By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (31-0, 12 KO’s) thinks Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KO’s) has lost his nerve since being knocked cold by Juan Manuel Marquez in December 2012. That stoppage loss seems to have taken something out of Pacquiao’s confidence in his ability to take a hard shot, Bradley believes. As it is, Bradley feels that Pacquiao was afraid to get hit by him in their fight in June of 2012. But now that Pacquiao has been stopped by Marquez, Bradley thinks Pacquiao will be even more gun-shy and afraid to throw his shots for fear he’ll get hit with something.
“I think that he might not want to engage to much with me,” Bradley said to Fighthype. “He was real defensive for some reason…This time around, I don’t think he’s gonna engage that much. He got hurt, he admitted that [Brandon] Rios hurt him with a shot.”
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao has already agreed to the contract terms for his rematch against WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley on April 12th, and now the only thing that needs to get done is getting Bradley to accept the terms to his contract, says Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. 
By Chris Williams: Former HBO analyst Larry Merchant thinks WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley could put himself in position for a big fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he can beat Manny Pacquiao for a second time on April 12th. Merchant thinks there would be a lot of pressure to make a Mayweather vs. Bradley fight if beats the 35-year-old Pacquiao. 
By Mark Havey: It wasn’t too long ago that the world witnessed the Filipino legend tear his way through numerous weight divisions. Along the way he accumulated many belts and big name scalps on his record. However, times catches up with us all. Manny Pacquiao was eventually knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez. Fans and writers predicted the end of a great champion. 
By Chris Williams: Roger Mayweather believes that Manny Pacquiao has a real chance at creating a huge drumbeat for a bout against his nephew Floyd Mayweather Jr. if Pacquiao faces WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley next and proves that he can beat him this time. Roger thinks that a win for Pacquiao over Bradley will result in a huge amount of fan excitement about a potential mega fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather. 
By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (29-0 12 KO’s) was blown away after he beat boxing icon Manny Pacquiao last year in June by a 12 round split decision in Las Vegas, Nevada. Instead of being greeted with a positive reaction from boxing fans, Bradley says he got very little in the way of praise for his accomplishment, and he was even received death threats from angry fans after he unseated the Filipino from his WBO 147 lb. strap.
