Boxing fans have been longing for a bout between unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford. Moreover, recently the fight was closer to getting booked than it was ever before, with fans feeling confident that the fight would finally take place.
However, the talks between both parties broke down with each side blaming the other for the debacle. Crawford recently came out and revealed that two hedge funds were interested in making the fight. He also claimed that the funds were willing to dish out guaranteed purses of $25 million to both fighters to finalize their long-awaited fight.
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Despite this, ‘Bud’ added that PBC president and Spence’s promoter Al Haymon refused to work with unnamed investors. He will now defend his WBO 147-pound crown against Russia’s David Avanesyan on December 10 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Crawford took to Twitter to explain this and stated that Spence was not responding to this because it was the truth. However, Spence was also quick to fire back at Crawford, claiming that his side gave ‘Bud’ everything he wanted but didn’t get an answer back.
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The two have now engaged in a back-and-forth on Twitter, blaming each other for the fight falling off. ESPN ringside even decided to make a meme on this feud using a Gif of Floyd Mayweather throwing money to poke fun at the fiasco. “Fans if a Spence-Crawford fight is anything like tonight’s Twitter back-and-forth,” they wrote.
Fans if a Spence-Crawford fight is anything like tonight’s Twitter back-and-forth 👀 pic.twitter.com/PzGPncyVVa
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) November 3, 2022
Fans react to Floyd Mayweather being used as a Gif to mock Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence Jr
One fan stated that by the time this fight will be made, Crawford will be 40 years old.
Man Crawford gonna be like 38-40 by the time they fight this fight missed its time
— Uva 🇮🇹 🍇 (@thepolicy3225) November 3, 2022
Another fan claimed that he was tired of the drama surrounding the fight, which isn’t getting booked.
Getting tired of it tbh. Fake drama for a fight that ain’t happening
— Panic! At The Tesco (@LFCZooks) November 3, 2022
Moreover, one fan hilariously compared this feud with the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania John Fetterman.
It’s like watching Fetterman debate himself on twitter
— stoney midlife crisis (@TheyDanger) November 3, 2022
One fan wanted to see Rolly Romero vs Isac Cruz instead of this fight
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What the fans really want is rolly vs issac Cruz
— ℂ𝕖𝕟 (@c_endh) November 3, 2022
The fans look like they have had enough stalling and are ready to move on with this fight. The making of these fights has always been a problem that has plagued boxing. This was recently shown after the highly anticipated bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury got called off.
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What did you think about Crawford and Spence engaging in a back-and-forth on Twitter? Let us know in the comments.
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