Yes Crawford does it too, which is why Garcia will never fight him. Crawford will always be the bigger man in the ring. Garcia won't give up his size advantage. Same way Crawford won't give up his if he moves to 147, which means don't count on seeing him in there with Spence, Brook or Thurman.
A welterweight showdown between former champion, Manny Pacquiao, and current champion, Terence Crawford, has had people's interest for a long time. However, the rumors of the matchup faded away with time.
Pacquiao reignited the talks by teasing a possible return against ‘Bud' and demanded around $40 million from the promoters. The contest may seem bizarre to several fans, considering the lack of relevancy from the ongoing title ride. But, Manny Pacquiao vs Terence Crawford would still be a blockbuster and an alluring contest for the combat community.
- By Chris Williams: Terence Crawford views this Saturday's fight between Danny Garcia and Errol Spence Jr as a 50-50 affair that he believes could either way. Spence (26-0, 21 KOs) and Garcia (36-2.
- Crawford traveled to Scotland five months later to take on 30 year old Ricky Burns for the WBO lightweight title on March 1, 2014. Burns' promoter, Eddie Hearn, said he was pleased to bring the fight to Scotland, and admitted it was Burns' toughest fight to date.
- Porter will NOT sell on pay-per-view. The aggravating aspect about the potential Pacquiao vs. Garcia fight is that it has no sporting value to it.
None of the sides has officially confirmed the fight. However, it might be the right time to stage the elites against each other and several factors can make it the perfect welterweight clash of all time.
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Manny Pacquiao vs Terence Crawford- No opponents, No Problem
Crawford recently defended his WBO 147 lbs strap by taking out Kell Brook in November and is still to find a relevant contender. While Errol Spence Jr, is touted as the best feasible option for Crawford, ‘The Truth' seems to have walked away from the offer. So, it leaves Crawford with no big-name opponent for his next fight.
Meanwhile, Manny Pacquiao has been gearing up for an in-ring return. But, due to lack of opponents, he had to look into Conor McGregor and Ryan Garcia as viable options. If Terence Crawford agrees to fight him, nothing can be better than that.
A clash for the title and legacy
Due to inactivity, ‘Pac-Man' has recently been stripped of his WBA welterweight title, which he earned in 2019. So, a fight against Crawford will allow him to get his hands on the WBO belt. Meanwhile, it would also help popularize ‘Bud' among casual fans.
Terence Crawford, 37-0, undoubtedly has one of the best resumes in boxing. Thus, he can risk his clean record to test himself against the only octuple world champion of the sport.
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Bob Arum wants to see Manny Pacquiao vs Terence Crawford
The contractual turmoils have hampered a lot of fantasy fights in boxing. But, in this case, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has given the green signal. In interaction with Barbershop Conversations, Arum has claimed that Errol Spence Jr. is ducking Terence Crawford. That said, he has billed Manny Pacquiao as a potential replacement and has shed light on his recent talks with ‘Pac-Man'.
'He (Kenny Porter) came to our office two weeks ago to talk about a Crawford-Porter fight, and then out of nowhere the idea of a tremendous site fee, a possibility of doing Pacquiao-Crawford came up,' said Arum.
He added, 'Obviously it's more money for Terence (Crawford). Terence would prefer a Pacquiao fight more than anyone else. Yeah, we are going to see what happens.' (h/t Boxing News 24)
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The mega welterweight clash has everything in store. Big names, PPV numbers, and the ability to be a blockbuster. While Manny Pacquiao has already entered the dusk of his career, it's the perfect point to bring him up against Crawford.
Or else, akin to so many fantasy clashes of the past we may never see the fight happen
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These days, superstars fight infrequently, so often it feels like we take in more drama in the lead ups to their bouts than in their actual tussles.
All of us have heard the parade of possibilities for 'next' for Manny Pacquiao, from Errol Spence to Terence Crawford, to UFCer Conor McGregor. When word started going round that 'King' Ryan Garcia, the 22 year old hitter, was in the mix to meet the 42 year old living legend, eyebrows raised.
That would be a compelling pairing, wouldn't it?
But we knew enough to wait, to see how the dust settled, when all the suitors finished making their pitch to Pacman. Now, it's looking like that dust has settled, and Ryan Garcia won the gig.
The 21-0 fighter posted to Instagram a poster alluding to a forthcoming bout, Ryan Garcia versus Manny Pacquiao, date and site to come. 'A Dream To Reality,' the poster text reads.
Crawford Vs Danny Garcia
WBC interim lightweight champ Garcia is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. That's the outfit led by Oscar De La Hoya, who also runs RING, which took a hit when their lead dog Canelo Alvarez separated himself in the late fall from the promotional company, which had been his home since 2008.
Well, this one is a game changer, this fight puts Garcia, coming off a win over Luke Campbell on Jan 2., in a position to become a legit lead dog who'd get to within sniffing distance of industry pack leader Alvarez.
Pacman, who turns 43 in December, will be seen as the favorite by plenty of pundits and fans who believe he has enough left at this advance age, and with a full load as a Senator in the Philippines, to show the pup he's still of a certain grade.
And others will be feeling like this is a 'pass the baton' fight, that Garcia will be too strong, too fresh and will pound some sense into Pacman, usher him toward retirement.
Won't rust prove hard to handle for Manny, who last fought in July 2019, against Keith Thurman? He got real high marks for that performance, a split decision win, but generally, a lengthy hiatus doesn't help an up there in age athlete.
Garcia is slotted at No. 2 by the RING ratings board, at 135.
More questions as we wait for specifics…It wouldn't be an 'exhibition,' would it?
And did the stoppage loss at the hands (and feet) of Dustin Poirier remove Conor McGregor (below left, on the floor of the Octagon Saturday night) from the front of the line for a crack at that Pacman paycheck?
And, at what weight would this clash be set for?
The last time Manny was under 140 at a weigh-in came way back in 2009, for his clash with Ricky Hatton. He was prime Pacman then, had all the traits, and then some.
That was more than a decade ago….
But we'd not bet against him being able to fight at junior welter…nor bet against him to beat a kid young enough to be his son.
Watch this space, for conformation information, and specifics on site and date.
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