Via Brian Webber: Terence Crawford says he wants to fight Errol Spence Jr in London, England, because he believes they can fill a 60,000-seat stadium there and make more money than anywhere else, excluding Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia.
Crawford (38-0.29 KOs) believes Britons support boxing more in their home country than in the US, where the sport ranks fourth in fan ratings, behind NFL football. , NBA 2nd and 3rd MLB [baseball].
Even if Crawford is right about British fans being more interested in boxing than in the US, it remains questionable whether two non-British people like him and Spence (28-0.22 KOs) can fill a stadium move 60,000 seats and sell pay per -view buys although the fight will be worldly better than the horrendous fights Tyson Fury had recently in the UK against Derek Chisora and Dillian Whyte, both both are the best boxers at the passenger level.
Fury can fight a garbage collector and fill a stadium in the UK, but surely Crawford versus Spence would do the same. They’re not British, so fans won’t come and support them in as large numbers as they would if the match were held in the US or Saudi Arabia.
Terence Crawford said to thaboxingvoice about a hopeful fight with Errol Spence next year. “I don’t mind putting it over there.
“You’ll make more money, though, believe me,” Crawford said when told he would have to pay double tax if he played Spence in London, England. “100%,” Crawford said when asked if he believed he would make more money playing in England.
“When you see Tyson Fury and AJ fighting in the UK, and they’re attracting 60,000 people in a stadium, what does that tell you?” Crawford said.
“Saudi because they will give you the upfront amount. Of course, but where did AJ fight? I just fought [in Saudi Arabia]But before that, where did he fight?
“They are putting that bag over there [in Saudi Arabia]. They are more pro-boxing there. When you look at the UK and when you look at the US. In England, it played football and then boxing.
“When you look at the United States, you go to the NFL, the NBA, baseball, and then maybe boxing. Boxing is going down in pro-boxing United States.
“You think it’s the money of the generation?” Crawford said when told the $10 million he received for his match against David Avanesyan was ‘a wealth of generations’.
“You still have to touch it [the $10 million that Crawford will get for the Avanesyan fight]. It’s about both,” Crawford said when asked if he’s looking for a bigger bag or he’s interested in proving himself to be the best heavyweight out there.
“100% [not every opponent brings that bag]. That’s why in this game we play you have to do your best in your career to strengthen yourself for the rest of your life.
“That way, you don’t have to go out and get a job or do something stupid like fight until you’re 45. You have to make the right decisions, invest smart, and not spend all your money on material things. ,” Crawford said.
