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

[MDPopescu]

Translation: My priorities have switched now I want Manny to pass the torch and get beat down by Loma instead of Bud because Loma is our Top priority and think he has a better chance of cross over appeal

... at least vs Loma it should be perceived as a competitive fight, right?

[gntsfan84]

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.

Crawford actually did quite a bit of press and was pretty engaging in the build up to the Horn fight.

Also, people aren't seeing the bigger picture with the ESPN+ app. Many more high level fights will be aired on it moving forward. Crawford was just the first. Streaming will slowly take over cable and it's already started.

[Jim Tom]

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum would not advise Manny Pacquiao to fight newly crowned World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Terence Crawford (33-0, 24 KOs). This past Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Crawford battered and stopped Jeff Horn to capture the WBO title. The win made Crawford a three division world champion.
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Even at his peak Pacquiao struggled with mobile markets, it would be harder for him now to fight Crawford. Crawford is good, craft, mobile and elusive, what's worse, he can punch. One way traffic, end result Pacquiao will be pulled out of mercy.

[chrisJS]

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!

What are the Thurman rumors? I heard his April comeback wasn’t canned for another injury but being unhappy with the purse offered.

That would be a great break for Crawford.

[chrisJS]

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?

Two questions.

Who did better vs. Horn between Bud and Pac?

Do you still think Pac beats Bud?

[chrisJS]

So Loma gets to be on regular ESPN while Bud is on the Gotdamn *****ty app!?

Loma gets billboards for promotions while Bud gets none!

Loma can get the Pacquiao fight even with the weight discrepancy but Crawford can't?!

Thank goodness Crawford is getting paid more than Loma!

Bud got $3m for this fight probably because they reached a compromise over a gamble on the app. Bud has generally made around one and a half mill per fight. I’m sure that (the app) was fine with him. I think Loma May be featured on the app soon and will likely be on ESPN PPV first. Would you say that’s unfair on Loma then?

[Pigeons]

I wonder how this makes Crawford feel. Bob can't deliver Spence, Thurman, Garcia, or Porter and now he's openly advocating against Crawford fighting the one name he should be able to deliver, Pacquiao. I see some tension in the future between Bob and Bud if Bud has to spend the next two years defending against the likes of Benavidez, Kavaliasukas, Adames, Ponomarev, and Alvarado. Bob's got a built-in excuse for the PBC guys, but he can't even deliver the Pacquiao fight?

[JakeTheBoxer]

Two questions.

Who did better vs. Horn between Bud and Pac?

Do you still think Pac beats Bud?

It`s not about who did it better. It`s about promoting.

Sorry, but win against pacquiao looks very different on resume than win against Horn.

Horn is decent welterweight. But pacquiao is superstar boxer. That`s how it is.

[WesternChamp]

Two questions.

Who did better vs. Horn between Bud and Pac?

Do you still think Pac beats Bud?

lets see, crawford got horn out in the 9th by ref stoppage! the same round horn got hurt in the pac fight! had the fight been in the US, it would have been stopped, and to add more to it, horn was more hurt in the 9th round against pac!

crawford did what he's suppose to do, im not impressed at all. not like he slept horn or anything. ref stoppage and horn didnt even seem all that hurt when the fight was stopped.

dont get me wrong though, horn wasnt gonna win that fight whether the fight was stopped in the 9th or not horn wasnt gonna win, but im just not all that impress.

[chrisJS]

lets see, crawford got horn out in the 9th by ref stoppage! the same round horn got hurt in the pac fight! had the fight been in the US, it would have been stopped, and to add more to it, horn was more hurt in the 9th round against pac!

crawford did what he's suppose to do, im not impressed at all. not like he slept horn or anything. ref stoppage and horn didnt even seem all that hurt when the fight was stopped.

dont get me wrong though, horn wasnt gonna win that fight whether the fight was stopped in the 9th or not horn wasnt gonna win, but im just not all that impress.

Crawford had Horn down same round and hurt the round prior and Horn was beyond tired. He also won every minute of every round whereas he had a lot of success against Pacquaio. Crawford did MUCH better.

So you still think Pacquaio beats Crawford?