Bud\u2019s Ring Belt Remark<\/p>\n
Terence\u2019s statement after being stripped of his WBC title, saying the Ring belt is the \u201conly one that really matters\u201d, suggests that he only cares about that. Despite that, he still wanted to fight for the undisputed championship, and didn\u2019t tell the WBC he wouldn\u2019t pay ahead of time.<\/p>\n
When they stripped him, he made a big production about it, complaining like they were in the wrong instead of himself. It made no sense. For a fighter nearing 40 years and with 17 years in the pros to be surprised by sanctioning fees, it\u2019s surprising.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe became known because of the organizations. At the start of his career, if he had said, \u2018I\u2019m never going to pay sanctioning fees.\u2019 Do you think anyone would ever know him outside of his hometown?\u201d said Abel about Crawford.<\/p>\n
Abel is right. If Crawford had said from the beginning of his career that he would never pay a sanctioning fee, he wouldn\u2019t have won world titles in two divisions. He\u2019d be a career-long contender, and he wouldn\u2019t have gotten the opportunities to fight guys like Errol Spence, Canelo, and Ricky Burns.<\/p>\n
Sanchez Questions Honor<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s not too honorable not to be paying what he agreed to before the fight [against Canelo]. If he had said before the fight, \u2018I\u2019m not going to pay,\u2019 then the WBC would not have sanctioned the bout. But he agreed to pay. He agreed to that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n
$300K vs a $50M Payday<\/p>\n
Crawford reportedly was paid $50 million for the fight with Canelo. It was clear afterwards that a rematch would likely happen, giving him another big payday. The $300,000 sanctioninng fee that the WBC was asking for was very little compared to what he made. It would have been worth it for Crawford to pay because he would still have all four titles in his possession for the rematch with Alvarez.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a disgrace that he\u2019s not going it,\u201d said Sanchez about Crawford\u2019s decision not to pay the sanctioning fee.<\/p>\n
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Ken Woods has been a senior writer at Boxing News 24 since 2013, covering the sport from every angle. With years of ringside reporting, he delivers fight news, results, and analysis that cut through the noise. Ken\u2019s work consistently spotlights champions, contenders, and rising prospects, giving fans a sharp, knowledgeable view of the global boxing scene. His reporting blends on-the-ground event coverage with clear technical insight, making him one of the most reliable voices in modern boxing media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Undisputed Selling Point The whole marketing angle that was part of the selling point for the Canelo-Crawford…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273041,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-314623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}