Manny Pacquiao’s coach wants his fighter to face Terence Crawford instead of taking part in a rematch with Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather defeated the Filipino back when the pair were at their professional peak, but Pacquiao remains one of the sports best ever, with his last professional fight a loss to Yordenis Ugas back in 2021.
However he now considers himself out of retirement and is on the lookout, potentially, for another professional fight, though he has been linked with the chance to run it back in an exhibition fight with his old foe Mayweather.
Speaking to luckyblock.com , Fortune does not want to see them go at it again, but thinks Pacquiao has a more than solid chance to beat current welterweight champion Crawford.
He said: “I don't want to see Pacquiao-Mayweather 2, that would have been a great fight around a year or two after the first fight, when it was fresh in people's memory, I'd rather see Pacquiao return against Crawford, that's a massive payday and guess what, it's a 50-50 fight.
“Manny has a 50 percent chance of winning because he's still a freak athlete and it wouldn't take much to pull him into shape. Even though he's slowed down a bit, he's still twice as fast as anyone out there.
“The power he has is a gift from god, he hasn't lost his power. Manny has never ducked anyone, he's always fought the best, and not saying Mayweather's not the best but he's old, I'd prefer Manny to come back and prove himself against a current world champion like Crawford.”
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