I said that when he was 26.
The future isnt in reference to ones age, but is relative to what the game offers at said time.
in reference to Crawford, when I said it, we were talking post-Mayweather era as "the future"
so out of the top P4P fighters, Kov, GGG, Ward, and Rigo are all 3-6 years older than Crawford, and Loma and Roman are the same age.yet, he aint the future.
none of those guys are huge PPV stars. and please dont say GGG is because Kell got paid way more than he did for their fight.
Crawford not a big PPV star yet, but its going to start thinning out at the top with most of these guys passing their primes. by your definition Lubin only qualifies as the future, but he is a long ways from household recognition and PPV stardom.
what has held Crawford back has been his promoters unwillingness to feed his meal ticket to him. you dont become a PPV star without beating a former one.
The Future is now breh....and Crawford is still mostly unknown to the casual fan, so he's not running the game.
And to answer the bolded, Canelo is the one running the game. Crawford isn't even a top 5 name in the sport currently, and he's P4P plus is a 3x Champion over 2 Divisions.
There's no way he's the future of Boxing breh

The Future of Boxing is the guy who's running the sport....I think Lubin has the skills & personality to take the mantle over the next 5 years. I may be wrong, but right now, he's a safe bet along with Chance The Boxer