee, I’ll take the lesser end of the money, whatever it is you want, I’ll take it,’ because that’s how much confidence I got that I’m gonna beat that man.

“Even though I know that I was getting f***** in the long run, I just wanted a little transparency. Of course I want to see if the numbers add up to what they telling me.

“I never was offered a guarantee, not once, I never was given anything, but ‘here you want this fight, we gonna f*** you and then you got what you want.’

“So, you mad at me for taking a fight with a tough opponent for a bigger purse, a guarantee that I wasn’t even gonna get. You crazy in the head.

“You expect me to be disrespected, ran over, stepped on and just sit there and take it, that’s crazy.”

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1...-fight-london/

[Ron Swanson]

How do you know this lying dirtbag is lying again, he’s talking. Says he just wanted to look at the numbers, another f’n lie. The Muhammad Ali act guarantees he can see the numbers. He lies to the ignorant because the ignorant will believe it

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