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Top Rank has already gone on record and said this was a fantasy, would never happen. And I believe that before I believe a video from a guy who was stocking shelves before he started making boxing videos for youtube.Comment
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Excellent fight. The kind that appeals to both hardcore and casual fans. Pac-Bradley II didnt performan to expectations and no one outside of his hometown knows who Crawford is.
Broner is perfect; for all intensive purposes, he's a beatable stand-in Mayweather.Comment
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This isn't a good fight for Pac. Rest assured Broner will be on his A game come this fight. I can see Broner counter attacking Pac like classic Broner which is going to make his retirement exit bad.
You either hope Broner fights like he did against Porter, or you hope he doesn't fight like he did against Khabib. Granted Khabib doesn't bum rush like Porter, nor does Pac rush like Porter. Porter is just hard come forward fighter when he attempts offensive charging combos. That's not Pac's style, and I can see Broner evading in defense on classic Pac attempts.
And you can also hope Pac doesn't fight like he did against Rios after losing to Marquez, because that performance was a weak Pac....I mean Bradley knocked out Rios...so...
I say Broner wins MD. Let's do this.Comment
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Can Arum stop the fight if that's who Manny wants to fight? On Dec. 21st. Broner said Koncz contacted him. Top Rank said on the same day the rumors were nonsense. But Koncz admitted on Dec 24th that he talked to Broner. So the rumors were true and Top Rank was out of the loop.Comment
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i'd love for this to happen, but i guess i'm biased being from cincinnati...
Out of the options that i've heard, this is the only fight that makes sense really.
Pacquiao vs. Bradley III - we've seen it twice and we know who the better guy is after two fights and Bradley still doesn't excite even after teaming with Atlas and KO'ing Rios, who many of you consider a punching bag
Pacquiao vs. Crawford - while definitely an intriguing match up, this fight makes no sense commercially. This would only be for us boxing nerds as Crawford's name doesn't ring any bells to casual sports fans. Just promoting it as Pac's last fight against some guy from Omaha Nebraska with little to no superstar appeal would make for a dud (i hate slighting Crawford because I'm a believer in his skills but he's barely a 'star' and sure as hell not even close to superstardom in terms of sporting popularity)
Pacquiao vs. Broner - probably not the greatest match up in terms of skill vs. skill, but this will definitely make for a really big event. Broner will sell the fight surely, as he has crossover appeal and will run his mouth in the build up. Like it or not, Broner is decorated as a multiple world titlist in multiple divisions so that can be sold too. This fight offers a chance for pac to look good on his way out against a good young fighter who stylistically would work to that purpose as well (Broner's inactivity vs. Pac's activity)Comment
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