‘He would beat most of them…’: Roy Jones Jr. believes Manny Pacquiao should be world champion, picks his next fight

But as far as one Roy Jones Jr. is concerned, Pacquiao should lay claim to the welterweight crown ahead of his proposed comeback.

Roy Jones Jr. picks Manny Pacquiao’s next fight

Given his impressive showing in his return against Barrios earlier this summer, Pacquiao has been linked with a whole host of high-profile fights in his next walk to the ring.

The Filipino star has been tied to a potential title charge against Rolly Romero next, while a certain Australian prospect has offered Pacquiao the chance to fight ‘Down Under’ again in his next outing.

Playing matchmaker for Pacquiao, former light heavyweight megastar Jones Jr. believes Pacquiao — who should be world champion, can defeat a sizable list of opponents still.

“I think (Manny) Pacquiao did enough to win the fight and he should be the world champion right now,” Jones Jr. told Ring Magazine.

“Those who are mature, as they should be at their age, and still have some youth, will beat him (Pacquiao) because he’s not that age anymore,” Jones Jr. continued.

“Those who struggle to find their identity, who they are, and where they stand, he would easily beat most of them.”

Roy Jones Jr. pits Manny Pacquiao against Floyd Mayweather

Finally setting their long-standing rivalry back in 2015, Pacquiao would take on the unbeaten Floyd Mayweather in a blockbuster super fight in Las Vegas.

And coming unstuck in the criticized pairing, Pacquiao lost out on the claim as the greatest fighter of his generation to Mayweather in the back-and-forth.

However, as part of his ongoing feud with Mayweather, Jones Jr. recently claimed that when it comes to career, Pacquiao easily gazumps the Michigan native’s.

“(Manny) Pacquiao fought everyone who was at his level. In my humble opinion, it’s almost safe to say that Pacquiao had a better career than Mayweather had,” Jones Jr. explained.

“He didn’t make the money Mayweather made, but he fought the fights that were supposed to be fought, when it was time to fight them. He didn’t wait around.”