Bradley to Pacquiao: I’ll make the WBO title vacant so we can fight for it

By Boxing News - 06/20/2012 - Comments

Image: Bradley to Pacquiao: I'll make the WBO title vacant so we can fight for itBy Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley says he’s willing to vacate his World Boxing Organization 147 pound title and have that title on the line for a rematch against Manny Pacquiao if he doesn’t like the idea of Bradley having the title in his possession.

Bradley’s amused by all of Pacquiao’s fans who are wanting him to either give the title back to Pacquiao or have him it stripped from him because they think he doesn’t deserve it. Bradley says he’s not giving anything back, because he earned it in the ring. But he does want to give Pacquiao a chance to try and get it back in a rematch if he’s game.

Bradley said to mydesert.com “Let’s do it. Let’s do the rematch. Let’s put the belt vacant, and let’s fight for the belt.”

That sounds interesting but I wouldn’t go counting on it happening if I was Bradley. He gave Pacquiao a taste of what it’s like to be out-boxed and I don’t think Pacquiao wants another taste of that bitter experience. Fighting with two bad feet, Bradley had Pacquiao missing badly and stumbling around like he had his shoelaces tied. It was sad, because you could see how visibly faded Pacquiao has become. I saw the age in his recent fights, but Bradley really brought it out front and center for the entire world to see.

Bradley realizes that Pacquiao’s fans are traumatized by his loss, and some of them don’t know how to deal with it.

Bradley said “A lot of people are upset because they lost a lot of money.”

Very true. I think a lot of people lost a big cash by betting on Pacquiao and ending up with nothing. They should have scouted out his recent fights a little better because they would have seen what I saw in him. He’s getting old and you can’t count on Pacquiao winning for sure anymore unless Arum drags out guys like Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto for Pacquiao to look good against. Those guys are all stationary fighters and made to order for Pacquiao.



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