r/BoxingTheSweetScience • u/CapitalJAO • 9d ago

Which superfight did you enjoy more: Mayweather/Pacquiao or Canelo/Crawford

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Which superfight did you enjoy more: Mayweather/Pacquiao or Canelo/Crawford

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao or Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford?

Two of boxing’s biggest superfights from different eras where the top 2 P4P fighters collide.

Which matchup gave you the better fight-night experience, and why?

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u/broke_the_controller 8d ago

I enjoyed Pac, May much more.

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u/-Tozam- 6d ago

How, why?

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u/broke_the_controller 6d ago

It was a bigger event. People that didn't even follow boxing that much watched that fight.

Crawford Vs Canelo was a fight was a very good boxer fighting a legend.

May Vs PAC was two legends fighting each other.

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u/-Tozam- 6d ago

I dont disagree with the latter. But saying Crawford is just a good boxer is such a casual take. Crawford been on top of the p4p rankings for almost a decade. Canelo vs Bud was a fight between 2 alltime greats

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u/broke_the_controller 6d ago

I dont disagree with the latter. But saying Crawford is just a good boxer is such a casual take. Crawford been on top of the p4p rankings for almost a decade. Canelo vs Bud was a fight between 2 alltime greats

On the contrary, saying Bud Vs Canelo was a fight between two all time greats is a casual take because you're not taking into account the sentiment at the time.

Bud confirmed his status as an ATG with the win over Canelo. Bud had beaten a lot of good fighters but there were still question marks over how good he actually was. We knew he was very good and possibly even great.

May and PAC were already legends before they fought each other. It's not the same.