Errol Spence: Terence Crawford Fight Can Happen If Bob Arum Stops Lying

A bout between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford is a no-brainer on paper, but Spence blames Top Rank promoter Bob Arum for any holdups.

"I think it could happen," Spence said of the fight, per Ben Baby of ESPN. "Just for Al [Haymon] and Bob [Arum] to sit down and for Bob to stop lying. We'll see. But I think it definitely could happen next year."

Arum has previously blamed PBC's Al Haymon for the lack of a deal.

"If he made one call, we could get the contracts done in 10 minutes," Arum told Greg Rosenstein of The Athletic. "We want to make that fight with Spence, but again, it takes two to tango. Spence is hiding behind Al Haymon."

"He doesn't want to do the fight," Arum added.

Spence (27-0) currently holds the WBC and IBF welterweight titles, while Crawford (37-0) is the WBO welterweight champion. The problem is the promoters, who have a history of holding up fights, as Lance Pugmire of The Athletic detailed.

The fighters themselves also aren't helping their cases.

"I'm the big dog at the welterweight division," Spence told DAZN on Saturday. "He gotta take a backseat and take that 60-40 [split] or 70-30; whatever we give him."

While fans might want to see the two undefeated boxers in a unification bout, money disputes could force everyone to wait even longer.

In the meantime, Arum indicated Crawford could battle Pacquiao while Spence could face Keith Thurman or set up a rematch against Shawn Porter.