World champion Terence Crawford may not return to the ring until he receives a multi-million dollar offer.
This was confirmed by his trainer, Bernie Davis, who said that the American boxer will not fight again unless he is paid $100 million to drop to middleweight and fight for all the belts simultaneously
A statement that has generated intense debate in the boxing world about the champion’s future and his strategy to become undisputed champion.
Bernie Davis’ condition for Terence Crawford’s next fight
According to Bernie Davis, Crawford’s next fight would only take place if the prize money involves a figure close to 100 million dollars.
In addition, the condition implies that Crawford drops to middleweight, that is, about 160 pounds to fight for the four belts simultaneously.
Davis said that the current middleweight champions, Carlos Adames, Janibek Alimkhanuly and Erislandy Lara, “can do all the hard work” of unifying the belts before Crawford enters the ring.
This strategy is reminiscent of how Crawford became undisputed champion at super middleweight (168 lbs) and welterweight (147 lbs), collecting the titles progressively.
“Crawford doesn’t need to do anything else. Only if they offer him 100 million and put the belts on the line, he could return to the ring,” Davis told MillCity Boxing.
Is $100 million a realistic goal?
The price of $100 million has generated controversy, considering that Crawford has not proven to be a great box office magnet by himself. In his fight against Canelo Alvarez on September 13, 70,482 fans were in attendance, but much of the attraction was due to the Mexican
In his previous fight against Israil Madrimov, only 3,935 tickets were sold, many as courtesies, which raises the question of whether Crawford justifies such a high purse.
Davis points out that the fight against Canelo was due to the interest of Turki Alalshikh, not because of demand from the American public.
However, Davis has made it clear where he stands on this situation, as well as his inflexibility to negotiate the figure:
“100 million, not 75 or 90, 100 million. If not, why would he do it? He’s not going to fight for nothing“, said Bernie Davis
Therefore, this condition imposed by Bernie Davis could mean premature retirement or make him one of the highest paid athletes, only time will tell.
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