Pacquiao Vs. Crawford

Now Crawford’s name has been thrown in the mix. 

“I don’t want to see Pacquiao-Mayweather 2; that would have been a great fight around a year or two after the first fight when it was fresh in people’s memory; I’d rather see Pacquiao return against [Terence] Crawford; that’s a massive payday and guess what, it’s a 50/50 fight. Manny has a 50 percent chance of winning because he’s still a freak athlete, and it wouldn’t take much to pull him into shape. Even though he’s slowed down a bit, he’s still twice as fast as anyone out there,” Fortune said 

Crawford was on course to face Pacquiao, but that never went ahead when Pacman lost to Jeff Horn. Bud would face Horn, stopping him to win the WBO Welterweight Title. But since Pacman is 45 years old, there are concerns that the fight could cause long-lasting damage. Crawford has stopped all his opponents at welterweight, including Errol Spence Jr.

Pacquiao has nothing else left to prove in the sport by taking those bouts, even if they are lucrative opportunities. Crawford’s priorities also lie elsewhere. He is targeting Canelo Alvarez for the right to become a three-weight undisputed champion. Facing Pacman does nothing to take Crawford closer to that goal. At 36, Crawford is looking for the biggest fights at the tail end of his career.

“I’m looking for mega-fights right now, and that’s not a mega-fight. That’s my standpoint on it. I’m looking to fight guys like Canelo Alvarez and the rematch with Errol Spence, and that’s it, that’s over with for me,” Crawford stated 

These plans will depend on how Pacquiao looks in his next fight. At 45, he cannot be expected to roll back the years, but if he does show flashes of his speed and power, it may be enough to get fans to demand one more big fight.