Comments Thread For: Bradley: Crawford Has Good Chance To Beat Pacquiao

[HURTFEELINGS]

The crazy part is pac fans think this is 6 years ago...he's lost 3 fights since then and been on the decline, he's been on the downside of his career since JMM put him in time-out. Its over, no one beats father time. He still hasnt seen a right hand he wouldnt eat nor duck.

[Bronx2245]

The crazy part is pac fans think this is 6 years ago...he's lost 3 fights since then and been on the decline, he's been on the downside of his career since JMM put him in time-out. Its over, no one beats father time. He still hasnt seen a right hand he wouldnt eat nor duck.

"One of the oldest sayings in boxing, the first warning every aspiring fighter hears long before they've ever entered a ring, is that the most dangerous punch, the one to fear most, is the one you never see coming. While the cliché is certainly true at the start of a career, it rarely holds up toward the end. This is because almost none of the great fighters in history ever stopped after that punch — and the history of the sport suggests that few can ever escape it. Pacquiao, despite earning a reported $174 million since 2009 from boxing and endorsements deals, is no different.

Why? Because, of course, boxing's not so well kept dirty secret is that, financially, most fighters can never stop. No matter how outlandish a fortune they've earned inside the ring and out, most greats not only never get ahead, few can even manage getting out from under. They never put much distance between themselves and where they came from. With few exceptions, they all end up desperately needing one more payday. And then another. And then another. Most are forced to hang around so long their endings are consummated by the uglier, more sinister punch that they all saw coming a mile away. Joe Louis, at 37 years old, was never blindsided by the physical punches that Rocky Marciano landed to knock him helplessly out of the ring and the sport. No, the punch he never saw coming and what set him up for Marciano's right hand was debt — in his case, to the government. Louis owed the IRS $500,000 and had nowhere else to go and get it but back into the ring."

http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/11/20/5119180/manny-pacquiao-vs-brandon-rios-fight-2013-profile

[PR ESQ.]

Bud too strong too fast too young...repeat of 11.21 minus the debate since i envision Pac laid out hastened to retirement...

[Mr. Philadel]

Crawford is showing better form atm...but H2H, I'm going with the ATG...sometimes I wonder if people think Pac is some AVERAGE as fighter....because it amazes me that people count him out as if he just lost to Joe Blow or something...he lost to greatest fighter of his era....Floyd is NOT average....now it's up to Bud to PROVE he's a SPECIAL fighter...Pac is the right opponent to prove just how SPECIAL Bud really is...I got Pac if this fight get made...and I hope he's the dog with the bookies...gonna put a few coins on the ATG....dudes say Pac has slowed down...so what!!...there's LEVELS to this game and Pac is levels above ALL those young lions of today...so even if he's slipped a few notches, he was so far ahead that his slip or slide won't affect him against the lions....watch Pac vs Bud turn into a Ali vs Foreman moment...mark my words

[marikudo]

Bud too strong too fast too young...repeat of 11.21 minus the debate since i envision Pac laid out hastened to retirement...

You might be on crack. If your bud can't carry his strength to welterweight then it will be an easy fight for Pacquiao. If he can, then your bud has a chance to go to the distance but will lose by a wide UD.

[soul_survivor]

So it's most definitely TC v Pacman next. All the TR boys are coming out and trying to build this fight but I don't see it being competitive. TC starts too slow and never punches enough. Unless Pac's shoulder hasn't recovered.

[WesternChamp]

Bradley is pretty smart! Bradley and Crawford is the 2 top guys for Bob and top rank so u know there's going to be competition to see who's gonna be the cash cow for top rank. So what Bradley is doing is setting Crawford up for an early retirement by leading him on that he has a good shot at beating Manny.

[WesternChamp]

The crazy part is pac fans think this is 6 years ago...he's lost 3 fights since then and been on the decline, he's been on the downside of his career since JMM put him in time-out. Its over, no one beats father time. He still hasnt seen a right hand he wouldnt eat nor duck.

And the funny part is that even this decline faded version of Manny will still be too much for Crawford. For example, Manny vs Algieri, Khan vs Algieri. A decline faded Manny pitch a shut out against Algieri when the young Khan went life and death with Chris.

[Box-Office]

If this happens, I actually hope Pacquiao stops Crawford.

[WesternChamp]

Crawford is showing better form atm...but H2H, I'm going with the ATG...sometimes I wonder if people think Pac is some AVERAGE as fighter....because it amazes me that people count him out as if he just lost to Joe Blow or something...he lost to greatest fighter of his era....Floyd is NOT average....now it's up to Bud to PROVE he's a SPECIAL fighter...Pac is the right opponent to prove just how SPECIAL Bud really is...I got Pac if this fight get made...and I hope he's the dog with the bookies...gonna put a few coins on the ATG....dudes say Pac has slowed down...so what!!...there's LEVELS to this game and Pac is levels above ALL those young lions of today...so even if he's slipped a few notches, he was so far ahead that his slip or slide won't affect him against the lions....watch Pac vs Bud turn into a Ali vs Foreman moment...mark my words

Couldnt have said it better, green K sent.