By John F. McKenna (McJack): Despite what Top Rank CEO Bob Arum would have us believe it may be that undefeated WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0-1 NC, 12 KO’s) is the perfect opponent for WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s).

“Desert Storm” is indeed a very good fighter. For starters, Bradley is undefeated and indisputably has figured out how to be a winner in all of his fights so far, save for the one “no contest” on his record. Timothy undeniably is quick and rugged and is in very good condition as evidenced by his sculpted physique.

But lets be honest, Manny has been having good fighters for breakfast over the last several years. As well conditioned as Bradley is, the rap that accompanies his resume is that he lacks KO power. That could be a huge problem for Timothy. Manny will not have a problem finding Bradley who figures to bore straight in an effort to inflict the maximum amount of punishment he can on “Pacman”.

And as quick as Bradley is, by his own admission Pacquiao is quicker. Bradley also concedes that Manny has more power than he does. Those are advantages that could play a major role in who emerges victorious next Saturday night. Unlike the master tactician Juan Manuel Marquez, Bradley is not an elite counter puncher. Marquez in his November battle with Pacquiao demonstrated that he has steel nerves. To use football terminology Marquez was able to “stay in the pocket” so to speak until the last possible fraction of a second to unleash his counters against Pacquiao. It is very unlikely that Bradley has enough experience at this stage of his career to pull off anything remotely close to what “El Dinamita” was able to do last November.

In addition Bradley will not be able to fall back on the vast resources of experience that Pacquiao can. It is unlikely that even if Manny has begun to fade it has progressed to the point that it will be detectable in his match with Bradley. Ring experience against the kinds of opponents Manny has faced cannot be manufactured. The caliber of opponents “Pacman” has faced, are on a much higher level than those faced by “Desert Storm”.

Lastly, although Bradley is acknowledged to have a good chin, just how good it is will not be known until he clashes with Pacquiao next Saturday night.