Comments Thread For: Manny Pacquiao: Terence Crawford at 140? Not a Problem!

[Biolink]

But is it no problem for Arum?

No it's not a problem. He has no credible fights left under the Top Rank Umbrella except Crawford and a super stretch Lomachenko if Arum can throw enough money in his direction for him to agree to a circus show fight.

[WesternChamp]

Freddy knows this is a terrible idea and will keep him away from this fight (hopefully). Last nights Pac would not fare well against Bud at 140.

never know until they fight. pac's style will cause problems for crawford so dont be so sure to count manny out. everyone has problems with manny even two of the guys (marquez, floyd) that beat pac had problems with his awkwardness.

[Madison Boxing]

yeah bull****, pacquaio will be steering well clear of crawford. Hes hardly going to say in the interview 'oh no i wont fight crawford cause hes too good and he would beat me' is he

[Redd Foxx]

Pacman is not finished yet...he will beat Crawford with his speed at 140

I like both guys but Vargas punches like he's lobbing grenades and he still landed on Manny cleanly several times in every round. Pac's offense is still quick but his reflexes look to have slipped. I really don't want to see him used to build Crawford's name.

[WesternChamp]

But is it no problem for Arum?

why would it be? when the time is right, they'll fight eachother. arum doesnt care about protecting his fighters especially if BOTH of them are under him. arum is about making money and timing. when pac is ready to go, he'll feed him to crawford.

[WesternChamp]

I like both guys but Vargas punches like he's throwing grenades and he still landed on Manny cleanly several times in every round. Pac's offense is still quick but his reflexes look to have slipped. I really don't want to see him used to build Crawford's name.

its a fight, the way pac wanna comes in, he'll always get tag. its how he responds after getting hit will be the key to see if he can beat crawford or not and see how crawford responds to hitting hit by him.

[brettWall]

I like both guys but Vargas punches like he's throwing grenades and he still landed on Manny cleanly several times in every round. Pac's offense is still quick but his reflexes look to have slipped. I really don't want to see him used to build Crawford's name.

You'll be surprised Crawford would be less taxing for Pac than the Vargas fight. Crawford is also 2" shorter than Vargas who stood his ground and didn't run.

[WesternChamp]

You'll be surprised Crawford would be less taxing for Pac than the Vargas fight. Crawford is also 2" shorter than Vargas who stood his ground and didn't run.

this right here. postol had crawford on the back foot at times. manny will be completely different.

[Redd Foxx]

its a fight, the way pac wanna comes in, he'll always get tag. its how he responds after getting hit will be the key to see if he can beat crawford or not and see how crawford responds to hitting hit by him.

We can look at Crawford's speed, footwork, and power and realize that it's a dangerous formula for a guy who is getting lit up by a slow, predictable puncher. Anything can happen, yes, but a guy who can deliver that sort of accuracy, with speed and power on it, is going to create problems. I personally feel that Terrance is probably better than anyone Manny has faced outside of Floyd. Freddy has already expressed that he doesn't want Manny fighting Crawford. That should tell you something.

[brettWall]

this right here. postol had crawford on the back foot at times. manny will be completely different.

Thing is Roach is terrified of seeing Pac losing ground such as getting walked down by his opponents, especially at this stage of his career. Pac used to be able to take getting slammed on the ropes, but it's become dangerous at this stage. He should be on the offense ALL THE TIME. Otherwise, he's done. Crawford running will suit Pac's game. Pac is not Postol.