By Edward Chaykovsky
WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley shook his head at the recent threats being stated by Manny Pacquiao. Bradley won a controversial twelve round split decision over Pacquiao in June of 2012. Their rematch is set for April 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao has promised to punish Bradley, to throw multiple combinations in every rounds, and to put the champion away inside the distance.
“Manny says he’s coming to bring the pain. He says he’s going to be the Manny of old and he’s not going to show compassion. He says I’ll have to knock him out to win, that he’ll outbox me. Manny’s what 36 now? Ain’t no 36-year-old whipping my behind. No way he’s going to outpunch me, outwork me. Only way he’s gonna beat me is knock me out because as long as I got life in me I’ll keep punching. I embrace that challenge with open arms,” Bradley told the Boston Herald.
Pacquiao turns 36 in December.
