Comments Thread For: Arum: Crawford is Bad Fight For Pacquiao, I'd Say 'Don't Do It'

[WesternChamp]

so arum is saying that he will advise manny to avoid crawford if pac brings this fight up??? but i thought arum said pac already came to him and said he doesnt want crawford?? lol... someone's not telling the truth here.

[BLACK KNOT]

Why is Bob making all the right decisions for Loma and all the terrible decisions for Crawford?

PAC is already at 147 it makes sense for him to fight there. Is PAC draining all the way down to 135? Or is Loma swelling up to 140 as he looked human against the less talented Linares?

He keeps playing this game and PAC may just pull off the upset on his clearly preferred superstar Lomachenko.

Bobs problem still is he won’t take the money as it’cometh. He desperately wants to control where the money is coming from. Still trying to rewrite a black fighters don’t sell history. Good luck who has sold more throughout history?

He is doing to Crawford what he did to Mayweather. Trying to force Cotto and Margarito to be his next superstars when Oscar was the standard and Mayweather was the break out talent.

Old dogs never seem to learn. Matter fact let’s see both fights. Both pay days (Loma vs PAC and Loma vs Crawford) would offer huge retirements for the torch bearer. Who else does Top Rank have anyway? Old guy needs to get a strong succession plan already.��

bob arum is extremely successful. he doesn't need nobodies like you who have accomplished nothing in life giving him advice.

[WesternChamp]

It does no good for Crawford beating manny now, he will get no credit for winning in any fashion.

If he blows him away it will be manny is washed up, if he struggles he’ll be ‘exposed’.

There’s loads of good fights that don’t involve fading ex champs.

are you new here??? he just got hyped to the max for beating a school teacher! and you're telling me he's not gonna get any credit if he beats manny?

[WesternChamp]

Exactly Arum is full of **** he clearly can’t promote Black fighters well in this era

there's just not much to promote. plus its not like crawford is making arum's job any easier. crawford is pretty plain and bored. no personality at all.

[WesternChamp]

Bob has been dying for Pacquiao vs. Loma for a long time! Last week he was saying Pacquiao was considering coming to 135 for Loma. Now he's saying they should fight at a catch-weight! Loma is not ******! Either Manny comes to 135, or it ain't gonna happen!

I know there were rumors of Thurman signing with Top Rank! I wish he would do it quickly, if he's going to do it, so Crawford can get a high profile fight! Thurman needs a tune-up, but he and Bud should be ready to go by January 2019!

we'll just have to wait and see. if pac looks terrible against lucas or ends up getting ko'd, i dont see why loma wouldnt come up to 140 to fight manny just to beat him to get pac's name on his resume, then he can go back down to 135 after that.

it's a fight to put loma's name out there and if pac looks terrible, i dont see why loma would pass on this opportunity. plus bob will prolly offer loma some good money.

[BLACK KNOT]

Bob Arum basically told everyone that Pacquiao can’t compete against Crawford!!!

If Pacquiao has balls, he’s calling Arum now and instructing him to make the fight with Crawford a priority or STFU. Pacquiao can lose to Crawford and still face Loma

andrea ward called out gayweather Jr Jr doesn't have any balls since he never responded. right.

[Bronx2245]

we'll just have to wait and see. if pac looks terrible against lucas or ends up getting ko'd, i dont see why loma wouldnt come up to 140 to fight manny just to beat him to get pac's name on his resume, then he can go back down to 135 after that.

it's a fight to put loma's name out there and if pac looks terrible, i dont see why loma would pass on this opportunity. plus bob will prolly offer loma some good money.

It is a BIG fight! Maybe Loma says he good w/ a CW of 138? If Pac looks terrible, then it's pointless!

[BLACK KNOT]

there's just not much to promote. plus its not like crawford is making arum's job any easier. crawford is pretty plain and bored. no personality at all.

that's a good thing. not every fighter has to be a ****** like broner to get attention. crawford is american and he sells out in his hometown. bob will have two big superstars on his hands with loma and crawford.

[WesternChamp]

It is a BIG fight! Maybe Loma says he good w/ a CW of 138? If Pac looks terrible, then it's pointless!

it's to get the name on his resume and put him out there! i dont care how old manny is or how bad he looks, beating pac will put him out there more so than him beating mikey in my opinion. nobody really knows who mikey is or how good he is besides the real boxing fans.

just look at horn, after beating pac, every article you read on horn will mention that he beat manny. loma right now is at the stage of his career where he's about to break into becoming a star worldwide. he needs a high profile fight and manny is perfect for it. if pac looks bad against lucas, dont be surprise if this fight happens.

[WesternChamp]

that's a good thing. not every fighter has to be a ****** like broner to get attention. crawford is american and he sells out in his hometown. bob will have two big superstars on his hands with loma and crawford.

never said you have to act like a ******. but crawford in my opinion just doesnt seem like he cares or is trying to put himself out there to gain new fans. i mean dude shows up to press conference in sweat pants, beanie on his head, etc.