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Terence Crawford Makes Final Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios Prediction

Terence Crawford has shared his prediction for Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios.
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Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) makes his return to the boxing ring tonight, taking on Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title. 46-year-old Pacquiao is looking to prove that he can still compete at the world championship level.

Pacquiao is back in a professional setting after four years, and it's the first time since his 2021 loss to Yordenis Ugas. His last win in 2019 came against Keith Thurman. Standing across him is Barrios, 16 years younger and 6.5" taller. It's an opportunity for Barrios to add a legend to his record (29-2-1, 18 KOs).

Terence Crawford has now shared his prediction for the fight and his pick might raise an eyebrow or two.

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'Bud' Crawford told Boxing Social:

I got him [Pacquiao] winning. I just think the experience, the power, is gonna take him to the victory.

Pacquiao, in his prime, bamboozled opponents with his speed and power. He went inside the range to land his shots before popping out unscathed. His power has never been one to be questioned. While he might have lost some of the speed, power is the last thing a fighter loses, and in terms of experience, Pacquiao has seen everything inside the ring.

That said, boxers coming back at this age is not something fans want to see as they often look a shell of themselves. Pacquiao is trying to prove that won't be the case.

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Apratim Banerjee
APRATIM BANERJEE

Apratim is a Boxing and Soccer reporter for On SI. He has been in the industry for five years, having also worked for The Sporting News, Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. After coming from an engineering background, he started pursuing a career in sports media. Apratim also holds an MSc. Sport Marketing degree from Loughborough University London and is a keen practitioner of social media and digital marketing. In his spare time, Apratim likes to play an array of sports and practice calisthenics. He is also an avid enthusiast of improving his martial arts skills.