Pacquiao to Crawford: Let's go!

Pacquiao to Crawford: Let’s go! Published 20 hours ago on November 17, 2020 01:20 AM Manny Pacquiao isn’t running away from a fight — even if it is against one whom many consider as the best welterweight in the world. Just hours after American champion Terence Crawford left British challenger Kell Brook in a pile of mess in Las Vegas on Sunday, Pacquiao sounded off to a long-time scribe who had been tailing him since day one. “I am willing (to fight) anytime, no problem,” was Pacquiao’s curt reply when asked about Crawford’s renewed challenge to fight him. Crawford holds the World Boxing Organization 147-lb title while Pacquiao totes the World Boxing Association version. The other titleholders are Errol Spence in the International Boxing Federation and Danny Garcia in the World Boxing Council, both Americans. Crawford had been calling out Pacquiao for the longest time and after his demolition of Brook, he voiced out the desire to rumble with the Filipino eight-division champion next. Top Rank chief Bob Arum, who was beside the 33-year-old Crawford during the post-fight chat, said he will attempt to revisit the Pacquiao bout for 2021. While Pacquiao (62-7-2 with 39 KOs) has shown a willingness to square off with the unbeaten Crawford (36-0 with 27 KOs), putting a deal in place won’t be easy. Pacquiao is no longer with Top Rank and is aligned with Paradigm Sports and likewise with Premier Boxing Promotions. Some members of Pacquiao’s entourage seem to be not keen on pursuing a Crawford fight or even with the three other titlists and instead are targeting mixed martial arts icon Conor McGregor. Pacquiao, who turns 42 on 17 December, hasn’t fought since stunning Keith Thurman in July 2019. Also on the horizon for Pacquiao is a rematch with Floyd Mayweather but McGregor appears to be much more attractive. https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/11/17/pacquiao-to-crawford-lets-go/

Comments (20)

Richard_G

Let's look at Packy's fight history post Horn when he learnt a lesson - don't just fight anyone because of the money, fight those you can beat and the money will come. And that has worked for him brilliantly. So why would he fight Crawford who he knows will beat him, badly? This fight is never going to happen, the arguments about $ will go on until both retire.

5y ago

Century_Tuna

This is the fight that makes sense for everyone involved and especially Arum.

5y ago

pasawayako

Have your white towel ready to throw at the TV when Crawford traps that geezer on the ropes. You just need to convinced bud to not to price himself out again..

5y ago

HewJohnson

5y ago

Mister_Wolf

Please please crawford don't over price yourself out of this fight you can get that kind of money IF you beat pac. Have your white towel ready to throw at the TV when Crawford traps that geezer on the ropes.

5y ago

hugh_grant

Pacquiao wins he become Ray Robinson royalty in Boxing. Pac is boxing royalty already. Pac is unlikely to beat crawfird. Pac has climbed the mountain so many times and pulled the impossible off. a cat has 9 lives and Pac s used his up. Crawford literally hasn't at all, so the odds favour Crawford to pull it out of bag this time.

5y ago

boogbx

Pacquiao wins he become Ray Robinson royalty in Boxing.

5y ago

pasawayako

Please please crawford don't over price yourself out of this fight you can get that kind of money IF you beat pac.

5y ago

pasawayako

Wohoooo. Bud need to stop pricing himself out.. leetsss goooooo.

5y ago

RomanReigns

A 42 Pacquiao is still one of the best Welterweight in the World. Good fight for Team Crawford.

5y ago

Roadblock

You know, every time I ever see your ass, you're posting anti-Pacquiao shyt. Every. Single. Time. You call anyone who supports Manny a loser and all these other names but to me you're even worse, far worse, because your entire existence is being on a boxing forum to shout down and attack Manny Pacquiao fans. That's really pitiful, man. Does some boxer you'll never meet in your life and his fans really bother you that much? Get outside more dude and step away from this website. It ain't that serious. Anyway, whatever. You say Pacquiao fans are scared to death of him fighting Crawford. I'm not. I want him to fight Crawford. I think even at 42 he'd take Crawford into the deepest waters he has ever been. If you disagree, cool. It's a message board and you're free to have your opinion and I'm free to have mine. Hopefully the fight happens so we don't have to waste time speculating like you and I are now. I would love to see it. As for my take on a prime Pacquiao annihilating Crawford, yes, that is my opinion. I think he'd put an excessive ass beating on him. Again, feel free to disagree. Have a good day. You guys cant lie straight in bed, my posts like yours are archived, every single time its about Manny eh, BS as Ive said many times Manny fanboys connect the dots by leaving out 90% of the dots . You see thats the problem you guys are so narrow minded you only see what you want to see and its always coming from the lets protect Manny agenda. You cannot praise another fighter that opposes Manny without a back hander . I always have a good day.

