Maybe I’m dreaming but I think this fight will happen. Probably waiting for when they can have a live gate. Would be a shame to see these two stars of the sport fight in a bubble with no fans. I’ll take it but would rather see a packed house cheering for both guys. Definitely more fun. Manny has proven he has no fear. No idea how he can do it at this age but somehow he does. His fight against Thurman was poetry. Bud is tops of the sport and beating Manny will definitely propel him to higher fame. Even this version of Manny. I hope they both get a big payday and that neither guy is injured. Manny is so old and somehow still effective. Big George fought in his 40s but was slow motion. Manny has no historical equal.
Highly doubt this. Mysterious Middle-Eastern investors and fights that *almost* happened are routine Arum talking points. It's not that I think Pac or Crawford wouldn't fight under reasonable circumstance it's just that I don't believe Arum or Haymon would ever have let it get near that far. Pac just left Arum. Pac just joined Haymon. Both of their histories show more than a tendency of what they would be angling for (or not) in this situation.
It will probably happen... Once Crawford leaves Arum after his next fight and joins PBC. Interviews with all parties and "insider speculation" all point to it. Superstar-making-exposure in his first fight of the contract. Too logical for PBC to not go down that road.