Crawford says Porter likely next if no Spence or Pacquiao fight
Terence Crawford says Shawn Porter could be next for him if he’s unable to get a unification fight against welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr or Manny Pacquiao.
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Terence Crawford says Shawn Porter could be next for him if he’s unable to get a unification fight against welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr or Manny Pacquiao.
I don’t know about you, but I find a “Top 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 Greatest…” anything just about impossible to avoid taking a look at when such a list is boxing related.
There have been previous films made about superstar Manny Pacquiao’s life – “Pacquiao: The Movie” from 2006, and “Kid Kulafu” from 2015 – but there could be a much bigger film devoted to the all-time great in the works.
Manny Pacquiao celebrates his 42nd birthday today. True boxing royalty, Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao was born into abject poverty. Today a global superstar, the warrior known as Pac Man is a true inspiration.
Superstar Manny Pacquiao didn’t fight this year, although the WBA welterweight champion certainly wanted to do so. With his senate duties taking up a big chunk of his time, and the pandemic forcing a possible fight between Pac-Man and Terence Crawford to be scrapped, Manny had to sit out 2020; this after he’d had a big 2019 in beating both Adrien Broner and then Keith Thurman.
They fought just once, and Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao. Via wide decision. In perhaps, if not certainly, the greatest big fight let-down of all time.
Sean Gibbons of MP Promotions states that Manny Pacquiao is interested in facing IBF/WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr in a unification fight.
It would prove to be the first of many.
On this day, December 4, in 1998, a young, unheard of Manny Pacquiao challenged Chatchai Sasakul for the lineal and WBC flyweight titles.
Arguably second only to the current 135 pound division when it comes to most exciting, talent-rich weight class in boxing right now, today’s welterweight division is filled with fine fighters and there are a number of potentially great fights that can be made.
A fight between superstar and living legend Manny Pacquiao and current pound-for-pound best (in the opinion of many) Terence Crawford could have happened this year, only for the fight to fall through due to the coronavirus.