5y ago

JakeTheBoxer

Bad idea. Very bad. Fighting old legend when you are in your prime is lame. Lose -lose situation. You get no credit if you win. You are trashed if you lose. How much credit got Pacquiao for beating 35 old ( not 42!!) de la Hoya? How much credit got Holmes and Berbick for beating old Ali? How much credit got Marciano for beating old Louis? Beating old legend means nothing. Crawford must go through the fire to gain legacy. He must fight and beat other top prime guys. You wanna be a legend? Fine, sign with PBC, fight Spence and knock his head off.

5y ago

2ndroundko

Not happening. read between the lines

5y ago

Mike_D

Manny will get knocked out, the article sounds great but the bit that says its hard to make sounds like a back door considering what Arum was saying so something is not all congruent, Manny has a history of naming the biggest fights and then fighting something way less. Drop the prime Manny BS, there is always some fantasy attached with you guys, he just beat Thurman you all raved how big it was lets see if he will fight these big names that he drops along the trail or its Mikey or McTap. Manny says he is willing to fight him but saying it is easy. You know, every time I ever see your ass, you're posting anti-Pacquiao shyt. Every. Single. Time. You call anyone who supports Manny a loser and all these other names but to me you're even worse, far worse, because your entire existence is being on a boxing forum to shout down and attack Manny Pacquiao fans. That's really pitiful, man. Does some boxer you'll never meet in your life and his fans really bother you that much? Get outside more dude and step away from this website. It ain't that serious. Anyway, whatever. You say Pacquiao fans are scared to death of him fighting Crawford. I'm not. I want him to fight Crawford. I think even at 42 he'd take Crawford into the deepest waters he has ever been. If you disagree, cool. It's a message board and you're free to have your opinion and I'm free to have mine. Hopefully the fight happens so we don't have to waste time speculating like you and I are now. I would love to see it. As for my take on a prime Pacquiao annihilating Crawford, yes, that is my opinion. I think he'd put an excessive ass beating on him. Again, feel free to disagree. Have a good day.

5y ago

Roadblock

I would lean towards Crawford because Manny is forty-f***king-two years old, but honestly I wouldn't be surprised whatsoever if Manny still took Crawford's 0. Manny, even at 42, ain't no fk'n Amir Khan, shell of himself Kell Brook or gotdamn Kavaliauskas. And prime Manny shreds any version of Crawford by the way. Manny will get knocked out, the article sounds great but the bit that says its hard to make sounds like a back door considering what Arum was saying so something is not all congruent, Manny has a history of naming the biggest fights and then fighting something way less. Drop the prime Manny BS, there is always some fantasy attached with you guys, he just beat Thurman you all raved how big it was lets see if he will fight these big names that he drops along the trail or its Mikey or McTap. Manny says he is willing to fight him but saying it is easy.

5y ago

Roadblock

Crawford is a low life piece of **** if he takes this fight against an old, undersized midget. Manny fanboys are so so scared of Crawford its a joke, support your man guys instead of wanting easy fights, you cant sit there with a WT and fight cans . I hope the fight happens .

5y ago

F_l_i_c_k_e_r

But Crawford is very, very good. Even though nobody would write Pac off, what is the world coming to if they leave it to a 41 year old to beat crawford? That's the headline isn't it? 41 year old legend beats the ~10 year younger, prime, p4p monster. :lol1: I'd like to see it because Crawford will have taken a big step from fighting Uglakhysths or whatever that guy's name is. Even though I think pacquiao would probably get wrecked. Spence might carry Pacquiao if it was completely 1 sided. Crawford? He's going to put Pacquiao to sleep, if it was completely 1 sided.

5y ago

RHETO1071IC

Why they represent Lions Only when they ain't even born in July or August?

5y ago

LarryX

The other titleholders are Errol Spence in the International Boxing Federation and Danny Garcia in the World Boxing Council, both Americans. huh????

5y ago

MONGOOSE66

I think the match up for Pac and Bud is interesting. This is not an easy fight for Bud. Ask Thurman how easy it was. I think Pac learned something in his last fight with Thurman. I believe he took that fight lightly. Pac is like Hopkins. A freak of nature, even at 42. Should be taken seriously.

5y ago