Bob Arum finds himself in a very tricky spot following Terence Crawford's big win over Shawn Porter. He wants to re-sign his client but he also needs to prove what he can do.
Terence Crawford made it no secret he was done with Top Rank after this win over Shawn Porter. While there are many factors that played in the decision, a big one was the inability to book big fights.
“I'm pretty sure my decision is made already,” he told reporters. “Bob [Arum] couldn't secure me the Spence fight when I was with him, so how is he going to secure me the Spence fight when I'm not with him? I'm moving forward with my career now.”
Terence Crawford wanted a fight booked fight Errol Spence. Bob Arum was unable to get it done in the past but it appears that's changing.
Bob Arum spoke to Yahoo! Sports reporter Kevin Iole and explained what the game plan was going forward. He isn't going to offer a contract and try to negotiate, he's going to prove himself by offering fights instead.
Just spoke to @BobArum who said "I'm not going to offer Terence a contract. I'm going to offer him fights." He mentioned Errol Spence and Josh Taylor as opponents
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) November 21, 2021
Arum likes Errol Spence or Josh Taylor next for Terence Crawford. There's no doubt a lot of people are interested in the Spence-Crawford bout.
Negotiations are going to be interesting as Bob Arum has to act big time in order to keep Crawford. Crawford will be looking to get booked against Errol Spence either way.
Hopefully, Boxing can get more dream matchups booked in the future. Bob Arum will need to act fast.
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