Bob Arum Says Errol Spence Jr. “Doesn’t Want to Do the Fight” With Terence Crawford

Published 12/09/2020, 7:47 AM EST

Despite having his differences with the WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, Bob Arum is still favoring him over Errol Spence Jr. in a possible matchup.

The 88-year-old believes, ‘Bud’ will dismantle ‘The Truth’ if they ever square-off inside the ring. However, Arum and Crawford and are currently in a contractual turmoil which might force ‘Bud’ to accept the matchup against Spence Jr. under a different banner.

Errol Spence Jr. defended his unified welterweight titles (WBC, IBF) against Danny Garcia, and Terence Crawford defended his WBO title against Kell Brook. So, their possible title unification fight is relevant on the charts.

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However, Arum doesn’t see it happening. He has blamed Errol Spence Jr and accused the champion of accepting easy money fights. In an interaction with The Athletic, Arum posed his opinion on the welterweight title fight.

The Top Rank CEO said, “He doesn’t want to do the fight. And why should he do the fight, in his position, if he can grab money fighting guys he doesn’t have a problem beating?… We want to make that fight with Spence, but again, it takes two to tango. Spence is hiding behind Al Haymon.”

Errol Spence Jr. vs Terence Crawford- A fight for the ages

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Both the welterweight champions are unbeaten and in their prime. They have overcome every in-ring adversary and are out of legitimate challengers. Hence, there’s no other fight that makes more sense than this. It will determine the better champion between them and will also open the gateway for several other matches in the future.

It’s common in boxing to see two uneaten champions avoid each other for a long time, but its high time fans Crawford and Spence Jr. collide inside the ring.

Coming off from a horrific car accident in 2019, Spence Jr. has regained his momentum against the former champion in ‘Swift’ Garcia. He looked great inside the ring and showcased his A-game.

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So, it’s safe to state that Spence Jr. is ready for ‘Bud’ Crawford and the fans want to see it happen. Do you think Bob Arum’s claims have some meaning behind them?

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A senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports, Raj Sarkar is a mass media graduate who is currently pursuing his master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to his current role, he has worked with the MMA team at EssentiallySports and has interviewed prominent fighters such as Ritu Phogat and 'The Red King' Rory MacDonald. He combined his bachelor's degree with his adoration for combat sports and has a combined 2000 plus bylines in MMA and boxing over the last two years.

Bob Arum Says Errol Spence Jr. “Doesn’t Want to Do the Fight” With Terence Crawford

Errol Spence Jr. vs Terence Crawford- A fight for the ages

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