He had 2 easy fights to win the belt
And no, he wouldnt have been able to chill bc if he didnt face Crawford, he'd have had to face Sergey Lipinets....and Lipinets taking people's heads off:
Him vs Walter Castillo (Devon Alexander next opponent:
Him in general:
Lipinets been putting in work on these PBC telecasts, not just over in Russia beating up cans like Troyanovsky, and is a good boxer-puncher with visible power (you can see his shots hurting people by their immediate reactions). Indongo wouldve had a tough fight vs him, so either way...he was going in tough regardless next. Crawford elite, but Lipinets seems to be the goods at 140 too.