MANILA, Philippines — Despite his advanced age and mileage, Manny Pacquiao could still pose major problems for top pound-for-pound boxer Terence Crawford, according to former champion Timothy Bradley.
Pacquiao and Crawford have been reported to be in talks for a June fight in Abu Dhabi, though nothing has been confirmed yet with MP Promotions president Sean Gibbons also dismissing the news as “nonsense.”
“I got to say, that’s a mean name,” said Bradley on ESPN. “I’ve been 36 rounds with that guy (Pacquiao), and I’ve been over 100 rounds with Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford.”
“It was early in Terence’s career. I understand he’s gotten a lot better to where he was when I did spar him…
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