Comments Thread For: Roach: Crawford's Win Helps His Cause To Land Pacquiao Fight

[pasawayako]

So washed up he almost beat Mayweather a year before...

Not almost beat. pac beat floyd and there's a video that proves to that.

[pasawayako]

No you're right, even though hadn't won a significant fight in about 6 fking years.. He lost to Sturm and got the robbery decision...

I'm a big Oscar and Manny fan and beating someone that much bigger was impressive but Oscar was SHOT.. and he was Shot vs Floyd too...

But that shot oscar almost beat floyd. even floyd sr. say that dela hoya won.

[marikudo]

Fair response. I know pac isn't the average 38 yr old and still beats the majority of fighters in and around his weight class, I just think Crawford is on his way to being a special talent. Time will tell.

Crawford is not a special talent. He fought bums that's why, at his age, he is not a PPV star.

[rrayvez]

Crawford is not a special talent. He fought bums that's why, at his age, he is not a PPV star.

see, now this is the problem of debating boxing with people who either don't know boxing or are biased. Ppv doesn't determine if someone is a special talent. Crawford is 29..Mayweather had his first ppv at 28 and his first successful one was vs Oscar at 30. Pacquiao didn't have his first successful ppv until he faced Oscar too at 30 yrs old. You need to have a superstar be willing to face you in order to reach that status and last I read, Freddie Roach admitted that he doesn't like the idea of a Crawford fight because he know it'd be tough. He may be open to it but he knows Crawford is the real deal since he saw him wash postal up close.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Manny of 2009,sure. Manny of 2016, no shot. Mosley was never a good defender btw, and the version mosley that pac fought was well past his prime. You're really reaching if you're putting your hopes of Crawford losing based on fights in which he was completely dominant.

Mosley was never a good defender? Are you nuts?



Defense isn't just about blocking punches, defense is about hitting and not getting hit. Sugar Shane was a master at that art. Even against Avanesyan just recently the man was brilliant defensively.

You're probably one of those who thought Manny would get schooled by Bradley in the rubber match. Pacquiao isn't washed up simply because TBE made him look inferior. Even Floyd admitted he's an A level fighter and gave him major credit in the post fight.

Current Manny Pacquiao beats anyone not named Floyd or Juan Manuel between 140-147 at this stage except MAYBE Errol Spence, and even that's a stretch. Manny's a much more rounded fighter - still a sucker for the right hand, but more intelligent in the ring than he used to be.

[rrayvez]

Mosley was never a good defender? Are you nuts?



Defense isn't just about blocking punches, defense is about hitting and not getting hit. Sugar Shane was a master at that art. Even against Avanesyan just recently the man was brilliant defensively.

You're probably one of those who thought Manny would get schooled by Bradley in the rubber match. Pacquiao isn't washed up simply because TBE made him look inferior. Even Floyd admitted he's an A level fighter and gave him major credit in the post fight.

Current Manny Pacquiao beats anyone not named Floyd or Juan Manuel between 140-147 at this stage except MAYBE Errol Spence, and even that's a stretch. Manny's a much more rounded fighter - still a sucker for the right hand, but more intelligent in the ring than he used to be.

mosley was a dynamic offensive fighter,never a top defender. He's always been hit often dating all the way back to his first fight with Oscar, fighting Forrest, cotto, even mayorga hit him alot in their first fight. Mosleys last good stand was vs Margarito. After that he was done as an elite fighter because he stayed inactive for over a year and then was easy work for Floyd, pac, and even struggled with Sergio mora. As far as pac, I've seen all I needed to vs a guy like vargas to know he's not the same fighter that ran through Oscar, Hatton and cotto. Vargas just didn't have the skill to expose how Manny has fallen off. Crawford is a different kind of talent than vargas and I'm sure he'll beat pac convincingly.