Comments Thread For: Terence Crawford Prefers Facing Manny Pacquiao Over Shawn Porter

[BritishBoxing92]

That would be quite the spectacle to watch..

Then again would it even be a competitive/close fight or just end up into a one sided victory for whoever is the better fighter?

[Drew Bundini Br]

Porter brings nothing to the table in terms of numbers or belts. Pac vs Crawford is a big fight for boxing so let's hope Pac stops pricing himself out so we can get it.

[-Kev-]

Of course he prefers the 43 year old

[Roadblock]

Of course he prefers the 43 year old

Nothing to do with age, Manny is the much higher profile to have on his resume.

[komandante]

At 43 Pacquiao is still the best choice for many elite fighters but Manny will never fight under Bob Arum.

[Combat Talk Radio]

I think Crawford stops Porter. No asterisks no B.S. just plain out wins against him like no one else has and honestly I'm a fan of Porter. The guy goes toe to toe with ANY welterweight out there right now and is super fun to watch but my gut tells me that Crawford manages to land that perfect shot and gets the knockout. I have been wrong before though. I just wanna see them fight more than anything and if they do I'll root for Porter but who I'm rooting for unfortunately wont decide the outcome.

Well, both Broner and Spence put Porter down but didn't hurt him. I find that telling.

Crawford has not seriously hurt ANYONE at 147 besides a low blow on Amir Khan (would hurt any man) and the ghost of Kell Brook. Even Kell Brook was perfectly fine (su****iously) immediately after the fight. Horn was stopped on his feet, Crawford whiffed like 3 punches before the ref stepped in (su****ious).

I'm not sold on Crawford's ability to knock out Shawn Porter unless a trigger ref helps him. I've seen Porter walk through F'n fire. Formella was landing flush shots and Porter walked right through; Granados, Berto...he's taking some HELLACIOUS punishment and never stops.

Porter vs. Chino would have been a hell of a sight. Or Porter vs. Ruslan.

My point is, I've not seen Crawford fight anyone with the possible exception of Ricky Burns (one of few guys who took Crawford the full distance) who was durable and there to fight. And that Ricky Burns fight is actually one of my favorite Crawford fights - the ref keep him from getting dirty, it wasn't a trigger ref, it forced Crawford to show me some skill. When he came back to the US, all that went out the window.

Well, Showtime Shawn Porter isn't going to roll over. I'm sorry.

Nothing to do with age, Manny is the much higher profile to have on his resume.

You know damn well Manny's age is why everyone wants to fight him now. It's why you had Ryan F'n Garcia calling him out.

[peplz]

A lot of pages of comments for an article about a fighter that supposedly has no draw. Hmmm...

[deckanina]

If Crawford fights and beats Shawn Porter WITH NO ASTERISKS - meaning, no BS ref stoppage, no fake hand injury, no low blows, Porter not injured, etc. - straight up beats him fair and square, it's major credit all over the board. Period.

Already making excuses so you won't have to give Crawford credit I see. Sounds about right.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Already making excuses so you won't have to give Crawford credit I see. Sounds about right.

Look, I know you're cool with all the BS stoppages the man's accrued. I'm not.

I want CLEAN, CLEAR wins.

Spence beat Porter STRAIGHT UP, at his OWN game. Even Keef didn't fight Porter at his own game, he boxed and moved. Spence stood toe-to-toe and traded vast majority of the fight, which is what got him a knockdown.

He washed Danny Swift.

He knocked out Brook in his HOME TOWN.

He pitched a shutout on everyone's favorite, Mikey Garcia.

Spence gets DECISIVE wins.

Crawford? An asterisk next to every single 147.

Shall we go down the list (again)?

[Oregonian]

Bud: "I'll only fight Manny at 140!"
Although Bud walked around 20+ pounds heavier than Manny. Smh.

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That statement while true, does not change the fact that in more than a dozen fights since PAC moved to WW, he has never faced any elite guy at WW.
When he did, he got beat anyway.