By Jake Donovan

OMAHA, Neb.—Even though he was blown away in the ring, Dierry Jean wasn’t blown away by what his recent conqueror had to offer.

The compact super lightweight contender from Montreal by way of Haiti was dominated in his recent title bid versus Terence Crawford on the road at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. A sold-out crowd of 11,020 saw a brilliant boxing display by the local hero, who scored three knockdowns en route to a 10th round knockout win in their HBO-televised main event. 

Jean visibly protested at least one of the knockdown calls, having been dropped near the end of rounds one and nine, and then again in round 10 before referee Tony Weeks stopped the contest. He further expanded on such in-ring concerns after the fight.

“Crawford kept hitting me behind the head,” Jean (29-2, 20KOs) claimed afterward. “I thought that was unfair.”

With Saturday’s result comes the suggestion that Crawford (27-0, 19KOs) and his handlers will seek out a passing of the torch showdown with Manny Pacquiao next spring. Talks of such a matchup hovered over fight week, but never fully discussed until the final results came in. 

Jean is considered high among those qualified to speak on such an event, having fought Crawford and previously sparred with Pacquiao. Just don’t consider the 33-year old contender among those overly impressed with the matchup. 

“To be honest, Manny is faster and hits harder (than Crawford),” Jean insists.

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox