Comments Thread For: Pacquiao's Ex-Trainer Warns Him To Stay Away From Crawford

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American trainer Rick Staheli who handled Manny Pacquiao when he won his first world title the World Boxing Council flyweight crown with a spectacular 8th round knockout of Thai hero Chatchai Sasakul in December 1998 - has warned the Filipino superstar to "stay away from (Terrence) Crawford" who last weekend dominated Viktor Postol to win a twelve round unanimous decision after dropping Postol, who is trained by Freddie Roach, twice in the 5th round.

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[OctoberRed]

After Crawford did his best impression of Mayweather I assume so

[Larry the boss]

Crawfords movement would bother Manny,but id like to see how Crawford deals with Mannys angles and foot speed

[DinoCop]

Pacquiao needs to stay away from whoever has defense other than just covering up and whoever counter-punches.

[Ake-Dawg]

If Pacquiao is fighting multiple times after coming out of retirement, Vargas is the pick. Crawford is a better fight but it is a likely loss. The combination of movement, counters, younger legs, and internal desire to prove to folks he belongs at the top will prove too much. It's not like there isn't a blueprint out there to beating Pacquiao.

[GodInFleshSuit]

My bet is Vargas and then Garcia.

[carlos djackal]

Bob will squeeze the juice out of the Pacman until he will be beaten badly by a young gun....for now since he still can produce on PPV they will continue to milk him...

[komandante]

It will be like Hearns v Duran, I like Pacquiao v Garcia, fighting Vargas makes no sense.

[nycsmooth]

I still find it difficult 2 believe Pac will fight Bud, 2 me that's almost a certain loss...I thought he would opt for the easier fight vs Garcia..

[SteveM]

No way in hell a cash machine like Pac gets put in with Crawford. No way. Not unless Crawford brings Mayweather type money.
Vargas makes for a goodish fight but he doesn't have much name recognition.
Garcia makes for a much better fight and is very beatable imo. He struggles with movement as he can't close off the ring well - somewhat he can but it's not one of his strong points. Garcias only chance is a ko, which he is very capable of, but he's not winning a decision unless he gets 2/3 knockdowns.