Comments Thread For: Pacquiao's Long-Term Future Best Served By Avoiding Crawford

[tdubb]

"I appreciate Manny. But his days are long gone. Crawford is reallly realllly like Mayweather.. blah blah blah blah blah"

Your typical Fitzsimmons article.

[hugh grant]

I really wish these young pups would fight each other before Pac fought them. Because they havent, Pac shouldn't be fighting them.
Pac should Pad out his resume with decent names in lower top 10.
Which would be good wins as when you are in 40s nothing is garanteed.

[Roadblock]

"I appreciate Manny. But his days are long gone. Crawford is reallly realllly like Mayweather.. blah blah blah blah blah"

Your typical Fitzsimmons article.

TC is more like a switch hitting Tommy Hearns than a Mayweather.

[Roadblock]

I really wish these young pups would fight each other before Pac fought them. Because they havent, Pac shouldn't be fighting them.
Pac should Pad out his resume with decent names in lower top 10.
Which would be good wins as when you are in 40s nothing is garanteed.

You mean pad out is career with guys like Rios Algeiri Horn Vargas.

Wouldnt it be better to get a big name thats limping, the fans dont care if Mannys opponents are POWs or coming off major surgery the name is everything, dumb rock fans just roll anywhere Manny wants.

Just saying a broken big name is worth more than a broken B grader, Manny has great experience in match making both types Im sure he will choose his next opponent wisely.

[factsarenice]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but I don't believe Crawford is on Mayweather's level yet, and Manny gave May a tough fight. I don't think Crawford could walk Manny down the way Thurman tried to do or could keep him at bay with the jab like Mayweather. Crawford also starts slow. I thought Manny looked good against Thurman, and I believe he can also do very well against Crawford. Manny has not been reckless since the Marquez licking, and Crawford has had some problems with speed early...see Gamboa and Khan, but Manny's experience will make it hard for him. Crawford got stunned by Mean machine, Gamboa and Manny's quick left, which found a home on Mayweather hard twice may be too much for Crawford's chin.

Styles make fights but Crawford didn't out box Horn he beat him down, Terrance fought Horn's fight and dam near killed him. If you get a chance, watch Horn vs Manny and then Crawford again. Crawford is far too much for Manny and I for one do not want to see that fight.

[pasawayako]

This is the fight that i guarantee that a past prime, part time boxer and full time senator from the Philippines is 55-45 to win but if this is a prime pac this could be just another walk in the park for him.

[tokon]

I really wish these young pups would fight each other before Pac fought them. Because they havent, Pac shouldn't be fighting them.
Pac should Pad out his resume with decent names in lower top 10.
Which would be good wins as when you are in 40s nothing is garanteed.

Whilst I understand your sentiments, the problem is Pacquiao is a bona fide title holder and, as such, has to be "fair game" for any mandatory challengers.

However, until a mandatory and deadline date is imposed, there's nothing wrong with him engaging in other profitable, perhaps less challenging fights. But if he's still around when the mandatory comes, he gotta fight it!

[Combat Talk Radio]

Pacquiao would beat Crawford right now lol

This is the correct answer.

Too much overrating of Crawford and too much being made of Manny's age when Manny has a win over prime, undefeated Keef.

[Roadblock]

This is the fight that i guarantee that a past prime, part time boxer and full time senator from the Philippines is 55-45 to win but if this is a prime pac this could be just another walk in the park for him.

lol lol Manny doesnt have walks in the park even with B graders, last time Tiger had a walk in the park was when he was draining opponents, even B grade school teachers ruffed him up lol.

TC is not broken arm Thurman and thats why I think Manny will fight Mikey Garcia .

[Bronx2245]

I would suggest to Pacquiao, now that DSG is off the table, Mikey Garcia or Vergil Ortiz Jr.! Both would bring in as much money as Crawford, both much less dangerous for a 41-yr. old man!