Crawford faces Postol for chance at Pacman
LAS VEGAS – It’s a fight few people will see, which says nothing about the talents of Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol.
Both are 140-pound champions. Both have been in 28 pro fights and won every one of them.
And both could be in line for a nice payday against Manny Pacquiao should they win Saturday night.
That would ordinarily make their super lightweight showdown a fight boxing fans don’t want to miss. This being boxing, though, a lot of fans figure to do just that.
A fight that should expose two talented fighters to a bigger audience won’t get wide notice because fans will have to pay $49.95 to see it. Promoter Bob Arum couldn’t sell it to HBO, so it will be on pay-per-view and even Arum doesn’t expect many people to buy it.
The crowd at the MGM Grand doesn’t figure to be very big, either, though both fighters view this fight as their biggest yet.
“If I’m going to solidify my position as the new face of boxing it starts by unifying the 140-pound division,” Crawford said.
The lack of attention aside, the fight could help Crawford do just. A win could get him a match with Pacquiao, who has set a Nov. 5 date for his return but has yet to select an opponent.
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