Crawford: “I tried to fight Pacquiao back in 2015”

Three-time undisputed champion Terence Crawford said he wanted to fight eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao.

“I tried to fight Manny Pacquiao back in 2015, but they hid him from me so I wouldn’t get too big too fast. They wanted to keep milking him because he was their cash cow.

I respect Manny, don’t twist it. But he’s been knocked out before. If you know boxing, you understand: he would’ve had to take big risks with me. And I’m definitely not the one taking risks — if you know what you’re looking at. Just ask his trainer,” Crawford wrote.

At the 63rd WBC Congress, it was announced that Terence Crawford is no longer their champion, and the reasons were explained.