Manny Pacquiao issues brutal reply to Terence Crawford: ‘I think he’s lucky that he didn’t fight me’

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has finally replied to the comments made by pound-for-pound Middleweight world champion Terrence Crawford on Twitter.

Crawford, who defeated Canelo Alvarez to become the undisputed middleweight king this year, took to Twitter to dismiss Oscar De La Hoya’s prediction that Pacman would beat him up in a potential fight.

“@OscarDeLaHoya said @MannyPacquiao would have beat me because he got stopped by him. Look, I would have f—ed you, Pacquiao, and whoever you thought would have beat me the f— up. Just because I’m responsible doesn’t mean s—,” Crawford tweeted.

Pacquiao’s initial reply was a peaceful one, simply acknowledging the comments and ignoring any ill will between the two.

“All love, champ. God bless you and your family always,” Pacquiao tweeted.

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However, Pacquiao did not have a diplomatic tone when responding to the comments again when asked by ES News over the weekend.

“I think he’s lucky that he didn’t fight me,” Pacquiao said.

The two have had a long history of rumored fights, with an initial dream fight between the two in 2015 that was in the works before Pacquiao opted to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in another high-profile bout instead.

The two remain active in the ring, but a future fight would have to take place at catchweight due to Pacquiao’s willingness to stay at Lightweight and Crawford’s recent move up to 168 pounds.

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