By Edward Chaykovsky

WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley has split two fights with Manny Pacquiao. He won a controversial twelve round split decision over Pacquiao in 2012 and then lost a twelve round unanimous decision in their 2014 rematch.

One fight being discussed for early 2016 is a bout between Pacquiao and British contender Amir Khan.

Over the years, there have been numerous times where Bradley's name was being mentioned for a potential fight with Khan. The fight never happened for one reason or another.  

When it comes to Pacquiao taking on Khan, Bradley says the chin of Amir could certainly play a major role in the outcome. 

"I think the only downside from Amir Khan’s standpoint would be that Manny is the harder puncher in that fight. I know Amir might be the quicker guy but Manny is the harder puncher and if Manny lands on Amir — there’s no way of strengthening a chin and Danny Garcia was able to knock him out, Prescott was able to knock him out — Manny Pacquiao has the ability to knock Amir out," Bradley told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.

Some believe Pacquiao's physical abilities are on the slide and they very well might be. One thing Bradley says nobody can argue with is Manny's punching power. Even during Pacquiao's May 2nd defeat to Floyd Mayweather Jr., there were moments were Bradley saw clear evidence that Pacquiao is still a very dangerous puncher.

"Let me tell you, Manny Pacquiao can punch and we saw that when he fought Floyd Mayweather. When Pacquiao hit Mayweather on the chin with that left hand, Mayweather backed up a little bit and was dazed from that punch but was able to survive. This guy can still punch, no matter how old he is. He still has that punch, he still has those ankles and he still has good feet, he can move and he’s super intelligent," Bradley said.