Comments Thread For: Pacquiao Wanted Best Available Guy in Thurman, Says Gibbons

[IceTrayDaGang]

Thurman is not the strongest, but definitely the most proven! But out of Thurman, Spence, Crawford, Porter, and Danny Garcia, Thurman had the worst performance! Pac could've fought Crawford a long time ago, and didn't, so we know he's being very careful in his choices! I think Thurman vs. Pacquiao is a GREAT fight, but it is what it is!

ask crawford and bob about that.... remember bob was gonna make crawford vs collazo????!! lol!!! and what did crawford say? fvvvck no! right?? so why didnt TC demand for the manny fight like how he rejected collazo?

[Bronx2245]

Pac wanted to fight crawford but arum blocked the fight. I think arum isn't confident that crawford can beat a senator from the Philippines.

You're only halfway correct!

Bob Arum says he ‘killed’ Pacquiao vs. Crawford: I didn’t want Manny to ‘take that kind of damage’

January 30, 2019:

When Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford were both under the Top Rank Boxing banner, there was talk of Crawford potentially facing Pacquiao in what would’ve potentially represented a star-making performance for Crawford. However, there were never really any serious talks, and Pacquiao has since parted ways with Top Rank to join Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions.

If you believe Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, he says he was the one who made sure the fight never happened.

In an interview with FightHubTV, Arum admitted that he felt Pacquiao would’ve been steamrolled by the current WBO welterweight champion, and didn’t want to see him get severely damaged.

“Well I killed the fight,” Arum said. “Yeah. No, [I wouldn’t want that for Manny] because I know how it would end... not that I knew that it would end in serious disability for Manny — that I wouldn’t know — but as a fight it would only end one way.

“Forget my emotions, I wouldn’t wanna see him take that kind of damage because it might affect his quality of his future life,” he added.

For what it’s worth, there sure wasn’t great interest from Pacquiao’s camp a couple of years ago.

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/1/3...ge-boxing-news

[IceTrayDaGang]

You're only halfway correct!

Bob Arum says he ‘killed’ Pacquiao vs. Crawford: I didn’t want Manny to ‘take that kind of damage’

January 30, 2019:

When Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford were both under the Top Rank Boxing banner, there was talk of Crawford potentially facing Pacquiao in what would’ve potentially represented a star-making performance for Crawford. However, there were never really any serious talks, and Pacquiao has since parted ways with Top Rank to join Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions.

If you believe Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, he says he was the one who made sure the fight never happened.

In an interview with FightHubTV, Arum admitted that he felt Pacquiao would’ve been steamrolled by the current WBO welterweight champion, and didn’t want to see him get severely damaged.

“Well I killed the fight,” Arum said. “Yeah. No, [I wouldn’t want that for Manny] because I know how it would end... not that I knew that it would end in serious disability for Manny — that I wouldn’t know — but as a fight it would only end one way.

“Forget my emotions, I wouldn’t wanna see him take that kind of damage because it might affect his quality of his future life,” he added.

For what it’s worth, there sure wasn’t great interest from Pacquiao’s camp a couple of years ago.

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/1/3...ge-boxing-news

bob arum also said he wanted to make floyd vs manny but yall said he was lying then lmao!!!

[Bronx2245]

if that's the case, why didnt manny fight mikey garcia?? you know, the guy you purposely left out. you know, the guy that had the worst performance out of all the names you mention. yeah, why didnt manny fight mikey garcia then if manny was looking to cherry pick the easiest opponent? yall still cant answer this.......

The 4 guys I mentioned WERE THE WINNERS! I did not include Josesito Lopez, Mikey Garcia, Yordenis Ugas, nor Adrian Granados!

[Bronx2245]

bob arum also said he wanted to make floyd vs manny but yall said he was lying then lmao!!!

Bob did eventually make Floyd vs. Manny! He never made Pacquiao vs. Crawford, which is significant b/c Floyd was not with Top Rank, and Terence Crawford was! Huge difference!

[IceTrayDaGang]

The 4 guys I mentioned WERE THE WINNERS! I did not include Josesito Lopez, Mikey Garcia, Yordenis Ugas, nor Adrian Granados!

but what happen to manny always fighting guys coming off losses??? you were trying to assume that manny picked thurman because of his weak performance. if that was the case, then manny would have went with the safest route and pick mikey garcia!!! you cant have it both ways man!!! thurman is the most proven at 147 and you know this. but yall trying to ignored this part to discredit pac "bu bu but thurman looked like shiiet in his last fight"...

[IceTrayDaGang]

Bob did eventually make Floyd vs. Manny! He never made Pacquiao vs. Crawford, which is significant b/c Floyd was not with Top Rank, and Terence Crawford was! Huge difference!

no, floyd and pac finally made that fight happen. yall went on for years saying bob is only saying he wants to make floyd vs pac to fool the fans... now yall bringing up quotes from bob and using it as facts??? you cant have it both ways man! lol. if you accuse arum of being a liar yesterday, then guess what? he's still a liar today! lol. you cant pick when to say arum is telling the truth and when arum is lying to fit your agenda!

[Bronx2245]

ask crawford and bob about that.... remember bob was gonna make crawford vs collazo????!! lol!!! and what did crawford say? fvvvck no! right?? so why didnt TC demand for the manny fight like how he rejected collazo?

June 30, 2016:

Koncz: If Pacquiao Returns, Crawford Not a Thought - Never Was!

Last week, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank revealed to BoxingScene.com that he was holding an October date in Las Vegas for a the potential return of the Filipino star. A working date of October 15th at the Mandalay Bay has been reserved.

Two of the possible candidates to fight Pacquiao, according to Arum are WBO junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford and former four division world champion Adrien Broner.

Crawford returns on July 23rd in a unification with WBC champion Viktor Postol at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Broner last fought in April when he stopped Ashley Theophane in nine rounds.

Koncz did not deny the possibility of a fight with Broner, but he clearly states that Crawford (28-0, 22KOs) is not in the running and has never been in the running for a Pacquiao fight.

“We have not agreed on anything yet, he has been very busy with his Senatorial duties,” Koncz told scribe Mike Woods. "I will not make comments until authorized by Manny. We have not agreed to anything and if we fight again Crawford is not even a thought and never was.”

https://www.boxingscene.com/koncz-if...-never--106215

[Bronx2245]

no, floyd and pac finally made that fight happen. yall went on for years saying bob is only saying he wants to make floyd vs pac to fool the fans... now yall bringing up quotes from bob and using it as facts??? you cant have it both ways man! lol. if you accuse arum of being a liar yesterday, then guess what? he's still a liar today! lol. you cant pick when to say arum is telling the truth and when arum is lying to fit your agenda!

Bob is a known liar, but it wasn't only Bob! Koncz said Crawford wasn't an option! Roach said he didn't want it either!

[Bronx2245]

but what happen to manny always fighting guys coming off losses??? you were trying to assume that manny picked thurman because of his weak performance. if that was the case, then manny would have went with the safest route and pick mikey garcia!!! you cant have it both ways man!!! thurman is the most proven at 147 and you know this. but yall trying to ignored this part to discredit pac "bu bu but thurman looked like shiiet in his last fight"...

Out of the 4 (Thurman, Spence, Porter, and DSG), Thurman was the least impressive! I did say that he was the most proven!