Manny Pacquiao‘s sensational return to boxing is just a few hours away.
The Filipino icon will compete professionally for the first time in nearly four years when he challenges Mario Barrios for his WBC welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters of the past few decades, having claimed world honours in a remarkable eight divisions from flyweight up to super-welterweight.
It would be a huge achievement if Pacquiao was to pull off the win, due to now being 46-years-old and having not been triumphant in six years, with his last victory coming against Keith Thurman in July 2019.
While the odds may be stacked against him, some of boxing’s biggest names are hoping to see Pacquiao pull off a remarkable win, none more so than pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford.
Speaking to Boxing Social, Crawford revealed that he was backing Pacquiao to use his years of experience to prevail against Barrios.
“I got him winning, I got him winning. I just think the experience, you know, the power, is gonna take him to a victory.”
Crawford knows a thing or two about holding world honours at 147lbs, having become undisputed in the division with victories over the likes of Errol Spence, Shawn Porter, Kell Brook and Amir Khan.
‘Bud’ has a big fight of his own to prepare for, as he gets gets ready to jump up two weight divisions to challenge undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in September.