By Julian Valenzuela: I really cant believe what I’m reading in all of the comments people are leaving on articles speaking of Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley. People actually think Bradley has a chance to win this fight.
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Bradley and Cotto under consideration for Pacquiao’s next fight; Mayweather out of the running
By Chris Williams: Miguel Cotto is still the guy that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum wants to match against his fighter Manny Pacquiao on June 9th, although the negotiations have reached an impasse due to Pacquiao not willing to fight above 147 and Cotto not willing to fight below 150.
Arum interested in Pacquiao vs. Bradley, Marquez vs. Peterson four-man tournament
By Chris Williams: According to RingTV, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is thinking about matching Manny Pacquiao up with WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley next along with a fight between Lamont Peterson vs. Juan Manuel Marquez in what would be a four-man mini tournament.
Schaefer predicts Pacquiao to fight Bradley
By Chris Williams: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is fed up with Bob Arum of Top Rank making useless predictions about what his Golden Boy Promotion fighters will be fighting next. For example, Arum recently picked Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Robert Guerrero, which Schaefer has already pointed out won’t be happening.
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.
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.
Roach says Bradley may not deserve Pacquiao fight
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Trainer Freddie Roach arrived in Los Angeles after three weeks of training with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) in the Philippines.
Pacquiao vs. Bradley in November?
By Jason Kim: According to the latest boxing news, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) will be facing unbeaten WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) in November rather than Juan Manuel Marquez. Amir Khan, a close friend of Pacquiao’s, said on his facebook page that Bradley will be signing with Top Rank soon and he’s going to be the one that Pacquiao fights next, not Marquez. This is interesting because Bradley has the speed to give Pacquiao a good fight.
Bradley looks horrible, Arum possibly interested in matching him against Pacquiao in the future
By Chris Williams: Maybe it’s just a sad coincidence but promoter Bob Arum has picked positively the worst time to get excited about matching Manny Pacquiao up with WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) following Bradley’s poor performance against WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander last weekend. Bradley may have won the fight but he really looked bad, showing zero power, average hand speed, no size and a tendency to ram heads with Alexander.
Arum doesn’t want to give Bradley or Williams a “free ride” by matching them against Pacquiao- News
By Jason Kim: Dan Rafael of ESPN reports that Bob Arum, the promoter of World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, isn’t interested in matching Pacquiao up with stars like Timothy Bradley and Paul Williams because Arum thinks they’re not well known enough by boxing fans, and he doesn’t want to give them a “free ride” by helping their careers by pitting them with his number #1 star Pacquiao. Arum says this about the talented unbeaten Bradley: