Commentator Tim Bradley desires Terence Crawford to take the combat with Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. That’s a giant combat that can present Crawford with a pleasant paycheck, and it’s a match that is sensible if he can’t get the mega-fight in opposition to Canelo Alvarez that he’s asking for.
Bradley desires Crawford to return down from the clouds, cease chasing Canelo and begging for a combat, and take what’s in entrance of him in opposition to Boots. Yeah, it gained’t usher in the identical money as a combat in opposition to Canelo; he won’t ever get that combat.
It doesn’t appear like His Excellency Turki Alalshikh will be capable to ship the Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) combat that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is asking him to convey. There’s nobody else that Crawford can combat at or close to his weight class that followers could be as concerned about seeing than him and Ennis. Apart from Canelo and Boots, the one guys that followers could be concerned about seeing Crawford combat are these guys:
– David Benavidez
– Artur Beterbiev
– Dmitry Bivol
– David Morrell
Crawford’s Threat Aversion
Followers could be excited to see Crawford combat killers in opposition to whom he could be the underdog as a result of this may put him able the place he would want to combat above his degree to maintain from shedding. Sadly, Crawford would by no means combat any of these, identical to he would by no means face Boots Ennis. He’s not a risk-taker.
Crawford is only a man on the lookout for a last combat in opposition to Canelo for large cash and is actually already retired. He by no means fought anybody moreover a wrecked Errol Spence throughout his profession, which the followers cared about. Followers wouldn’t be capable to title the 40 different fighters Crawford has fought throughout his profession, particularly the champions.
“I hear you, Bud and the Canelo combat is a dream combat of yours. Nonetheless, there’s a man proper round your weight class that’s just like Canelo and Benavidez. You maintain two titles within the welterweight division,” mentioned commentator Tim Bradley to Cigar Speak on X, speaking about Terence Crawford needing to combat Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, provided that he can’t get the Canelo combat that he’s pushing for.
Bradley is saying that Crawford wants to return down from his dream world and cease together with his hopeless imaginative and prescient of a combat he doesn’t deserve. He must take the combat that’s proper there in entrance of him in opposition to Boots, which can pay properly and earn Crawford respect from followers if he’s victorious.
“I do know they are saying, ‘He was purported to combat Spence the second time.’ He didn’t find yourself combating Spence,’ and he had an choice,” mentioned Bradley.”Boots had an choice. Boots has been calling him [Crawford] out for the longest. So, me being within the place of Bud, that is what I’d say. ‘Okay, younger blood need it. Alright, no drawback. He’s going to take this. That is what he will get.’
“If Boots takes it and Bud will get the massive finish of the stick, 90% [vs.] 10%, if Boots desires that motion, there you go. Let’s have it. However 14,000 seats had been offered in Philly [for Boots Ennis vs. David Avanesyan on July 13th]. Omaha ain’t too removed from there. They’ll have a gathering level in New York at Madison Sq. Backyard. That combat goes to promote. I’m telling you,” mentioned Bradley concerning the Crawford vs. Ennis combat.
Crawford-Boots would positively promote. It wouldn’t be as large a payday for Crawford as a combat in opposition to Canelo, however he’s not getting that matchup. So, he must put that concept out of his head and concentrate on what is on the market, and that’s Boots.
“Everyone goes to return out and watch this combat as a result of Boots is meant to be the following coming,” mentioned Bradley. “When Bud is out the door, when he’s gone, Boots is meant to be that man. Boots is attempting to line himself up with Bud as a result of he is aware of that Bud goes to be leaving the sport, and he believes he can beat him.”
The essential drawback right here is that Crawford seems anxious about what might occur if he fights Boots Ennis and is crushed. Crawford, 36, regarded pale and previous in opposition to Israil Madrimov on August third, and it’s clear that age is beginning to present. I don’t know if it’s age, however Crawford was lastly going through somebody with first rate capacity for a change.
The “Cakewalk” Problem
“His group actually believes that they will beat him. Now you’ve everyone making excuses, saying Boots isn’t prepared, and also you choose him by his final combat [against David Avanesyan]. If Boots isn’t prepared, then it needs to be a cakewalk for Crawford, proper? It needs to be. Then Crawford ought to step up and face him,” mentioned Bradley.
Clearly, Crawford and his group don’t imagine they will beat Boots as a result of if that they had thought they might, they’d have fought him as an alternative of Madrimov, Spence, David Avanesyan, and Shawn Porter.
“That’s one other paycheck. If it’s that straightforward, step up and combat him if it’s that straightforward,” mentioned Bradley about wanting Crawford to combat Ennis.
