Terence Crawford Opens Up On Errol Spence Jr. Negotiations: ‘I Knew I Was Getting F****d’

Terence Crawford was frustrated with the negotation to fight Errol Spence Jr. this year.

Crawford vs. Spence Jr. is one of, if not the biggest fight to make in boxing but for a variety of different reasons it hasn’t come to fruition. Now, Crawford spoke on Instagram Live about the negotiation and says he knew he was getting the short end of the stick.

“I never heard of a fighter taking zero guarantee,” Crawford stated during a live Instagram Live session on his verified social media channel (h/t BoxingScene). “I never heard a fighter of a four-rounder take a zero guarantee. That’s new to me but that’s something I was willing to do to make this fight happen. A lot of people saying, ‘Terence you ducked. You didn’t ever want to fight Spence.’ I was taking all the risks. I’ll take no guarantee and the less end of the money. Whatever it was you want, I’ll take it because I got that much confidence I got that I’ll beat that man. Even though I knew I was getting f——, I just wanted a little transparency. If I was going to bet on myself and go up against all odds. I needed a little transparency.”

Terence Crawford is now set to face David Avanesyan on December 10 and will make a minimum of $10 million for the bout. Although it’s not a notable opponent as Spence Jr. is, Crawford revealed he wasn’t offered any guaranteed money for his fight against Spence Jr. which was a major hold up.

“I needed to write off on things that’s going to affect my check,” admitted Crawford. “Of course, I wanted to see if the numbers were going to add up to what they’re telling me. It’s just simple to me to think that a person would go in a business 50/50. But this person would tell them, give me 50 percent now and I’ll give you 50 percent later. ‘I’m not gonna tell you how much we made. I’m just gonna give you this. You just gotta trust me.’ C’mon now. It just don’t make no sense. I never was offered a guarantee, not once. I never was given anything. But they were like, ‘You want this fight? We’re gonna f—- you, and you got what you want.’ That’s how much confidence and faith I had in myself.”

Do you think Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. will ever fight?