Out of 27 fights, he has won 21 fights by knockouts. On the other hand, his opponent Errol Spence has not faced defeat in his career. He defeated Keith by a split decision, Adrien Broner by unanimous decision and Lucas Matthysse by a technical knockout. Pacquaio took Twitter to confirm the fight “Pacquiao vs Spence”, and the date for the boxing match is set for August 21, though a venue has not been decided. The 42-year-old took on unified welterweight champion Thurman Spence, considered one of the best boxing’s pound-for-pound boxers. Experts believe Manny Pacquiao is the underdog in the fight but can do an upset against Errol Spence Jr. Manny Pacquiao is confident winning against Errol Spence Jr and proving his legacy as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Latest News on Pacquiao Vs Spence Fight: The legendary boxer says that Spence is better than Mayweather and do not need the advice to fight with me. Pacquaio will face Errol Spence in the WBC welterweight championship fight. He holds the record of the oldest (40 years) welterweight champion. In his last fight, he defeated Keith Thurman by deciding to win the WBA (Super) welterweight title. Manny Pacquaio will be back in action after his last fight in 2019. Pacquiao vs Spence Jr Date, Venue, Tickets, Live Stream, Odds, Stats And More And while neither of these fights have the mass appeal of what Pacquiao really wanted to do (Conor McGregor, who is out of the running after his January UFC loss), it’s a big fight and for boxing fans, either choice is far more compelling than McGregor would have been.Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence are set to step in the ring on August 21 for the 12-round welterweight title fight. But I know some people also just aren’t wild about that idea, and I don’t think there’s a wrong choice here. If I had my druthers, personally, I’d go with Crawford. And it’s not hard to market the competition there, either Mikey hasn’t looked great at 147, but Manny’s old and coming off a long layoff, and Garcia is a four-division champ. Pacquiao-Garcia is easy to sell because you have Pacquiao’s name value, Garcia has some good name value, and Mikey’s a Mexican-American, and the Mexican base are still quite possibly the most loyal boxing audience there is. That one I think you sell more on Pacquiao going after legacy against an in-prime great fighter, a three-division champion and someone you can call “best pound-for-pound,” even if everyone doesn’t. Pacquiao-Crawford is easy to sell because it’s a huge star name against one of the best fighters in the sport who also has a solid fan base. Pacquiao is old, but still easily one of the biggest active names in the sport, in some ways clearly the biggest active name in the sport. It’s a fight the 33-year-old Garcia has wanted for a long time, and though he did lose every round to Errol Spence Jr when he moved up to welterweight in 2019, he bounced back with a better performance against Jessie Vargas in 2020, a competitive, close win for Garcia.īoth fights would have notable public interest. It obviously hasn’t been made official yet, but Mikey sounded confident it would get done. Garcia (40-1, 30 KO) said about a week ago that a fight with Pacquiao was being finalized. Crawford, 33, has expressed real interest, but is also known to be negotiating with Shawn Porter. WBO titleholder Crawford (37-0, 28 KO) would be the bigger fight and certainly the more dangerous opponent, and it’s a bout Top Rank’s Bob Arum - Crawford’s current promoter and Pacquiao’s former promoter - said was close to being done for 2020 before financing fell through due to the COVID pandemic. Pacquiao has since been relieved of the belt and moved to “champion-in-recess,” which allows for PBC to pit WBC/IBF titlist Errol Spence Jr against now-recognized WBA titlist Yordenis Ugas in a three-belt unification, most likely. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KO) is 42 years old, but did still look like a top tier welterweight when we last saw him, beating a previously-unbeaten opponent and taking the WBA title. Manny Pacquiao seems to be down to two possible opponents for his first fights since a July 2019 win over Keith Thurman, as the Filipino icon told ABS-CBN that he’s “leaning toward” Mikey Garcia, but Terence Crawford remains in the discussion, too.
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