Bradley suffered ligament damage in his left and right feet

By Boxing News - 06/13/2012 - Comments

Image: Bradley suffered ligament damage in his left and right feetBy Chris Williams: Newly crowned WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley will reportedly be getting fit for a cast on his left foot for ligament damage he received in his 12 round split decision win over Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night. But that’s not all, Bradley will also be nursing a bad sprain in his right foot, according to Ringtv.

The injuries will take time to heal, and it’s uncertain right now whether the 28-year-old Bradley will be ready to face Pacquiao in a rematch on November 10th, if Pacquiao decides to go in that direction. Right now, it’s not clear if Pacquiao will take that fight, because his promoter Bob Arum has been interested in putting Pacquiao in with another one of his Top Rank fighters Juan Manuel Marquez in what would be a bigger fight in terms of pay-per-view dollars. Marquez is the bigger name compared to Bradley at this point.

Bradley told RingTV “I have pulled ligaments in my left foot, and I’ve got a severe sprain on my right foot, so I’m in a wheelchair right now.”

Bradley injured his left ankle in the 2nd and his right ankle in the 4th. On both occasions, Bradley hurt himself from slipping on the soft canvas while moving around the ring. Bradley did a great job of fighting through the pain because you could see in how much pain he was in between rounds. Bradley let his trainer know he was in a lot of pain, but he took the pain and still fought well enough to beat Pacquiao.

Bradley may have to look for another option if Pacquiao decides to fight Marquez next. Bradley might want to accept a fight against Amir Khan, who recently called Bradley out. Knocking Khan off would be a good fight for Bradley to take while he’s waiting for the Pacquiao rematch.



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