By Chris Williams: It looks as if 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez has already been excluded for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight whenever that is. Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is saying that he spoke with Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum and the names they were speaking about are Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto and Lamont Peterson.
Timothy Bradley
Timothy Bradley
Bradley wants Khan fight but it’s not likely to happen now
By William Mackay: WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s) is reportedly interested in facing former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) and giving him a beating. However, at this point it’s kind of out of Bradley’s hands.
Marquez sees Bradley as tougher to fight than Pacquiao
By Chris Williams: 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez still prefers to fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao next, but if he can’t get that fight then Marquez, who turns 39 in the summer, will go ahead and look for the next best thing and he feels that’s WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s).
Bradley may be next for Pacquiao
By John F. McKenna (McJack): With World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) temporarily out of the picture the guessing game is on as to who WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) will fight next.
Marquez will be doing Arum a big favor by facing Timothy Bradley
By Chris Williams: If WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez can’t get a rematch with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, Marquez says he plans on moving up to the light welterweight division where he might take on World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s) for his title.
Roach says Arum gave him four names for Pacquiao’s next fight: Cotto, Bradley, Marquez and Peterson
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is reportedly saying that promoter Bob Arum has given him four names – Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto, Lamont Peterson and Juan Manuel Marquez – as the fighters that are in the running to be selected from for Pacquiao’s next fight in early 2012. Of the four, two of them – Cotto and Bradley – are from Arum’s Top Rank stable.
Marquez wants Timothy Bradley if he can’t get Pacquiao rematch
By Dan Ambrose: If WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) can’t get a rematch against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in early 2012, then the 38-year-old Marquez wants to move up in weight and take on World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s) for his title in early 2012.
Peterson thinks Timothy Bradley would give Pacquiao a lot of problems
By Chris Williams: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson is in the running for a fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for early 2012.
Pacquiao’s next fight: Cotto, Marquez or Bradley
By Chris Williams: Now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is officially off the table for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight in early 2012 due to Mayweather’s 90 incarceration sentence, Pacquiao and his promoter Bob Arum are going to have to sit down in January to pick out just who will be the next fight for the Filipino star.
Would Bradley have a chance against Pacquiao?
By Lavon E. Shepard: Should the Mayweather- Pacquiao negotiations fail yet again, 2012 may see Pacquiao taking on a young, hungry fighter in Timothy Bradley. The chances that Bradley, king of the 140lb division gets the nod are increasing, as both camps seem to be on different pages.