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Manny Pacquiao’s former boxing trainer Rick Staheli has weighed in on the neophyte Philippine senator’s plans to return to the boxing ring just a few months after announcing his retirement from the sport.

Pacquiao is reportedly mulling a comeback on November 5 possibly against Terence Crawford, who recently unified the WBO and WBC junior welterweight belts by dominating Viktor Postol.

“Stay away from Crawford,” said Staheli in Ronnie Nathanielsz’s report to Boxing Scene.

Staheli, who coached the Filipino to his first world title win in 1998, feels that Crawford is ia high-risk, low-reward fight for the 37-year-old Pacquiao.

The 28-year-old American dazzled Postol with his speed and this is something he could do against Pacquiao, warned Staheli.

“It’s not going to be easy for anybody to go out there and beat this guy. Crawford is going to be tough to beat,” Staheli saod.

But Pacquiao’s former trainer thinks boxing promoter Bob Arum will pit the Filipino against Jessie Vargas, who currently owns the WBO and WBA welterweight titles.

“In the end, I have a sneaking suspicion that Bob Arum will pick Jessie Vargas” he said.

“There’s a title there. Bob keeps it in-house. Vargas wants the payday but he won’t beat Manny.”

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