Bradley’s camp convinced he’ll beat Pacquiao

By Boxing News - 02/12/2014 - Comments

pac857By Alon Calinao Dy: Trainer Joel Diaz believes that his fighter WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (31-0, 12 KO’s) is now going to beat a former pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KO’s) after defeating Pacquiao conqueror Juan Manuel Marquez last year in October.

However, long-time coach Freddie Roach of the Filipino boxing icon simply never minds the opinion with Bradley’s trainer. This time, the unbeaten American boxer could never cheat the outcome of the contest because Pacquiao will leave no trace for Bradley to win even by unanimous decision. As everyone would remember that Bradley struggled on his fight against Russia’s Ruslan Provodnikov, and everybody knew how difficult it was for Bradley to face an aggressive fighter like Pacquiao. But he schooled Juan Manuel Marquez, who knocked out Pacquiao a couple of years ago, and considered as a greatest counter-puncher – second to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Although Bradley took a beating from the slugger Provodnikov, he promised to derail the career of Pacquiao and his long-time dream to fight Mayweather Jr., for he’s now determined to prove to everyone that he has improved a lot since his big humiliation and controversial win against the Filipino congressman. But Freddie Roach assured his supporters that Bradley hasn’t improved.

On April 12, Pacquiao is going to challenge Timothy Bradley to a rematch for his WBO Welterweight title at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Whoever wins the fight, there are rumors around various boxing forums that the winner is going to face the Veteran boxer Juan Manuel Marquez. This means, if Pacquiao wins the bout, everyone would see a fifth epic bout against his nemesis Marquez.

This never –ending war is not going to end anytime soon, since Pacquiao has a best comeback of the year after he defeated Brandon Rios last year – chance to win a rematch against his long-time rival Marquez. Although Marquez said that he is not fighting Pacquiao anymore, he’s now changing his tone because of the big offer from Top Rank promotion. That’s why there’s no reason for the Mexican boxer to say ‘NO’ for this tentative bout that Bob Arum is expecting if Floyd Mayweather won’t face Pacquiao this late year.

But for now, Pacquiao should concentrate and give all his best for his upcoming fight, because the unbeaten American is a real threat. Roach was even impressed by Bradley’s performance against Marquez last year. He said “He fought a very good fight. It was a very, very good performance by Bradley.” Roach, therefore, advised Pacquiao to stay focused on his training at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California.



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