Comments Thread For: Roach: Pacquiao-Crawford Could Play Out Like Mayweather Fight

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Trainer Freddie Roach openly admits that he's not the biggest fan of having Manny Pacquiao take on Terence Crawford. Crawford (29-0, 20KOs), the current WBO/WBC junior welterweight champion, is viewed by most experts - including Roach - as a big threat to Pacquiao.
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[Sadiqkingofko]

Wow Roach wants no part of Crawford

[Edward90]

Although I do think that the outcome will be very similar (maybe even worse) as the Mayweather fight, I am super surprised by Roach's honesty and transparency here. It's not common for aomeone in a boxer's camp to pretty much say that they are ducking until nothing else is available. I don't know whether to applaud it or be sad by it....

[Johnwoo8686]

I disagree with Roach slightly. I think Pacquiao would be more competitive with Crawford than he was with Floyd. Crawford does not have Floyd's experience or sense of timing and distance. He is also not as defensively sound as Floyd either. However, he does seem to be a harder puncher than Floyd is and Crawford is tremendously accurate.

If Manny's chin can hold up and he can provide the angles he used to explode at opponents with, he could win a decision against Crawford. It won't be easy though.

[PittyPat]

I am super surprised by Roach's honesty and transparency here. It's not common for aomeone in a boxer's camp to pretty much say that they are ducking until nothing else is available. I don't know whether to applaud it or be sad by it....

Hold that applause. Even if the fight gets made, Roach will still predict a KO in 4.

[hrt3333]

I think Crawford's more offensive but doesn't move as quite as well as Floyd. It could be a good fight and a confidence builder going into a fight with Floyd, but it's also a big risk

[Thraxox]

I love these NSB f4gs. When Roach says Manny wins and koe's etc etc, they would shout BULLSH@#@! But when Roach says something negative it they would shout TRUTH!

But I don't like Roach's tone, he has no confidence on Manny Pac, and I would bet on manny if they fight, the angles and the timing are just too much from Crawford's suspect chin, and somewhat Crawford opens himself too much.

[WesternChamp]

I disagree with Roach slightly. I think Pacquiao would be more competitive with Crawford than he was with Floyd. Crawford does not have Floyd's experience or sense of timing and distance. He is also not as defensively sound as Floyd either. However, he does seem to be a harder puncher than Floyd is and Crawford is tremendously accurate.

If Manny's chin can hold up and he can provide the angles he used to explode at opponents with, he could win a decision against Crawford. It won't be easy though.

agreed. Crawford is not as defensive as Floyd and Crawford is a lot more aggressive. if he hurts you, he'll go in for the kill. should be a good scrap. I just see manny's experience being too much for Crawford.

[HURTFEELINGS]

he said manny knows how to cut off the ring? Um we saw the Mayweather fight, so no he cant...People just hate to give credit, he (TBE) made and A fighter look like a D+ fighter. And Crawford is younger and would take manny apart, because manny didnt know Floyd would be moving apparently by his statement after the fight, as to why he couldnt land more...which also brings me back to my original point of Manny supposedly knowing how to cut the ring off.

[ChiCityExtractz]

Crawford isn't better than bradley IMO. Crawfords only advatange is for Manny to get burnt out from both senate and boxing duties. I have no idea how Manny did it lol most of us cant go to the gym after our 9-5.... dudes training at a world level. Anyways, I see Manny beating Crawford tbh. But Crawford is ****ing boring man, it's really not worth money tbh. Who knows that dude??? To take that risk??? Lol GGG is more known lol