Pacquiao-Garcia showdown inevitable

The unavailability of both Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford has, for all intent and purposes, paved the way for an inevitable encounter between Filipino eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and four-division titlist Mikey Garcia.

Garcia, following his unanimous decision win over Jesse Vargas last week, expressed interest in squaring off with Spence, Crawford or Pacquiao, among others as his potential next opponent but with the way he was shutout by Spence in May last year, it is doubtful whether a rematch is viable, economic-wise.